Who we are
Our Mission / Goal
To assist, everywhere in the world, our clients in their international growth and business development strategy in the M&A environment.
Our values
Integrity, transparency, trust, respect, high standards, for our clients’ interests through in-depth professionalism and proven experience of more than 20 years worldwide.
WHO WE ARE
Our teams are at your disposal to add value to your transactions
Ivan Alver
Co-Chairman of Global M&A Partners, Partner at Saga Corporate Finance
Ivan Alver
Co-Chairman of Global M&A Partners, Partner at Saga Corporate Finance
Ivan Alver is a co-founder of Global M&A Norway. Mr. Alver has served on a number of boards both as executive and non-executive member internationally. He has worked as an Investment Banker since 1997.
Prior to this, he was an executive in the aquaculture industry where he held positions as controller, marketing director and head of business development.
Michael E. Gibbons
Senior Managing Director & Principal Brown Gibbons Lang
Michael E. Gibbons
Senior Managing Director & Principal Brown Gibbons Lang
Mr. Michael Gibbons is founder of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL). Mr. Gibbons provides an active senior role to client engagements and business development opportunities. Immediately prior to forming BGL, Michael was president and CEO of Underwood, Neuhaus & Company, a leading regional securities and investment banking firm in Houston, Texas. While with this firm, he also held positions as executive vice president, head of capital markets and manager of corporate finance. Before joining Underwood, Mr. Gibbons was a senior vice president and served on the operating management committee of McDonald & Company Securities, Inc., in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Gibbons serves on multiple governing boards for both public and private companies and nonprofit organizations. He is past chairman of Global M&A Partners, Ltd. He has a Juris Doctorate, Masters of Science in Management and Bachelor of Arts, cum laude.
Ben Rookes
Partner at Cooper Parry Corporate Finance
Ben Rookes
Partner at Cooper Parry Corporate Finance
Ben joined Cooper Parry in 2002 and has spent over fourteen years advising clients on mid-market M&A deals. Ben has vast experience of cross-border and domestic company sales and private equity transactions across a variety of sectors, advising both business owners and private equity firms. Ben qualified as a Chartered Accountant (“FCA”) and holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Birmingham.
Martin Plettner
Partner at RioN
Martin Plettner
Partner at RioN
Mr Plettner joined the firm in 2002 and has more than 17 years of experience in the investment banking industry.
Since his incorporation to the firm, he has participated in more than 70 transactions of sale, acquisition, debt and equity raising (private and public), restructures and valuations of diverse assets in a wide variety of industrial sectors.
Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Mr. Plettner worked for 3 years as manager of Publix, a graphic design studio, and Star Technologies, a company active in the design of information systems, businesses he founded in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
Previously, Mr. Plettner worked as a trainee in brand management at Procter & Gamble Mexico. During the summer of 2001, Mr. Plettner worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, where he worked on the merger of two multi-national food companies, and evaluated additional
acquisition projects.
Ronald van Rijn
Partner at JBR
Ronald van Rijn
Partner at JBR
Mr. Ronald van Rijn is partner of JBR since 1998. Mr. Van Rijn has more than 22 years of experience in corporate finance and strategic advice. Focus on mergers, acquisitions and restructuring.
Ronald graduated in Business Economics in 1989 at the Erasmus Universtity of Rotterdam and has since then managed over 100 national and international M&A transactions in a variety of industries such as Healthcare, Maritime and Offshore, Energy, TIME and Food & Agriculture.
Frédéric de Boer
Co-Chairman of Global M&A Partners, Partner at Zetra
Frédéric de Boer
Co-Chairman of Global M&A Partners, Partner at Zetra
Mr. De Boer is a co-founder of ZETRA International AG (ZETRA) and a Board member of Global M&A Partners Ltd. Since 2008, ZETRA has always been listed among the Top 4 and since 2013 among the Top 2 M&A-advisors in Switzerland. Prior to ZETRA, he was Partner at the Helbling Group in Zurich and in charge of the corporate finance division. Prior to this, Frédéric worked for the Nestlé Group in Europe, USA and Africa. Frédéric serves on a number of boards of companies in Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
Mr. de Boer provides an active senior role in M&A engagements internationally with particular focus on sell-side advisory for mid-cap transactions. He graduated from University of St. Gallen and INSEAD in Fontainebleau.
Paulo Cury
Founder and Managing Partner at Condere
Paulo Cury
Founder and Managing Partner at Condere
Paulo founded Condere in 2006. He has undertaken more than 80 operations involving funding and M&A in various sectors in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, including healthcare, education, technology, services, consumer goods and energy, with a focus on cross-border transactions. Previously, he was a senior executive at JP Morgan Chase and Banco Patrimônio/Salomon Brothers. In these organizations, he was responsible for long-term funding, joint-venture structuring and agreements with banks and insurance companies.
He is a Board Member certified by IBGC and currently serves on the Board of Directors of BIVI Holding S/A. He holds an MBA, with emphasis in strategy and corporate finance, from Fuqua Business School at Duke University
Matthieu de Baynast
CEO at Financiere de Courcelles (FDC)
Matthieu de Baynast
CEO at Financiere de Courcelles (FDC)
Matthieu de BAYNAST is an operational manager, he has spent most of his career supporting entrepreneurs in their development and growth projects in France and abroad. He has led more than 100 M&A transactions in 35 countries over the past 10 years.
Former CEO of a large FM group of 3Bns €, Matthieu decided in May 2020 to acquire FDC and put his operational experience at the service of its clients and provide them with an overall strategic, financial, and organizational vision, the Augmented M&A®.
He has graduated from Montpellier Business School and from Le Havre University in Mathematics and Physics.
Mateo Moreyra
Global M&A Partners Operational Committee member Managing Partner and General Manager of Macroinvest
Mateo Moreyra
Global M&A Partners Operational Committee member Managing Partner and General Manager of Macroinvest
Investment banker with 23 years of experience. Mr. Moreyra has been involved in numerous transactions with a total value in excess of US$ 9 billion, focused on mining, energy, maritime and logistics sectors.
His experience includes important transactions in Peru: the sale of Tgestiona Logistica, Internet para Todos project, Tgestiona, Salaverry port concession, Muelle Sur Callao container terminal concession, Callao mineral port concession, North and Southeast Peru natural gas distribution concessions, Mantaro-Montalvo power transmission line, Electroandes, Yuncán hydroelectric project, Centromin Peru´s mining assets (Michiquillay copper project, La Granja copper project, Las Bambas copper project, Toromocho copper project, Cerro de Pasco mine, etc.), the sale of Frontino Gold Mines in Colombia.
Mr. Moreyra is currently Board Member of Macrocapitales SAFI, Pastipan and Charlotte in Peru. He served as Board Member of Castrovirreyna Compañía Minera (2001-2013) and Corporación Minera Castrovirreyna (2003-2013) and the Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Comisión Administrators de Carteras (2001-2003).
Mr. Moreyra is an Economist graduated from the Universidad del Pacífico and holds a MSc in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics.
Jacob Hoyeon Won
Global M&A Partners' Operational Committee member Managing Partner at Locus Capital Partners
Jacob Hoyeon Won
Global M&A Partners' Operational Committee member Managing Partner at Locus Capital Partners
Career:
Goldman Sachs HK and NY
UBS HK
ING Barings Seoul
GIC Special Investment Corp.
Korea International Merchant Bank
Philipp Elsen
Global M&A Partners' Operational Committee member Partner at IOM Advisory GmbH
Philipp Elsen
Global M&A Partners' Operational Committee member Partner at IOM Advisory GmbH
Philipp holds an MSc in International Business having studied in Maastricht, Netherlands, and Lisbon, Portugal. He is a regular guest lecturer for Corporate Finance and Valuation in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Philipp is a partner at IOM Advisory and looks back to over 10 years of M&A experience. Having joined Global M&A Partners in 2013, he now is a member of the Operational Committee and co-heads the Business and Industrial Services team of Global M&A Partners.
Philipp has extensive experience in the following sectors: automotive, consumer & leisure, industrial, logistics, waste management.
Alexander von Griesheim
Global M&A Partners Operational Committee member Partner at RioN
Alexander von Griesheim
Global M&A Partners Operational Committee member Partner at RioN
Alexander joined RIóN in 2005 as an Associate and since then he has successfully advised and closed transactions with over 20 customers in sell-side and buy-side mandates in the pharmaceutical, automotive, financial, business services, manufacturing, oil & gas, consumer, food and beverage sectors. Since joining RIóN, Alexander has managed to close deals between family owned companies and large multinational companies, sold companies during restructuring processes, acquired subsidiaries of larger companies, and has advised 2 companies under chapter 11 proceedings. Has also advised PE Funds in their exit of portfolio companies. In order to fulfil client’s needs, Alexander has managed to find creative solutions to bridge valuation gaps, as well as other relevant differences and needs of counterparties, taking into account that family owners and large corporates have different or diverse objectives.
Prior to joining the firm, Alexander was an Associate at Aguilar Portilla y Asociados, S.C., a mid-market investment banking firm, where he successfully led various projects in the bottling, agribusiness, publishing, advertising and health care industries. Simultaneous with his responsibilities at Aguilar Portilla y Asociados, he was co-founder and regional manager at Secresi, S.C., a web-based company focused to follow up on creditors in the financial and industrial sectors.
Alexander earned a BA in Business Administration from Universidad Iberoamericana (Special Honors), and an International MBA from Instituto de Empresa (IE) Business School (Spain).
Per Erik Sandersen
Global M&A Partners' Operational Committee member, Director at Saga Corporate Finance
Per Erik Sandersen
Global M&A Partners' Operational Committee member, Director at Saga Corporate Finance
Per Erik has more than 15 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Investment Management, and Business Development, including selling businesses of private- and corporate owners, operating an investment company, and has served as director on multiple boards.
Metin Bonfil
Founder and Managing Director at Total Finans
Metin Bonfil
Founder and Managing Director at Total Finans
Born in Istanbul, Metin is a graduate of Vassar College, New York, with degrees in Economics and Mathematics. He started his career in finance as a credit officer in Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in 1984. During 1987-1994 he worked as Assistant General Manager in Tekstil Bank of Turkey, responsible for credit and marketing functions. During 1994-95, he was a partner and the Managing Director of a securities brokerage firm; he then moved to found Total Finans in 1996. The company is one of the few independent advisory firms focussing on cross border mergers and acquisitions and capital raising activitiy in the Turkish market and is the exclusive Turkish partner of Global M&A Partners. As a member of TUSIAD, Metin has contributed articles to the quarterly Private View magazine and has held Board membership positions in various industrial companies including Bilim Ilaç, Organik Holding and Erkunt Döküm.
Metin is also actively involved in various non-profit organisations and foundations and writes for the weekly Salom newspaper.
Metin is married with two children and speaks English & French and some Italian.
Serck-Joo Hong
CEO & Managing Partner at Locus Capital Partners
Serck-Joo Hong
CEO & Managing Partner at Locus Capital Partners
SJ (Serck-Joo) is a founder and CEO of Locus Capital Partners. SJ has more than 35 years of experience in investment and commercial banking area and consulting business.
SJ has been involved in many transactions of mergers, acquisitions and financings for domestic as well as foreign corporations, ie, LG Household & Healthcare, Dongbu Group, Hite Jinro, Shinhan Financial Holdings, Destination of the World (DOTW), Japan Steel Works, etc...
Before founding Locus, he has managed the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the sovereign wealth fund of Korea, Cho Hung Bank, Korea Securities Finance Company as CEO and served various governmental committees. He currently sits on the Board of Samsung SDI as a Director.
SJ holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor degree from Seoul National University.
Veronique Zeid-Maurel
Managing Director at Financiere de Courcelles
Veronique Zeid-Maurel
Managing Director at Financiere de Courcelles
Veronique joined Financiere de Courcelles in 1993. Since then she he has been responsible for leading and completing a variety of transactions in different sectors.
With 20 years experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and over 30 completed transactions, Veronique is particularly focused and experienced in cross border transactions and is co-leader of the Global M&A Partners Business Services Team.
Selection of completed deals:
Acquisition of Locamet, Interim 25, Inter Alsace (French temporary staff regional leaders) by UK group CSG,
MBO of POLYMARK (France/UK, sale & installation of laundry equipment),
Sale of French subsidiary HONEYWELL Sécurité & Télésurveillance to CERBERUS SIEMENS.
Sale of TEAMWORKS (IT Services, Austria) to ALTRAN.
Sale of KNIGHTS SERVICES (cleaning services, Ireland) to PENAUILLE.
Sale of ORION ENGINEERING (high added value engineering advisory services, NL) to ALTEN.
Sale of AVON SPENCER MOULTON (French rubber crawler-track specialist) to PASSINI.
Sale of LRI (French specialist distributor of valves, pumps and fittings) from Australian group GSA to QUARTUS and management.
Acquisition of CHILLINGTON (UK wheel-barrow specialist) by HAEMMERLIN.
Sale of DLT Maubeuge (Frozen bread) from listed Dutch group CSM to NEUHAUSER.
Sale of DLT Le Mans (frozen viennoiserie) to PANAVI.
Sale of DEPA, Benelux plastic disposables distribution business of Veriplast (formerly Autobar Packaging) to Paardekooper (NL).
Secondary MBO of FTS (distribution of fittings pumps and valves).
Sale of French based low density polyethylen film RECYCLING SOLUTIONS business of Veriplast to Oxxa.
Sale of GAUPEN (leading norwegian trailer manufacturer with about 25% market share in light trailers) sold by Felliskopjet Agri to leading European player and French listed groupTRIGANO
Sale of UFFI REAM, leading real estate investment management company, number 6 independent player in France, sold to FIDUCIAL
Sale of FRANMAT (French tower crane rental business) to French holding Holgat specialising in crane rental,
Sale of Tresch Clerget (wine wholeseller) to French wine group Grands Chais de France