Finance Monthly M&A Awards Winners Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY M&A AWARDS 2020 47 organizations in the past. Our team is broadened by specialist professionals and international partnerships which provide in depth sector specific expertise in our focus markets incl. infrastructure & waste management and tourism & leisure. SERVICES Strategic M&A and Deal advisory Strategic advisory services in sourcing and supporting cross border M&A transactions and asset purchases on behalf of international investors seeking targets in Greece and our other focus markets OR representing owners selling businesses or assets to international investors. We are engaged in two types of projects: Buy-side: Assisting investors in deal sourcing and execution We assist international investment funds seeking acquisition of mid-market targets in Greece or Eastern Europe under Greek ownership. Targets include special situations, distress assets as well as corporate divestitures and restructurings. Our team has significant buy-side and hands-on due diligence execution experience from prior experience with global companies esp. in planning and executing cross border transactions. We undertake proactive sourcing and pre-screening of investment opportunities matching our clients investment criteria and are able to provide pre-DD evaluation, which enables investors to identify key issues that should be addressed in deal structuring and investigated further in due diligence. We liaise with business owners and banks to investigate debt restructuring options with new investor involvement. Our deep knowledge of the local market helps us identify and match opportunities with investors. Our boutique approach and independence from banking and local industrial groups ensures impartial advice - unlike many large accounting/law firms operating in the Greek market. Sigma Catalyst Partners has the flexibility to tailor the structure of any given transaction to the opportunity. We seek to source proprietary deals through our network, while providing access to on-going auctions where possible. In the Greek business environment auctions are not always an open process. ABOUT DIMITRIS SKALEOS Mechanical engineer with Master’s degree in Business Administration (Tepper School of Business - Carnegie Mellon University). Athens College high school - Class of 1985. Certified “Financial Analyst” from the Hellenic Capital Markets Authority. Seasoned executive in international business development and cross-border M&A transactions with over 18 years experience in senior positions with Greek and multinational corporations. He has held senior positions as CFO of Hellenic Post SA, Business Development Manager at GE Capital and Corporate Planning Executive at Daimler- Benz AG as well as Corporate Finance Director at Greek brokerage firm Beta Securities. He has served at the BoD of listed Jumbo S.A. and Hellenic Post S.A. and he is a Member of the Board of Hellenic Credit Risk Management Association since 2009. He founded Sigmacatalyst Partners to focus on strategic M&A advisory and project financing in 2010. FIRM PROFILE Sigma Catalyst Partners is a strategic advisory boutique, specialized in M&A, infrastructure finance and distressed assets investments in Greece and Eastern Europe. Sigma Catalyst Partners consists of a small team of professionals with a combined track record of over 40 years in cross border M&A, international business development and finance. The team is led by Dimitris Skaleos a hands-on finance executive with diverse business experience in multinational organizations, SMEs and the public sector. Key members of the team have worked closely with Mr. Skaleos under the same