Finance Monthly M&A Awards Winners Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY M&A AWARDS 2020 49 We structure and execute transactions Founded in New York, Hussar & Co. applies US market expertise with its approach to its European client base. We create transactions in a time and cost-effective manner, delivering value to the clients we serve. Transactions can represent the sale of a significant asset, the whole company or a material purchase or merger of two entities. We advise on both “sell-side” and “buy-side” mandates On the “sell-side” we help in the disposal of individual assets (asset deals) or corporations (i.e. shares of public and private companies). On the “buy-side” we help clients seek out, assess and filter opportunities, and facilitate dialogue with sellers to reach favorable conditions for a closing. We invest our own capital We generally like to work with clients that we also view as a potential investment target for our own capital or the capital we represent. Hussar & Co. is compiling an investment memorandum for its co-investors outlining opportunities to acquire small and medium sized enterprises in Hungary where owners either want to fully exit or allow an investment team to enter into the equity ownership through a management buy-in. Raising Capital Raising capital is oneof our core advisory competencies. This can be done to fund a partial liquidity event for a firm’s shareholders and/or to provide needed seed, acquisition, growth or working capital. Mid Cap: Public & Private • Weprovideour clients access toour networkof private equity investors, hedge funds, venture capitalists, asset managers, and high net worth individuals. • We conduct independent research and analysis for our clients and use these insights to present our investment strategies to the broader capital markets. • Using knowledge of our core regions (DACH & CEE) we source opportunistic deals and off-market transactions. These transactions could relate to raising capital for real estate development and acquisition to financing or re-financing equity and debt solutions for corporate clients. ABOUT PETER GRACE Peter has 30 years experience across a range of financial disciplines and geographies, including 15 years in corporate finance and M&A advice. Previously he chaired the supervisory board and audit committee of a publicly listed transport and logistics company; he co-led the buy-in of a manufacturing plant in Spain; he advised business owners on finance and M&A; he trained directors and managers at leading global capital markets players; he was an equity fund manager at Gartmore Investment Management in London, heading up Pacific & emerging market investments and short positions in the commercial and industrial sectors; he was a divisional finance manager at Sanofi Aventis, the global pharmaceutical giant; and he was as a management consultant at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC). He is a British citizen and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a master’s degree in Mathematics. He speaks French and Hungarian as foreign languages. He is based in Budapest, Hungary. FIRM PROFILE Hussar & Co. is a boutique investment bank that serves as both an M&A and corporate finance advisor to its clients and a principal investor in opportunistic transactions. CORPORATE FINANCE We help our clients access global investors to support their growth, liquidity, or exit needs. M&A Advisory We are experts at structuring and facilitating strategic M&A transactions in various sectors for both public and private companies.