SUMMIT Marbella Puente Romano 18-19 May 2016
Welcome! Welcome to the 6th GP Bullhound Summit. Based on all the positive feedback from last year, we are returning to the beautiful setting of Marbella where we intend to make this our warmest welcome yet!
It is a privilege to host you here today the entrepreneurs who have again and again created the headline technology companies across Europe.
word that many of the global Technology leaders were being created in Europe. At this year’s event we will be unveiling the follow-up.
Disruption and innovation is happening at an unprecedent rate in Finance, Transportation, Health, Space, Robotics. It is almost impossible to think of a sector that is not going through wholesale changes driven by technology. Thus, we hope these days together will provide inspiration for many new European category leaders to be built in all these areas and more.
At GP Bullhound our mission is to support and advise entrepreneurs and CEOs. As such, we have our full senior team in attendance available to you for everything ranging from industry advice to match-making to logistics.
This year’s event is designed to further fuel your drive for innovation and to get your competitive spirits engaged. We have listened to your invaluable feedback. We have some amazing founder fireside chats, some great presentations and more opportunities than ever for debate, discussion and plain fun. We will make the most of the fabulous setting of the Puente Romano and ensure you feel challenged, spoilt and energized after these 36 hours.
Finally a huge thank you to our fantastic advisory panel and sponsors for their ongoing support and for making our notfor-profit event possible. Berenberg, London Stock Exchange, KKR, Barclays, Olswang and Clifford Chance – we all salute you. Enjoy!
Per & Manish and the GP Bullhound team
At last year’s Summit we unveiled our European Unicorn report, which subsequently went viral, and spread the
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Dealmakers in
Technology
$5bn delivered to our clients since 1999 LEO VEGAS
ESSENCE
MULTIPOSTING
IPO
sold to
sold to
sold to
NASDAQ FIRST NORTH
WPP
SAP
GO PRO
€111m at € 343m Market Capitalization
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Undisclosed
PRODIGY FINANCE
DESIGNIT
13TH LAB
PINGDOM
expansion raise
sold to
sold to
sold to
BALDERTON, CREDIT SUISSE, DEUTSCHE BANK
WIPRO
FACEBOOK
SOLARWINDS
$123 million
€ 85 million
Undisclosed
$77 million
POZITRON
DELIVERY HERO
KLARNA
private placement
secondary sale to
private placement
MONITISE
US HEDGE FUND
UNDISCLOSED
BARING VOSTOK, KINNEVIK
$100 million
$ 85 million
$72 million
$101 million
sold to
VEMORY
AVITO
LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO
STOCKHOLM
BERLIN
MANCHESTER
PARIS
tel. +44 207 101 7560 52 Jermyn Street SW1Y 6LX, London United Kingdom
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THE SUMMIT
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PROGRAM
Summit schedule
Wednesday 18 May 13.30
SUMMIT LUNCH Del Mar
15.00
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS & SESSIONS Del Mar
18.00
BEACH CLUB AND BEACH SPORTS Del Mar
20.30
COCKTAILS BY THE POOL Sea Grill
21.30
DINNER Sea Grill
23.00
DRINKS Sea Grill Bar
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PROGRAM
Summit schedule
Thursday 19 May 09.00
PRIVATE BREAKFAST Del Mar
10.00
TENNIS, PADDLE, BEACH & WATERSPORTS
13.30
SUMMIT LUNCH Del Mar
15.00
SUMMIT SESSIONS Del Mar
18.00
BEACH CLUB & BEACH SPORTS Del Mar
21.00
ANDALUSIAN DRINKS Patio Andaluz
22.00
GALA & AWARDS DINNER Cordoba
00.00
CELEBRATION CONTINUES Plaza Village
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GP BULLHOUND
no.1
Dealmakers in Technology
220+
Successful transactions
In contact with GP Bullhound team annually
1,000+
40
VC/PE contacts
Dedicated tech bankers
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1,500+
60+
16
Offices
Events, keynotes & research reports
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8,500+
Strategic buyer contacts
Years since inception
GP BULLHOUND
The GP Bullhound team
HUGH CAMPBELL
MANISH MADHVANI
PER ROMAN
SIR MARTIN SMITH
MATHIAS ACKERMAND
STAFFAN INGEBORN
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Chairman
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
MARK SEBBA
GRAEME BAYLEY
ROBERT AHLDIN
GUILLAUME BONNETON
ALEC DAFFERNER
ANN GREVELIUS
Non-Executive Director
Partner & Group CFO
Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner
SIMON NICHOLLS
SVEN RAEYMAEKERS
JULIAN RIEDLBAUER
ANDRE SHORTELL
CLAUDIO ALVAREZ
CHRIS GRAVES
Partner
Partner
Partner
Partner
Director
Director
NICK HORROCKS
PER LINDTORP
SEBASTIAN MARKOWSKY
ALEXIS SCORER
CARL WESSBERG
ALESSANDRO CASARTELLI
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Vice President
JOAKIM DAL
RAVI GHEDIA
MALCOLM HORNER
LENKA KOLAROVA
MIKE KIM
CHRIS PARK
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Associate
Associate
LUKE BURNS
MARVIN MAERZ
SIMON MIREMADI
HARRIET ROSETHORN
Associate
Associate
Associate
OLOF RUSTNER
JOHANNES ÅKERMARK
Associate
Associate
Associate
KARL BLOMSTERWALL
ELENA BOCHAROVA
MATTEW FINEGOLD
OKAN INALTAY
PIERCE LEWIS-OAKES
ORIANE MILLET
Analyst
Analyst
Analyst
Analyst
Analyst
Analyst
ED PRIOR
IMAN CRISBY
HARRI NEEDHAM
LINDA NORDMARK
CHRISTIAN LAGERLING
Business Development Manager
DAVE NISH
Analyst
Finance Manager
Finance Manager
Technology Manager
Co-founder & Senior Advisor
LORD CLIVE HOLLICK
MATT ROGERS
CECILIA ROMAN
Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor
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COMPANIES
Attending companies
DIGITAL ADVERTISING
CONSUMER INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES
E-COMMERCE & MARKETPLACE
FINTECH
GAMING / GAMBLING
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COMPANIES
DIGITAL AGENCY
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE & SERVICES
ICT HARDWARE
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SUMMIT SUPERSTAR Company presentations
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WINNER
Summit superstar
WINNER
Fingerprint Cards Develops, produces and markets biometric systems and technologies that verify peoples identities through matching individuals’ unique fingerprints
SWEDEN
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Headquarters in Gothenburg
Investors
CEO
150+
1997
Sector
Jörgen Lantto
Founded
Employees
Online security
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NOMINEES
Essence Essence is a digital agency that blends data science, objective media and captivating experiences to build connections between brands and customers
UK
N/A
CEO
500+
2005
Sector
Headquarters in London
Christian Juhl
Founded
19 23
Investors
Employees
Digital agency
NOMINEES SUMMIT Marbella
InnoGames InnoGames is a leading global developer and publisher of cross-platform free-to-play mobile and browser-based online games. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
GERMANY Headquarters in Hamburg
Investor
CEO
230+
2007
Sector
Hendrik Klindworth
Founded
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1
Employees
Gaming/gambling
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NOMINEES
Uniplaces Uniplaces operates a rental accommodation platform that allows students and landlords/accommodation providers to find and rent properties online
PORTUGAL Headquarters in Lisbon
Investors
CEO
70+
2012
Sector
Ben Grech
Founded
21
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Employees
Online marketplace
TALENT
The Talent Issue The entire tech industry is talking about the importance of talent but few actually truly know what they need and how to get hold of top people, let alone hold on to them
There is a belief in Europe that we have a massive talent shortage, yet Atomico’s Head of Talent recently pointed out that tech companies on this side of the pond have access to 4x the talent pool than companies have in the US. So let’s share what we know, admit to what we don’t know, and make an effort to collectively make the industry better at hiring. During the Summit we will run a session so be prepared to share your top hiring tips which we will share under #GPBhiringtips
Here are some of ours: 1. Treat every hire as you would treat a new client. As a CEO of a startup you need to invest the time. Don’t just leave it to HR. 2. Mission is your number one talent magnet. 3. Culture is your number one retention tool. Leadership sets the tone of the Culture so be Authentic.
5. Invest time in on-boarding. Create one week, one month, three month plans for every employee coming in to your business 6. Involve Marketing & PR in your hiring 7. Choose hiring partners you believe get you and your business can represent your leadership and culture in the market. 8. Treat rejected candidates well - if they are treated well they can be important ambassadors, sources of referrals and future clients. 9. Headhunters can be your best (or worst) external brand ambassadors. Make the most out of a search campaign - every search is an important PR exercise. 10. Don’t allow hiring to be commoditised. It’s just as important at scale as it is as a start-up.
Martin Falch, 360 Leaders
4. Create a hiring process that is right for the position and company.
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PROFILES A-B
Attendee profiles
Mark Adams Senior VP & Head of Innovation VICE Media London, UK
Mathias Ackermand Non Executive Director GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: 15 years in banking + 10 years as entrepreneur + 5 years as private investor in tech start-ups. The founders of my portfolio companies call me “business dad”, which is the best title I have ever had.
LinkedIn: www.se.linkedin.com/in/mathiasackermand-36136312
Robert Ahldin CIO GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden
‘punk zine’ and has since expanded into a leading global youth media company with bureaus in over 30 countries.
Personal bio: Mark is a serial entrepreneur who, prior to joining VICE in 2015, has founded Social Media Unit and theAudience UK, among other things.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mark-adams33ba6249
Twitter: @ageofaudience
Claudio Alvarez Director GP Bullhound London, UK
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Chief Investment Officer at GP
Personal bio: I’m a technology advisor focused
Bullhound. Technology investor for more than 20 years.
on SaaS, Fintech and Digital Media. I’m from the US, live in London and an avid fan of the New York Giants and learning how to play rugby.
LinkedIn: Robert Ahldin
LinkedIn: N/A LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/claudioTwitter: N/A alvarez-80134b
Twitter: @robahldin
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Company bio: VICE was launched in 1994 as a
PROFILES A-B
Ray Anderson CEO Bango plc Cambridge, UK Company bio: Leading provider of technology
Karl Andersson Co-founder & Partner Matsmart Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: Matsmart is a grocery e-tailer of
to enable global app stores to collect payments from mobile users.
surplus, bargain goods and occasional stock with up to 90 % discount to recommended retail price.
Personal bio: Computer scientist and physicist
Personal bio: Karl is the CEO and Co-founder of
that converted to the dark arts of marketing and business. Serial entrepreneur, CEO, product evangelist and eternal optimist.
Matsmart
Twitter: @rayand
LinkedIn: www.se.linkedin.com/in/karlan
Cyril Andrino Co-founder & CEO Brandalley Paris, France Company bio: Leading Fashion eCommerce & Private Sales Company
Lena Apler CEO Collector Gothenburg, Sweden Company bio: Collector Finance & Law AB offers financial services, serving corporate and individual clients. Personal bio: Lena Apler co-founded Collector Finance & Law AB in and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2014. She studied economics and marketing from University of Gothenburg, SEB IHU.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lena-apler81931b4
Ben Askew-Renaut Co-founder & CEO Packlink Madrid, Spain Company bio: PackLine is an online shipping service, with the mission to make shipping simple and transaprent for people and businesses throughout the world.
Personal bio: Ben founded Packlink in 2012 to create the world’s first global shipping API, providing private users with easy and convenient access to courier services, as well as give eCommerce businesses the type of shipping technology normally reserved for larger corporations.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bena1
Bjoern Bak CEO LOVOO Dresden, Germany Company bio: LOVOO is the fastest growing network for meeting new people. Personal bio: I’m the CEO /CPO of the company. My motto - think big.
LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/bjbak
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PROFILES B-B
Alexandre Balkany Co-founder & CEO Padawan Group London, UK
Charlotte Beazley Private Banker Berenberg London, UK
Company bio: Padawan Group was founded in late 2012 and is one of the newest players in the Online Classified Advertising market.
Company bio: A 426 yr old private bank,
Personal bio: Alexandre is one of the founders
Personal bio: Sponsor, banker, world explorer
of Padawan Group and previous experiences include being the CEO at Pokerstars France and founder and CEO of MEDIAPLAY.
and nature lover.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-
balkany-a25a11b8
beazley-nee-baird-a6b1224
specialist experience with tech entrepreneurs, sponsoring GPB events for 8 yrs.
Menno Beker Member of the Board eKomi Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Wilfried Beeck CEO ePages Hamburg, Germany
e-commerce SaaS platform to more than 140,000 online merchants.
Company bio: eKomi is a company using social commerce technology to develop & operate smart feedback systems.
Personal bio: Wilfried was an early adopter and
Personal bio: Menno is member of eKomi’s
pioneer in the web industry in the nineties. He cofounded Intershop and managed the largest tech IPO in 1998. In 2002 he took part of the business private as ePages.
Advisory Board with over 15 years of digital experience specializing in retail, e-commerce ecosystems, marketing, mobile, multi-channel & social.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/wilfriedbeeck
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in mennobeker
Twitter: @cloudcommerce
Twitter: @mbeker
Company bio: ePages provides a leading
Didier Bench Executive Chairman Deezer/Lumesse London, UK Company bio: Lumesse provides talent management software solutions in SaaS, hosted on-premises & mobile app models.
Company bio: Olswang is an international law
Personal bio: Didier is the executive chairman on
Personal bio: Mark has 25 years experience
Lumesse’s Board of Directors & operating partner at HgCapital. He has 25 years of leadership in the development of tech firms, digital companies & investment funds.
of advising a broad range of international corporate clients notably in the media, communications and technology sectors.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/didierbench
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Mark Bertram Partner Olswang London, UK
firm recognised for deep industry expertise in technology, media and telecom.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mark-bertram86b26321
PROFILES B-B
Chris Blaxall CFO Performance Horizon Newcastle, UK Company bio: Performance Horizon is the leading provider of SaaS solutions for digital partner marketing.
Personal bio: I thrive on the challenge of growing global businesses from early stage beginnings, creating value for all involved and having fun along the way.
Guillaume Bonneton Partner GP Bullhound Paris, France Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Guillaume is a renowned investment banker, an expert in M&A and private placements for technology businesses in Europe. He heads GP Bullhound’s office in Paris.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/guillaumeLinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/chris-blaxall7b9ba416
bonneton-5a3340b
Twitter: @gbonneton
Richard Brass Head of UK Clients, Private Banking Berenberg London, UK Company bio: A 426 yr old private bank, specialist experience with tech entrepreneurs, sponsoring GPB events for 8 yrs.
Personal bio: Banker, sponsor, philanthropist.
Kate Burns General Manager Europe Buzzfeed Tonbridge, UK Company bio: BuzzFeed is an Internet media company based in NY with a focus on digital media & digital technology.
Personal bio: Kate is a well known leader in the digital advertising space. Before becoming General Manager EU at Buzzfeed in 2015, the former Google executive has also served as CEO of AOL Europe between 2009-2011.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/richard-brass-09361a
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kateburns2 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur Twitter: @KateBurnsie adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id
Conrad Caine CEO & Shareholder Conrad Caine/Possible Munich, Germany
Charles Butler Group CEO Market Tech UK Company bio: We own approximately 15
Company bio: POSSIBLE is a global digital
acres of real estate in the London Borough of Camden.
agency, part of the WPP group.
Personal bio: 15 years experience leading public
Personal bio: Conrad Caine is the CEO &
online operations. Experienced in e-commerce restructuring, fundraising and EBITDA turnaround. Former CEO of NetPlay TV.
Shareholder of Possible a full digital media agency in Munich. Over the years he has received numerous awards including a red dot design award & a Cannes Dolphin.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/charles-
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-caine-
butler-1114233
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Accountability. Established over a period of 425 years. When it comes to banking, trust is now more important than ever. We strive to be a responsible partner who supports customers in a professional and individual manner with a view to their long-term success. Berenberg has been led by personally liable managing partners for more than 425 years. This principle has shaped the responsible business practices at our company – and is now upheld by 1,300 employees across 19 branches in Europe, America, and Asia. For more information, contact Jo Fackler. Phone +44 20 3207-7935 · www.berenberg.com
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· INVESTMENT BANKING · ASSET MANAGEMENT · CORPORATE BANKING
PROFILES B-C
Chris Caulkin Principal General Atlantic London, UK Company bio: Global growth equity firm. Personal bio: Chris Caulkin focuses on Internet & Technology opportunities across Eastern and Western Europe, and serves on the board of Studio Moderna.
Hugh Campbell Managing Partner GP Bullhound Manchester, UK Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Hugh is passionate about technology innovation and entrepreneurs with 20 years’ experience advising and investing in Europe’s current and future Unicorns.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/hucampbell Twitter: @hugh_gpb
Frederic Chesnais Chairman of the Board & CEO Atari New York, USA
Rolf Cederström CEO Digital Origin Barcelona, Spain Company bio: FinTech company focused on Spanish market. Operates online transaction platform for consumer credit.
Personal bio: Rolf is Co-Founder & CEO at Digital Origin and has more than 15 years of experience in finance and tech. He has worked at IBM, Ericsson, Goldman Sachs and has an MBA from MIT & MSc in Physics from LTH.
LinkedIn: es.linkedin.com/in/rolfcederström-400336
Company bio: Atari is a multi-platform, global interactive entertainment and licensing company founded in 1972.
Personal bio: In 2013, he became a significant shareholder through the purchase of Atari securities held by BlueBay. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of Atari.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/fredericchesnais
James Clark Business Development - Tech & Lifesciences London Stock Exchange London, UK Company bio: a diversified international market infrastructure and capital markets business. Personal bio: My areas of specialisation are business strategy and capital markets, focusing on tech and lifesciences.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/jamesclarkmba Twitter: @mr_james_c
Marisa Clifford CEO & Co-founder Pulse Films London, UK Company bio: Pulse Films is an award-winning, independent, modern-day content and film studio.
Personal bio: As co-founder & CEO of Pulse Films, Marisa Clifford has been instrumental in growing the company from its inception into a multi-award-winning global media company and studio for the modern day.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marisaclifford-25137127
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PROFILES C-D
George Coelho GP Bullhound Sidecar GP Bullhound
Yves Cornaz Principal Corporate Development Google
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
Company bio: Google’s mission is to organize
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: M&A professional with experience
Personal bio: Venture Capitalist active for 26 years all over the World. A founder of Intel Capital, Balderton Capital and managing VC for Good Energies.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/georgecoelho-62848
the worlds’ information and make it universally accessible and useful. across the full deal spectrum from sourcing to negotiation, valuation, diligence, purchase accounting and integration.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yvescornaz
Nancy Cruickshank Founder MyShowcase.com London, UK
Mark Curtis Chief Client Officer Fjord London, UK
Company bio: Beauty retailer, selling
Company bio: Fjord, part of Accenture
independent beauty brands via its Stylist network at private events & online.
Interactive, is a design and innovation consultancy.
Personal bio: British serial entrepreneur in beauty,
Personal bio: Entrepreneur, been doing digital
fashion, and technology.
since 1994.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/cruickshankn Twitter: @cruickshankn
Alec Dafferner TOP 10 Partner - Head of San Francisco Office GP Bullhound San Francisco, USA Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Head of GP Bullhound’s SF office. Over 18 years of technology investment banking experience. Closed over 90 transactions, raising over $10B in capital and advising on over $3.5B in M&A.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alecdafferner-3120641
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Twitter: @fjordmark
Gianluca D’Agostino CEO Onebip London,UK Company bio: Onebip is a monetization enabler for Digital Merchants and App Developers.
Personal bio: 25 years of hard work so far and three careers: manager first (TIM, Freever), entrepreneur then (Neomobile, Onebip), now Angel and Venture catalyst in the mobile commerce, adtech and fintech space.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/giandago Twitter: @giandagolucky69
PROFILES C-D
Joakim Dal Investment Manager GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Joakim Dal has been working with VC/PE investments for the past six years, since 2014 with GP Bullhound Asset Management. Prior to this, he was at EQT and Morgan Stanley.
Gero Decker CEO Signavio Berlin, Germany Company bio: Signavio is a B2B SaaS provider for Business Process Management and Business Decision Management.
Personal bio: Founder & CEO of Signavio, software engineer by background, father of 2 boys (8 months & 3 years), recently started sailing.
LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/in/joakimdal Twitter: @joakimdal
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gerodecker
Sean Duffy Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms Barclays London, UK
Charles Dilasser CEO & Co-founder Teezily Paris, France Company bio: Teezily allows you to sell customised T-Shirts without any upfront costs.
Personal bio: Charles founded Teezilly in 2013 with previous experience as a board observer at Lemon Curve and Céleste.
Company bio: Barclays is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London.
Personal bio: Sean has been at Barclays for more than 10 years and leads the Technology, Media & Telecoms team. He trained as an actuary and held strategic & operational roles before moving across to banking.
LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/charlesdilasser-09671115
Twitter:@CharlesDilasser
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sean-duffy-48572474
Henric Ehrenblad TOP 10 Founder & Chairman Widespace Stockholm, Sweden
Andre Duminy Partner Clifford Chance London, UK Company bio: Clifford Chance is a leading global law firm. We support companies at every stage of their growth.
Personal bio: André is a Partner in our TMT group and heads our UK Technology practice. He specialises in complex technology transactions, outsourcings, protection and exploitation of IP and M&A in the tech sector.
Company bio: Mobile Advertising Technology for Brands.
Personal bio: Entrepreneur, kitesurfer, avid overuser of statistics to win any argument.
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/henric-ehrenbladLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreduminy-4539515
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Twitter: @henricehrenblad.
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PROFILES D-F
Mathias Eklof CEO Yell.ru Moscow, Russia Company bio: Yell.ru helps consumers find, book and transact with restaurants and bars in Russia.
Personal bio: I’ve been a serial entrepreneur for 10+ years. I founded and sold gaming operator Betfriends in 2010. Living in Russia since 2012.
LinkedIn: ru.linkedin.com/in/mathias-eklöf-
John Elvesjo Founder Tobii Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: World Leader in Eye Tracking and Interaction Technology.
Personal bio: Inventor, Founder, CTO/CEO, Investor… then repeat.
a4a2ab
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/johnelvesjo
Twitter: @joakimdal
Twitter: @JElvesjo
Thomas Eriksson Co-Founder Neonode Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: Develops & licenses the next generation of optical touch solutions for the worlds largest consumer brands.
Personal bio: Thomas Eriksson is the CEO and cofounder of Neonode Inc
Dave Excell Founder Featurespace Cambridge, UK Company bio: Featurespace provides behavioural analytics software to prevent fraud and risk.
Personal bio: I’m a technology entrepreneur that loves to use technology innovations to transform how businesses operate.
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/thomas-eriksson4a211b7
Mark Fahy Head of UK SME’s London Stock Exchange Group London, UK Company bio: The London Stock Exchange Group plc is a British-based stock exchange and financial information company, headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Personal bio: Mark is Head of the UK Small & Mid-Cap team at the London Stock Exchange with specific geographical responsibility for the North of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Martin Falch CEO 360 LEADERS London, UK Company bio: 360 Leaders supports the global tech community by finding, developing and promoting leaders.
Personal bio: Prior to co-founding 360 Leaders and incubating the publisher Hot Topics, Martin worked for a number of start-ups in Digital Entertainment and Telecoms.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/martin-falch63413b
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/mark-fahy-0509076
Twitter: @Falchy
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PROFILES F-G
David Fellah CEO Designit Copenhagen, Denmark
Jacob Fant Partner & chairman Seventy Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: Seventy stands for a new
Company bio: Offers integrated strategic design
approach to branding that unifies analysis, business innovation and communication design.
& innovation services, with an emphasis on mobile & digital media.
Personal bio: Jacob joined Seventy in the end of
Personal bio: After +20 years as a co-founder,
March 2013 and was formerly CEO of Rewir. Jacob has a vast experience from working with numerous branding and business development projects.
co-owner & CEO and succesful sale to Indian IT-services provider Wipro, David Fellah stopped working at Designit - preparing for next adventures.
LinkedIn: dk.linkedin.com/in/david-fellahLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-
777ab61
fant-9570767
Twitter: @davidfellah
Philipp Freise Partner KKR London UK
Viktor Fritzén CFO LeoVegas Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: KKR is a global investment firm
Company bio: Leading Mobile Gaming
that manages investments across multiple asset classes.
Company.
Personal bio: Head of TMT, Europe nd co-leads
all numbers and analysis.
Personal bio: CFO with passion for
KKR’s global tech & media growth capital effort.
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/viktor-fritzen7625212a
Philippe Gelis CEO & Co-Founder Kantox London, UK Company bio: Kantox is a multinational Fintech company offering FX management solutions.
Personal bio: Philippe leads on Kantox’s strategy
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Nick Giles Co-founder Seven Hills London, UK Company bio: Ambitious communications campaigns: MISSION + CAMPAIGNS = MOMENTUM.
and vision and is a reference in the Fintech industry. Specialised in corporate finance and business strategy.
Personal bio: Nick co-founded Seven Hills
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/philippegelis
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/nickgiles72
Twitter: @pgelis
Twitter: @nick_giles
to generate momentum for explosive growth companies in the UK and worldwide. He is coauthor of the Penguin best-seller Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through.
PROFILES F-G
Gustavo Gomez CEO Bizagi Amersham, UK Company bio: Bizagi is a leader in business process management delivering solutions for enterprise customers.
Personal bio: Gustavo Gómez is an entrepreneur who loves solving problems. Equipped with a degree in Computer Science, Gustavo pursued a career in software engineering in Europe and Colombia.
Nick Giles Magnus Gottås Chris Graves Co-founder Director Director Seven Hills Development Bridgepoint GP Bullhound Capital London, UK London, UK Stockholm, Sweden Benjamin Grech Company bio: Invest >€20m equity in European growth businesses in which we become very active & engaged owners.
Personal bio: Enjoy learning from others, disruptive businesses, progression, buying & selling things, services & companies. Forward-leaning. Fanatic about ice-hockey. Sleep too little & listen to too much music.
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/magnus-gottås-362124 Twitter:@ sungammagnus
Pablo CEO and Graiver Co-Founder Founder Uniplaces & CEO TrialReach United Kingdom London, Ann Grevelius UK Company bio: TrialReach is a digital health company focused on transforming medical research.
Personal bio: Entrepreneur and manager of online start ups. Expert in marketplaces: Kelkoo (retail), Kayak (travel), ValueClick (adtech), TrialReach (health).
Chris Graves Director GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Tech and media focused adviser to entrepreneurs, public and private corporates and private equity funds.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/pablograiver Twitter: @1graiver
Benjamin Grech CEO and Co-Founder Uniplaces United Kingdom Company bio: Uniplaces is the fastest growing European student accommodation marketplace.
Personal bio: I get a lot of ideas when I’m reading: whether it’s a newspaper or an opinion piece online.Experience: Online marketplaces, startups and financing, market and equities Research, PM and mid market M&A
Ann Grevelius Partner GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Active within the Asset Management industry for more than 20 years, with investment experience from all asset classes with main focus on Equities and Venture Capital.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/bengrech Twitter: @benthegrech
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PROFILES G-H
Gustaf Hagman Co-Founder & CEO LeoVegas Stockholm, Sweden
Lars Grosenick CEO Flowfact Cologne, Germany Company bio: With the CRM property software from us, relations can be managed easily and costs will be reduced.
Company bio: Leading Mobile Gaming Company. Personal bio: Gustaf has over 20 years of
Personal bio: Agent out of passion.
experience in entrepreneurship and the online gaming industry.
LinkedIn: de.linkedin.com/in/lars-grosenick-
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/gustaf-
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Michael Hayman Co-founder Seven Hills London - UK Company bio: Ambitious communications campaigns: MISSION + CAMPAIGNS = MOMENTUM.
Personal bio: Michael is co-author of Penguin bestseller Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through. He’s Chairman of Entrepreneurs at Coutts and was awarded an MBE for services to enterprise promotion in 2014
Torgny Hellström Chairman of the Board Precise Biometrics Lund, Sweden Company bio: : Market leader in fingerprint software.
Personal bio: Non-executive board member and management consultant with a special interest in business development. Focuses on tech and finance. Started out as a business lawyer many years ago.....
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhayman
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/torgnyhellstrom
Twitter: @michaelhayman
Twitter: @TorgnyHellstrom
Lars Hinrichs CEO & Founder Cinco Capital Hamburg, Germany Company bio: Cinco Capital is a private equity fund that invests in European & American tech companies.
Personal bio: Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO Cinco
Nick Hynes CEO Somo London, UK Company bio: Somo accelerates mobile transformation through rapid innovation to create competitive advantage for large, global businesses.
Capital, Founder & CEO HackFwd, Founder XING, TEDster, Member of YPO & YGL, Member of Advisory Board Deutsche Telekom, Founder Apartimentum, a smart home in Hamburg.
Personal bio: A true business visionary, Nick
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/larshinrichs
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nick-
Twitter: @larshinrichs
has established some of the most successful fast-growth digital companies of the last two decades.
hynes-62802348
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Staffan Ingeborn Non executive board member GP Bullhound Gothenburg, Sweden
Matt Isaacs Founder & Chairman Essence London, UK
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP
Company bio: Essence is a global digital agency
Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
with 9 offices on 3 continents serving clients like Google & HP.
Personal bio: I have been a Venture Capitalist since 1994 when I founded InnovationsKapital. At that time the Venture Capital industry in the Nordics was still in its infancy. I am still
Personal bio: Entrepreneur, idea generator, strategist, marketer, former CEO, not so closet data geek, father of 4 & husband of 1 (no plans for more of either), just back from sabbatical....to be continued
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/misaacs Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id Twitter: @MattIsaacs
Johan Kampe Senior Managing Director Harbert European Growth Capital Fund London, UK
Arian Kalantari Co-Founder TheLADbible Group Manchester Company bio: TheLADbible houses websites and
Company bio: Harbert European Growth Capital
social media channels with reach of 35 mil global users every month
Fund is an investment partner to high growth businesses in Europe.
Personal bio: Outgoing, friendly,
Personal bio: Johan Kampe is a Senior Managing
ambitious, dedicated
Director and together with David Bateman cohead of HEGCF. Johan has more than 15 years of experience in technology lending and financing.
George Karibian Serial Entrepreneur FasterLabs London, UK
Alvin Khodabaks Partner Clifford Chance London, UK
Company bio: We have been building disruptive
Company bio: Clifford Chance is a leading global
high growth startups since 1999.
law firm. We support companies at every stage of their growth.
Personal bio: Serial entrepreneur focusing on disruptive startups in the Fintech & SME space.
Personal bio: Alvin is a Partner in Amsterdam where he heads up the Intellectual Property and TMT groups. He focuses on cyber security, data protection, cloud and technology contracts.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alvinLinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/gkaribian
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PROFILES H-K
Ilkka Kivimäki Partner Inventure Oy Helsinki, Finland
Hendrik Klindworth Co-Founder & CEO InnoGames Hamburg, Germany
Company bio: Inventure is a very active early-
Company bio: InnoGames is one of the
stage venture capital company in the Nordics.
worldwide leading developers and publishers of online games.
Personal bio: Entrepreneur turned in to VC, currently partner at Inventure. Active in building the northern European startup ecosystem as the Chairman of Slush. Advising to Finnish PM in innovation & education.
LinkedIn: fi.linkedin.com/in/ilkkak1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur Twitter: @ilkkakivimaki adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id
David Kownator CEO Infra Park Digital Paris, France Company bio: A leading provider of digital solutions for parking and individual mobility
Personal bio: CEO of Infra Park Digital. Previously an Investment and corporate finance professional with 16 years of blue-chip experience in Private Equity and Advisory in Paris and London.
LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/davidkownator Twitter: @DKownator
Jörgen Lantto President & CEO Fingerprint Cards Göteborg, Sweden
Personal bio: Hendrik Klindworth founded the company InnoGames together with his brother and a school friend. As a CEO he managed to transition the company to become one of the leading mobile games developers.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur LinkedIn: de.linkedin.com/in/hklindworth adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id
Sach Kukadia Co-founder Secretsales.com London, UK Company bio: UK’s leading flash sales business for fashion and accessories.
Personal bio: Entrepreneur, Fashion Obsessor, Beauty Appreciator, Blog Writer, Innovation Chaser, TV Presenter, Good Time Catalyst.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/ sachkukadiasecretsales
Twitter: @SACHKUKADIA
Richard Law CEO GBG Chester, United Kingdom
Company bio: Fingerprint Cards AB, FPC, is a
Company bio: GBG is one of the World’s leading
Swedish publicly traded high-tech company.
Identity Data Intelligence businesses.
Personal bio: I have a technology and product
Personal bio: Richard became CEO in 2002.
background from telecoms. I have been CEO of FPC since September 2014.
He led GBG through the launch of the world’s first electronic ID verification service. Today, the company has a market value that has risen 40 fold since he became CEO.
Twitter: @JorgenLantto
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/gbgrichardlaw
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PROFILES L-L
Ludovic Le Moan Co-founder & CEO Sigfox Labège, France
Matthias Lehleiter Associate Director Berenberg London, UK
Company bio: ISigfox is a mobile operator
Company bio: A 426 yr old private bank,
dedicated to the Internet of Things
specialist experience with tech entrepreneurs, sponsoring GPB events for 8 yrs.
.
Personal bio: CEO of Sigfox, an IoT network provider. Before Sigfox, Ludovic Le Moan headed several French businesses, such as Goojet and Anywhere Technologies .
Personal bio: Banker, sponsor, philanthropist.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lemoan
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-
Twitter: i@kernelKing
lehleiter-cfa-caia-6722332
Lawrence Leuschner Co-founder & CEO reBuy.com Berlin, Germany
Per Lindtorp Director GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: Our business in pre-owned goods.
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
With reBuy we provide a solution that is affordable and easy.
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: The idea of giving products a new life has fascinated me since I was nine years old. reBuy is not just a business idea - the social impact and the vision behind it excites me every day.
LinkedIn: de.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-
Personal bio: Per Lindtorp is a Director at GP Bullhound, a leading investment banking firm providing advice on M&A and capital-raising to emerging tech growth companies.
leuschner-8112776
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/per-lindtorp-1a4105
Twitter: @www_reBuy_de
Twitter: twitter.com/per_l
Pontus Lindwall Chairman of the Board Betsson Stockholm, Sweden
Gianpiero Lotito Founder & CEO FacilityLive Pavia, Italy
Company bio: Betsson AB offers a number of
Company bio: Disruptive search experience
online gambling products and is listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm Large Cap List.
technology.
Personal bio: Pontus has many years of
Personal bio: Driven, passionate, engaged
experience in the gaming industry, primarily within the online sector. In 2011, Pontus became the executive Chairman in Betsson & became Group Preseident & CEO in 2016.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pontus-lindwall43b3207
Twitter: @larshinrichs
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PROFILES L-O
Adam Ludwin CVO & Co-founder Captify Technologies London, UK Company bio: Captify’s pioneering Search Intelligence powers advertising across Display, Video & Mobile.
Personal bio: Adam has a passion for fast growth technology and digital media businesses. As Chief Visionary Officer at Captify, he drives the growth, strategy, scaleability and efficiency of the company.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/adam-ludwin3b87b134 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id Twitter: @captify
Bernhard Lüthi CEO & Partner Seventy Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: Seventy stands for a new approach to branding that unifies analysis, business innovation and communication design.
Personal bio: Bernhard joined Seventy in March 2013, after having worked several years in with strategy, brand and business development.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bernhardluthi-9468651
Siavash Mahdavi Entrepreneur & Investor Digital Forming, Grow, New Lab London, UK
Manish Madhvani Managing Partner GP Bullhound London, UK Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors. Personal bio: Co-Founder and Managing Partner of GP Bullhound. Manish has executed M&A and capital raising transactions since 1997, involving some of the best known global internet, software and media companies.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/manishmadhvani Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id Twitter: @manishmadhvani
Ignacio Maluquer Uson Founder Starlite Marbella, Spain & Mexico Company bio: Boutique Music festival in Marbella (Spain) and CDMX (México) offering an amazing experience to the audience.
Personal bio: Founder of Startlite, Ignacio had previously founded Park Help System, a parking guidance system sold in 42 countries.
Company bio: We address the pain points of Digital Manufacturing; customisation, distribution and innovation.
Personal bio: Serial Entrepreneur with focus on Digital Manufacturing. Sold first company to Autodesk for $88m, currently chairing several other companies in the space and looking for a wife.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/siavash-mahdavi307b402
Sebastian Markowsky Director GP Bullhound Berlin, Germany Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: I am outgoing, curious and dynamic. A strong believer in the fact that longterm success can only be based on integrity and performance excellence. The race is long!
LinkedIn: de.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmarkowsky-0556a24
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PROFILES L-O
Kenneth Mulvany Chairman& Founder Stratified Medical Benevolent.AI / Stratified Medical London, UK
Bryan Mcloughlin Senior Associate Harbert Management Corporation London, UK Company bio: Harbert European Growth Capital
Company bio:
Fund is an investment partner to high growth businesses in Europe.
Personal bio: Kenneth Mulvany founded Stratified
Personal bio: Before joining HMC in 2014, Bryan was a co-founder and Director at Aldermanbury Partners, a consultancy based in London, and previously worked for six years at Deloitte where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Medical and is CEO & Executive Director of Proximagen. He began his career at Scripps Research Institute Department and has 12 years of biotech and IPO experience.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/bryanamc
Simon Nicholls Partner GP Bullhound London, UK
Haavard Nord Serial Entrepreneur & Investor Conclude Oslo, Norway
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP
Company bio: Conclude works to
Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
fundamentally change the way teams work in the modern organization.
Personal bio: Experienced corporate finance adviser focused on high growth businesses in technology, digital media & internet
entrepreneur and investor based in Oslo. He co-founded and built Trolltech, which was acquired by Nokia. These days his main project is Conclude.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/simonnicholls2 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur Twitter: @GPBullhoundSN adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ adipiscing elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id haavardnord
Hans Otterling General Partner Northzone Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: Northzone is a technology investment partnership with offices in London, Stockholm, Oslo and New York.
Personal bio: Hans Otterling joined Northzone in 2006. His primary areas of focus are e-commerce, fintech, internet security, enterprise software and related SaaS models.
Personal bio: Haavard is a passionate software
Kristo Ovaska CEO & Founder Smartly.io Helsinki, Finland Company bio: Smartly.io is a Facebook Performance Marketing Platform for agencies & performance marketers to run campaigns.
Personal bio: Kristo is a serial entrepreneur who founded Smartly.io after having founded Startup Sauna and Metrify.io.
LinkedIn: se.linkedin.com/in/hansotterling
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kristoovaska
Twitter: @HansOtterling
Twitter: @KristoOvaska
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PROFILES O-R
The Leading Legal Experts in Digital Innovation Olswang is a pioneering international law firm, with a focus on helping businesses, both large and small, from across the digital landscape. We provide:
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PROFILES O-Q
Jay Patel Chief Executive IMImobile London, UK
Henrik Persson Ekdahl Partner & Co-founder Optimizer Invest Spain
Company bio: We provide software and services
Company bio: A team of specialists that have
enabling organisations to improve their mobile/ digital comms.
vast skills in how to create successful business online.
Personal bio: Jay has had a successful career
Personal bio: Partner and Co-founder of
working within fast-growing technology businesses. He led IMImobile to flotation in 2014. Previously, he co-founded venture capitalist firm Spark Ventures.
Optimizer Invest. Previously CEO for online gaming companies Betsson and Betsafe.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jay-patel-
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/henrik-persson-
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Ben Prade CEO Maple Securities UK London, UK
Stephanie Phair
Corporate bio: Stephanie was, until Nov 2015 the President of THE OUTNET.COM, which she launched in 2009.
Personal bio: Stephanie is Argentine/Canadian, holds an MA in PPE from Oxford University and speaks four languages. She lives in London with her husband and two daughters.
Company bio: A privately held, global financial organisation based in Canada.
Personal bio: Since coming into the role of CEO, Ben has directed the firm’s business development and marketing, while overseeing its structured business, proprietary trading, and securities finance operations.
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/stephaniephair
Robin Ramm-Ericson Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board LeoVegas Stockholm, Sweden
Sven Raeymaekers Partner GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden & Helsinki, Finland Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
Company bio: Leading Mobile Gaming
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Robin is one of
Company. the founders of LeoVegas.
Personal bio: Partner GP Bullhound. Corporate and Business Development leadership roles at Microsoft, Nokia, and start-ups across Europe. Mobile, Internet Services, AR/VR, Wearables, and Enterprise SaaS. Triathlon.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/svenraeymaekers Twitter: @sraeymaekers
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robin-rammericson-805286
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Mark Read CEO Wunderman/WPP Digital London, UK
Peter Read Managing Director Vitruvian London, UK Company bio: An independent PE firm
Company bio: Wunderman is a global digital
specialising in buyouts and growth capital investments in UK & Northern EU.
agency with 7,000 people in 150 offices in 60 countries.
Personal bio: Peter is a Managing Director at
Personal bio: Mark became global CEO of
Vitruvian; a venture partner at BlueYard and Localglobe and an advisor to Entrepreneur First. He is also an angel investor/advisor in over 100 tech startups .
Wunderman in 2015 as well as CEO of WPP Digital. He was a Board Member of WPP plc for 9 years and responsible for WPP’s digital strategy.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/petermread
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/readmark
Twitter: @petermread
Twitter: @readmark
Runar Reistrup CEO Depop London, UK
Julian Riedlbauer Partner GP Bullhound Berlin, Germany
Company bio: Depop is an app that combines
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
simple buying & selling with exploratory essence of social networking.
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Runar Reistrup is CEO at Depop and has built mobile businesses since the preiPhone age and was part of the founding team behind mobile social network ZYB that was eventually sold to Vodafone.
Personal bio: Julian is head of the German office. He has advised technology companies since 2008. Prior to that, Julian build up extensive M&A experience as founder and manager of
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/runarreistrup Twitter: @runarreistrup
Juliet Rogan Director Barclays London, UK Company bio: Barclays is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London.
Personal bio: Juliet joined Barclays in 2010 after
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leading IT & Internet companies.
Per Roman Managing Partner GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
qualifying as an accountant at KPMG. At Barclays she has a broad range of experience in providing banking & debt facilities to fast growth businesses within TMT
Personal bio: Co-founder and Managing Partner
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/julietrogan
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/perroman
Twitter: @JulietRogan
Twitter: @perroman
of GP Bullhound. One of Europe´s best-known technology investment bankers and experts in international M&A and capital transactions for high-growth businesses.
PROFILES R-S
Bonnie Roupé Founder Bonzun Stockholm, Sweden
Ralph Ruimy Co-director TimeOne Paris, France
Company bio: Bonzun is an award winning
Company bio: TimeOne is a marketing services
pregnancy app for mothers, caregivers and doctors.
group, creating value by interlinking content, data and technologies.
Personal bio: Bonnie is an international
Personal bio: Ralph is a Co-Director of TimeOne
businesswoman & social entrepreneur. In 2005 she was named the most promising entrepreneur of the Year in Sweden & in 2012 she was listed as one of Sweden’s super talents
and a member of the Executive Board. He has over 15 years’ experience in online marketing.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-roupé57a459
Twitter: @BonnieRoupe
Gregory Salinger CEO Videdressing Paris, France
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ruimy-ralph08700b4
Lucian Schoenefelder Director KKR London, UK
Company bio: Videdressing.com is an internet
Company bio: KKR is a global investment
portal for buying and selling luxury goods.
firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit strategies and hedge funds.
Personal bio: Board member, advisor and investor in high potential companies in the digital space.
Personal bio: Enthusiastic about investing into tech, online and media companies. Investing in both private equity deals (>$100m equity) and growth equity deals (>$25m) from various KKR
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregorysalinger Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur adipiscing Twitter: @gregorysalinger elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id
Alexis Scorer Director GP Bullhound London, UK
funds. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec tetur adipiscinguk.linkedin.com/in/schoenefelder LinkedIn: elit nam vel feugiat arcu, ipom id
Mark Sebba Board Member GP Bullhound London, UK
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology, GP
Company bio: As dealmakers in technology,
Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on M&A and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies and investors.
Personal bio: Alexis has worked in the tech
Personal bio: Mark Sebba is a non-executive
sector for over 15 years and has led successful M&A and fundraising transactions across a broad range of sectors including Software, Adtech, Internet and Security.
director at GP Bullhound. Mark was Chief Executive of The Net-a-Porter Group between 2003 and 2014.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/svenraeymaekers LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/alexis-scorer-aba304
Twitter: @sraeymaekers
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Our technology The Leading Legal Experts clients are in Digital Innovation innovators and visionaries. So are their legal advisers. Olswang is a pioneering international law firm, with a focus on helping businesses, both large and small, from across the digital landscape. We provide:
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Clifford Chance LLP
Experienced M&A specialists for IP-rich and fast-growing companies
A global network, with offices across Europe and Asia
Clients come to use when failure is not an option.
You need sector experts who We are committed to helping our clients grow their business and can assist youwhether withtheyyour most realise their ambitions, are the global leaders of today or the stars of tomorrow. For more information, contact: important issues and strategic
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Clifford Chance shares a global commitment to dignity, diversity and inclusiveness.
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PROFILES S-S
Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz Managing Partner Expon Capital Luxembourg
Nigel Shanahan Founder Rant & Rave Coventry, UK
Company bio: Global VC firm.
Company bio: Rant & Rave is a technology
Personal bio: Digital native, former strategy
company using customer sentiment and emotion to help companies.
consultant, serial entrepreneur, business angel, now turned VC.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rsepulveda Twitter: @rodrigo
Personal bio: Very ordinary!
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/nigel-shanahan3276a4
Stephen Shanley Principal KKR London
Titus Sharpe Co-founder & CEO MVF London, UK
Company bio: KKR’s Growth Equity strategy
Company bio: MVF helps companies find high
focuses on