Company Intro of Proactive Management Consulting, a partnership of senior alumni of global top tier strategy consulting firms (such as BCG, A.T. Kearney) and of the Big Four.
We are serving our Clients in Strategy Development, Strategic Due Diligence, Benchmarking, Management, Operational Excellence, M&A (sell- and buy-side), Corporate Finance and Attracting Capital.
We differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing experts with top tier experience. However, we not only make the recommendations but we implement them or manage their implementation. Furthermore in many cases we provide our services on a success-fee basis. We work in interdisciplinary teams made up of „classic” management consultants, attorneys, engineers and other experts on an as-needed basis.
In case we may be assistance or you have found our Intro interesting, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Learn more about a program designed to help you validate and define your business model, build a stronger product, get your first customers and grow your business, together with a wide network of partners, mentors and experts.
Company Intro of Proactive Management Consulting, a partnership of senior alumni of global top tier strategy consulting firms (such as BCG, A.T. Kearney) and of the Big Four.
We are serving our Clients in Strategy Development, Strategic Due Diligence, Benchmarking, Management, Operational Excellence, M&A (sell- and buy-side), Corporate Finance and Attracting Capital.
We differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing experts with top tier experience. However, we not only make the recommendations but we implement them or manage their implementation. Furthermore in many cases we provide our services on a success-fee basis. We work in interdisciplinary teams made up of „classic” management consultants, attorneys, engineers and other experts on an as-needed basis.
In case we may be assistance or you have found our Intro interesting, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Learn more about a program designed to help you validate and define your business model, build a stronger product, get your first customers and grow your business, together with a wide network of partners, mentors and experts.
At the Notation annual LP meeting this past fall, we gave a short talk on how we think about pre-seed investing & risk, and why we think there's a particularly interesting risk versus reward tradeoff at this stage.
Nordic BAN Boreum is an association of private investors that aims to improve the possibilities for private individuals to invest in unlisted potential high-growth companies.
We are a non-profit and neutral organization providing deal flow and investor match-making, training and syndication.
Building Global Innovators Accelerator (BGI) opened the 6th call and is looking for technology based ventures all over the world. Apply online until 24th May!
Consult Rules & Regulations online and contact us @ mitportugal-iei@iscte.pt in case of any doubt.
At the Notation annual LP meeting this past fall, we gave a short talk on how we think about pre-seed investing & risk, and why we think there's a particularly interesting risk versus reward tradeoff at this stage.
Nordic BAN Boreum is an association of private investors that aims to improve the possibilities for private individuals to invest in unlisted potential high-growth companies.
We are a non-profit and neutral organization providing deal flow and investor match-making, training and syndication.
Building Global Innovators Accelerator (BGI) opened the 6th call and is looking for technology based ventures all over the world. Apply online until 24th May!
Consult Rules & Regulations online and contact us @ mitportugal-iei@iscte.pt in case of any doubt.
Based on the advantages of products and a deep understanding of the power enterprises demands, ZTE proposes a power grid solution and provides secure, efficient, green, and interactive information services for electric power enterprises to improve the informatization level and increase core competitiveness.
Based on its deep understanding on the E-government, ZTE proposes the E-government solution and provides secure, efficient, intelligent, green, and interactive information services for governmental agencies to improve the informatization level and working efficiency.
ZTE launch the intelligent campus solution and provide secure, efficient,robust and green service for education institution,help them construct education informatization and combine“production, teaching and research”together.
Crowd funding your project professionally through INCIDE dedicated servicesIncide Ltd.
A service tailored to those who are serious about raising funds through crowd funding.
With over 10 years of experience in the subject matter and over 20 years of experience in creating powerful brands
INCIDE has tailored this service for those companies or entrepreneurs who want to get things done right the first time rather than wasting time via trials and errors
How to fund your company via Crowd Funding platforms with IncideIncide Ltd
Crowd Funding under SEIS and EIS explained, platform used, process, people, benefits for entrepreneurs, benefits for investors, costs, Reward and Equity based crowd funding platforms.
Advertising and Marketing Technology Perspective - November 2013
By Julie Langley, Managing Director at Results International Group LLP
Latest perspective on the advertising and marketing technology sector which looks at M&A and financing trends across areas such as marketing automation, analytics, e-commerce, social media, mobile and video.
Services that Julio Romo and Twofourseven Strategy offer companies, governments and investors from the corporate venture capital community to build reputation and secure growth.
We focus on strategy, strategic communications and reputation management.
We deliver counsel and strategic advice and have experience of working with clients across a range of sectors in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa and North America.
We are big advocates of transparency at Seedcamp and understand first hand just how tough the fundraising process can be. It's not just startups who go through this but funds too. In the spirit of openness, we're sharing the deck we used to go out to investors for Seedcamp Fund IV.
Read more about our plans to invest in 100 new European startups with our biggest and boldest fund yet over on our blog: http://seedcamp.com/seedcamp-fund-iv-announcement/
The latest edition of our Advertising and Marketing Technology sector overview piece, looking at M&A and financing trends across the AdTech and marketing software sector.
Link4Success Corporate Slides October 2017Leon Bruggeman
CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, PRODUCTIVITY
Being different and diverse can be very effective for creativity, innovation, productivity, and results.
Having hands-on experience in both corporate & start-up worlds and using 4 pillars to add value to the innovation ecosystem is really a breakthrough.
To find out more the attached presentation sheds a lot of light. Enjoy.
The presentation shown by Oxford Innovation at the partner launch to show our potential Grow Cornwall partners what we're going to be doing and how we can work with them to help businesses in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles
Finance in Dorset 2017 - Established (>2 Years) Session PKF Francis Clark
Adding to our series of existing events, Finance in the South West and Finance in Cornwall, Finance in Dorset looks to bring together people representing the funding and support streams potentially available to SMEs. Therefore, the event is of great relevance to Business Owners and Managers looking to find the best finance options available for their business and the support on offer to help them achieve their aims.
As part of the event we are running targeted sessions depending on your business needs - aimed at start-ups/businesses who have been trading for less than two years and those that have been trading for more than two years.
Slides from the Equity for SMEs event held on 22nd October 2014 at Francis Clark offices, Truro. Joint event with Francis Clark, Stephens Scown and Get Set for Growth.
2. Agenda
Table of contents
Section
1. Pioneer Equity Partners
2. Meet the Team
3. Our Values and Core Business
4. Our Business model
5. Our Credentials
6. Why us?
3. Pioneer Equity Partners
We are Pioneer Equity Partners a Corporate Finance boutique providing M&A and Fund
Raising advice to fast growing companies based in Europe and USA (£1m+ Funding &
£10m+ Deal Value)
Access to Growth and Markets
We help you to build up rapidly the valuation of your
company by facilitating access to capital and to markets
Strategic capabilities & Financial expertise
We offer best in class corporate finance management
tool, approach and Leverage our Deal experience
Relationships & Trust
We invest in long term relationship with you as your
business expands and becomes more profitable
Our Value Proposition
4. Meet the Team
Leadership: 5 entrepreneurs combining eight decades of experience in Corporate
Finance, Business development, A-Team Building, Technology and Intellectual Property
Christophe Pompee
UK Partner
Chandra de Keyser
Silicon Valley Partner
Massimiliano Tarquini
Technology Partner
Paul Davis
Legal Partner
Dimitris Dovas
Strategy Partner
7 years of
M&A at
Deloitte and
PwC
Co-Founder
of PwC’s
Accelerator
25 years of
experience as
IP Lawyer
(Mintz)
IP counsel of
Square and
Topsy
Officer at
European
Commission
Director
Software AG
Serial
Entrepreneur
20 years in
Business &
Operations
for HP,
Oracle,
Huawei in
USA
Professor in
Artificial
Intelligence
CTO of
Moodme
Serial
Entrepreneur
5. Our Values and Core Business
Pioneer Equity Partners provides predominantly 3 types of services: M&A advisory, Fund
Raising assistance and Due Diligence
• Review Business strategy
• Groom the business
• Prepare investment
documents
• Identification of Buyer
Landscape
• Approach and engage with
investors
• Manage the M&A process
• Complete the transaction &
return value to
Shareholders
• Review Business and
Funding strategy
• Groom the business before
investment
• Prepare investment
documents
• Identification of Potential
Investors Landscape
• Approach and engage with
investors
• Manage the Fund Raising
process
• Complete Fund Raising and
advise on Capital allocation
• Strategy Due Diligence
• Commercial Due Diligence
• Technology Due Diligence
• Intellectual Property Due
Diligence
M&A Advisory Fund Raising Due Diligence
Deal Value > £10m Funding Requirement > £1m 3 years min. trading
6. Our Business Model
Depending on the type of mandate, our compensation include a monthly retainer and
success fee
M&A Advisory
Fund Raising
Due Diligence
Monthly
Retainer
Success Fee
Time Spent
7. Our Credentials
Since last year, we have assisted numerous companies in Fund Raising, Business
Planning and other Strategic advice. To date, we have raised an accumulated amount of
£4.5m+ and helped several investors by providing valuable insight on transactions
£ 2 500 000
Private
Placement
2013
Financial Advisor
£ 400 000
Private
Placement
2013
Financial Advisor
£ 250 000
Private
Placement
2013
Financial Advisor
£ 1 200 000
Private
Placement
2013
Financial Advisor
International
Strategy
2013
Financial Advisor
Growth
Strategy
2013
Financial Advisor
International
Stratetgy
2013
Financial Advisor
Financial
Modellling
2013
Financial Advisor
Strategy
Review
2013
Financial Advisor
Boutique Hotel
led by Spanish
Entrepreneurs
Strategic
Development
2014
Executive
Chairman
Commercial Due
Diligence
2014
Strategy Advisor
Startup
Academy
2014
Strategy Advisor
£ 2 000 000
Private
Placement
2015
Financial Advisor
£ 1 000 000
Private
Placement
2015
Financial Advisor
Strategy Due
Diligence
2015
Strategy Advisor
New York based
Invesment
company
(confidential)
Confidential
Private
Placement
2015
Financial Advisor
Strategic
Growth
2015
Financial Advisor
Confidential
Private
Placement
2015
Financial Advisor
Commercial due
Diligence
2015
Financial Advisor
Strategy Due
Diligence
2015
Strategy Advisor
Strategic
Growth
2015
Strategy Advisor
Confidential
Private
Placement
2015
Financial Advisor
Coming
soon
Coming
soon
8. Why us?
Our team combined more than 100 years of entrepreneurial, legal and Corporate Finance
expertise with international experience. We have proven track record in M&A transactions
with medium sized and large corporates in various sectors
Experienced team of serial entrepreneurs with a
complete understanding of the
entrepreneurs/shareholder objectives
Proven track record in M&A Transactions
Access to large network in institutional investors in US
and Europe
Access to strategic investors being large corporates or
Corporate Venture Capital arm of corporates
1
2
3
4
Our complementary
skills combined with our
global reach of investors
are our main assets to
assist you in the
development of your
company
Strong Corporate Finance expertise including Valuation,
Financial modelling, Due Diligence, M&A analysis5
11. Meet the Team
Christophe, UK Partner: Business Development and Operations in Europe. Worked with
Deloitte UK as a Corporate Finance specialist over 8 years. He acts as a mentor at Virgin
Startups and Accelerate Cambridge
• Christophe is Corporate Finance practitioner with more than 8
years of experience. He has been working predominantly for
PwC and Deloitte London and Luxembourg where he was
involved in M&A transactions (Financial Services, TMT)
• In addition, Christophe was Co-Founder and Head of Business
Development at PwC's Accelerator where he assisted several
startups and fast growing companies in Fund Raising and
Business Development.
• Prior to this, Christophe started his career at Orange business
Services - Consulting Services advising corporates on strategy
and innovation.
• Christophe is a guest lecturer at King’s College London on
Entrepreneurial Finance and Corporate Strategy at INSEEC.
• Christophe holds a Master in Strategy and Corporate finance
from EM Lyon. Christophe is French and speaks fluently
English, Italian and Russian.
Christophe Pompee
UK Partner
Based in London
Short Bio Deal Experience
Main competences
• Corporate Strategy
• Merger & Acquisition
• Business Valuation
• Due Diligence
• Financial Modelling
• Marketing Strategy
List of Major transactions
Type Target Acquiror Deal Value
M&A TDF Nordic First State Investment £310m
M&A Addison Lee Carlyle £300m
M&A Giles Arther G. Gallagher £233m
M&A De Vere Venues Starw ood Capital £231m
M&A CBP Quilvest Group £200m
M&A Wolseley France Chausson Materiaux £36m
M&A Bank BPP Credit Andorra £17m
M&A Tow ergate Commercial Cullum Ventures £10m
Fund Raising Vanksen n.a. £5m
Fund Raising Pro Aqua Services n.a. £2.5m
Fund Raising Visionnear n.a. £1.2m
Fund Raising Moodme n.a. £0.5m
Fund Raising Bamolux n.a. £0.5m
Fund Raising In Edit n.a. £0.3m
Fund Raising Several Startups n.a. £3m
12. Meet the Team
Chandra, Venture Partner, Silicon Valley. Extensive international experience as entrepreneur
with extensive network of relations with Venture Capital and Entrepreneurs globally.
• Chandra is a global netizen who speaks 7 languages. He is co
– Founder and CEO of MoodMe.
• He did startups: Kiel (first PDA in the 80s, Boston and NYC) as
programmer, Aplicad in Brazil, Verdemar in UK & comunicando
in Italy.
• He has a Degree in Engineering (Un. Brussels), a Masters in
Computer Science (Un. Padova) and a Masters in International
Relations (Un. Brussels).
• Prior, Chandra was Official of the European Commission as
Programme Manager of Transeuropean Applications, Director
international business development at Internationalize IT,
Northrop Grumman, TRW Systems (Athens Olympic Games
security) and Software AG where he started the new EU /
World Bank business line and won projects worth 25 M€ in 2
years in Brazil, Middle East, Maghreb & EU.
Chandra De Keyser
Silicon Valley Partner
Based in Silicon Valley
• 2011: MoodMe: tech startup based in Silicon Valley &
Luxembourg focused on emotional engagement with facial
recognition. Raised seed & Angel rounds.
• 2007: Founder of Internationalize-IT (USA): boutique
consultancy in internationalization and Brazil Universe, a
consultancy on entry & expansion strategies into Brazil.
• 2001: Verdemar Ltd (UK): Business with International Donors
(EU, World Bank).
• 2001: Comunicando SpA: Founder in 2001 of a Mobile Startup
based in Italy (Ivrea, Catania), sold solutions such as roamer
fidelization platforms to Vodafone. Organic growth and
profitable after 2 yrs with multi M revenues.
• 1998: Aplicad: CEO and Partner. Sold Y2K and first Internet
projects in Brazil.
Short Bio Entrepreneur Experience
Main competences
• Corporate Strategy
• Business Development
• Product Management
• Fund Raising
• Innovation
13. Meet the Team
Dimitris, Business Strategy, Silicon Valley. Outstanding professional experience with
senior positions at technology companies: Oracle, Hewlett Packard, VMWare, Huawei.
• Dimitris has more than 20 years of experience Business and
Operations Strategy for large Technology companies in USA.
• Dimitris Started his professional career in the consulting industry
at ELSYP Consutling where he had the opportunity to advise
prestigious companies such as Hewlett Packard, SAP AG.
• In 1997, Dimitris joined Hewlett Packard as a Manager, in
Business Strategy and Operations. He was responsible for
developping product roadmaps, operational plans and increase
revenue and profitability of the business unit.
• In 2006, Dimitris acted as Operations Manager for Cisco. He was
In charge of running Cisco’s Sales Services Operations
organisation
• 2008, Dimitris was Senior Director at Oracle Corporation to
manage the P&L, product lifecycle of x66 server
• More recently, he led a group of Mc Kinsey consultants at HP to
optimize $13B server organisation in Houston (Texas)
Dimitris Dovas
Technology &
Strategy Partner
Based in Silicon Valley
• Hewlett Packard (US), Senior Director - Strategy & Operations
• Netapp (US), Senior Director – Product Management and
Engineering
• Huawei Technologies (US), Vice-President – Business Strategy,
Entreprise Business Group
• Oracle Corporation (US), Senior Director – Global Product
Management and Marketing Open Platforms
• Cisco Systems (US), Operations manager – Cisco Advocacy
Short Bio Professional Experience
Main competences
• Business and Operations Strategy
• Product development
• Entreprise software development
• System and Cloud Management
• Financial analysis
14. Meet the Team
Paul, Intellectual Property Counsel based in Silicon Valley
• Paul has more than 25 years of experience in advising Silicon
Valley companies on patent portfolio strategy.
• Paul focuses on providing strategic advice on building and
defending patent portfolios; creating strategic defenses to patent
portfolios; conducting due diligence investigations; drafting and
negotiating licensing agreements, technology transfer
agreements and non-disclosure and consulting agreements; and
the management of large, complex patent portfolios.
• He has a wide experience with a mobile payments; mobile
applications; social networking; software, including enterprise
software applications; program interfaces and services relative to
the initial user of these interfaces and services; video
conferencing; investment platforms; medical devices; electronics;
semi-conductors; telecommunications; photonics; and networking
technologies.
Paul Davis
Intellectual Property
Counsel
Based in Silicon Valley
• Patent Counsel to Topsy in its sale to Apple Inc.
• IP Counsel to Square, Inc., the leading mobile payment provider.
• IP Counsel to Hello, Inc., a developer of a smart sleep sensor
device, founded by a Theil fellow.
• IP counsel to August Home, a developer of a smart lock and
home security system, founded by Jason Johnson, founder of
Founder's Den.
• IP Counsel to numerous other emerging companies.
Short Bio Emerging company Experience
Main competences
• Corporate Law
• Corporate Strategy
• Intellectual Property
• Business Development
15. Meet the Team
Massimiliano, Technology Partner. University Professor, author of books and recognised
expert in Artificial intelligence and Facial Recognition.
Massimiliano has a long experience building complex systems from the ground up.
• Massimiliano is the inventor of the first generation of MoodMe
technology. He is a University Professor in Rome, an expert in
Facial Recognition & Artificial Intelligence. He is also the Author
of Italy´s top Java books.
• He is Founder of 4IT, a system integration and software company
who is supplier of complex systems delivered to NATO,
Autostrade and Government bodies.
• Prior to this, Massimiliano was Area Manager at Entreprise Digital
Architects which provides information and communications
consulting services for private business and public
administrations.
• Massimiliano started his professional career at Sirti Sistemi as a
Software manager where he was Responsible for the design and
development of Very Low Frequence MSK Nato communication
system.
Massimiliano Tarquini
Technology Due
Diligence Partner
Based in Italy
• 2011: co – Founder and CTO of MoodMe: tech startup based in
Silicon Valley & Luxembourg focused on emotional engagement
with facial recognition. Raised seed & Angel rounds.
• 2000: Founder of 4IT, Italy: software engineering, multitouch
screen solutions for health care, automatic plate recognition for
Autostrade, communication systems for NATO. Sold the
company successfully in 2013.
Short Bio Entrepreneur Experience
Main competences
• Innovation
• Research & Development
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mobile
• Product Development
• Project Management