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presents SUMMIT Marbella 2018
Welcome!
We are thrilled to welcome you to Marbella for the
8th edition of the GP Bullhound Summit. It is
a pleasure to host the inspirational founders and
pioneering leaders who are fuelling the growing pace
of innovation and transformation of our society.
The Summit provides our guests with an Beyond these insightful discussions, we invite
exclusive forum for sharing experiences you to enjoy Marbella’s hospitality and great
and ideas. This year, we will tackle head-on cuisine, as well as tennis, padel, golf and beach
the technologies redefining the global activities – from Kitesurfing in Tarifa to fishing in
economy. From neuroscientists considering the Mediterranean’s crystal-clear waters.
the complexities of the brain and machine
True to our mission to support and advise the
learning to founders at the forefront of
leading entrepreneurs and CEO’s, we have our
AI and Blockchain , we will get under the
full senior team in attendance available to you
skin of the most complex, challenging and
for anything ranging from industry advice to
compelling innovations.
match-making and logistics.
Entrepreneurs sit at the heart of transformation,
Finally, a huge thanks to our partners for
and through working with these pioneers, it
their unwavering support: Barclays, KKR,
has become clear to us that the ambition
Nasdaq, Gómez-Acebo&Pombo and Heads!
and talent required to build technology titans
International – you have been essential to
has never been so strong. Manish Madhvani
making this not-for-profit event possible.
will share more on our thesis that Europe is set
to create its first $50bn tech company and Enjoy!
stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Asian and
American titans.
Cecilia, Per, Manish and the
In the private setting that defines the Summit, GP Bullhound team
we will hear from founders and leaders at every
stage of an ambitious growth trajectory – from
the four competitors for the prestigious Summit
Superstar Award to listed success stories,
sharing their experience and cover every
step of the journey.
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OUR MISSION
To advise the most
passionate technology
entrepreneurs
PROFILES A – A
Attendee profiles
Adam Kostyal Alec Dafferner
Director Partner
Nasdaq GP Bullhound
Stockholm, Sweden San Francisco, USA
Company bio: Nasdaq is the leading Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
technology and information services independent investment bank serving
provider to the capital markets. our clients in the technology sector
Personal bio: Adam is Senior Vice worldwide.
President and Head of Listings and Personal bio: Alec is head of GP
Corporate Services for EMEA. Bullhound’s San Francisco office. With
over 20 years of technology investment
banking experience, Alec has executed
over 90 transactions for emerging
growth companies around the world.
Secret talent: Alec used to play
American Football in University.
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PROFILES A – A
Alessandro Casartelli Alex Capurro
Director CEO & Founder
GP Bullhound Easy Payment Gateway
London, UK Gibraltar
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Online one stop solution
independent investment bank serving payment gateway.
our clients in the technology sector Personal bio: Alex is passionate about
worldwide. technology and payments!
Personal bio: Alessandro is focusing on Secret talent: Ability to turn any
the digital media, internet and software business request into a technical
sectors. Prior to joining GP Bullhound, solution on the spot.
Alessandro was at Bank of America
Merrill Lynch, working on a number of
M&A and financing transactions in the
consumer, retail and technology sectors.
Secret talent: With someone directing
him, Alessandro can ski blindfolded.
Alex Connock Alexander Artopé
Managing Director CEO & Co-founder
Missile Digital Marketing Smava
Manchester, UK Berlin, Germany
Company bio: Missile digital is optimising Company bio: Germany’s leading
video for e-commerce. marketplace lender connects private
Personal bio: Alex is a digital video borrowers with a broad selection
entrepreneur and academic. of banks and private investors on its
marketplace.
Secret talent: Photography.
Personal bio: Alexander is an
Entrepreneur with management
experience in marketing, sales and
finance (especially acquiring investors in
venture capital).
5PROFILES A – A
Alexis Scorer Alon Kuperman
Executive Director Director
GP Bullhound GP Bullhound
London, UK London, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
independent investment bank serving independent investment bank serving
our clients in the technology sector our clients in the technology sector
worldwide. worldwide.
Personal bio: Alexis has a broad Personal bio: Alon has over 11 years
experience across the technology of experience in tech investments and
industry and has led successful M&A advisory. Prior to GP Bullhound, Alon
and fundraising transactions in sectors worked at Atomico, a London based
including software, technology services, Venture Capital firm, and prior to that at
internet and digital media. Silver Lake Partners, a global technology
Secret talent: Alexis is an expert in buyout fund.
card tricks. Secret talent: Alon is really good in
Stencil Graffitti.
Álvaro Mateo Sixto Ann Grevelius
Partner Co-founder
Gómez, Acebo & Pombo Optise
Madrid, Spain Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Company bio: At Optise they make
is an international law firm that has sure that everyone can get good
provided legal advisory services in all long-term savings.
areas of company law since 1971. Personal bio: Ann is a several time
Personal bio: Álvaro is an M&A lawyer, award-winning fund manager with
specialized in PE and VC international almost 20 years of experience within
transactions. In Madrid he represents Asset Management. She was previously
both foreign and local clients mostly with CIO and Global Head of Investment
a tech com. Strategy at SEB.
Secret talent: Álvaro hopes he has one
but is not sure what it is yet…
6PROFILES A – B
Antonio Rami Arbia Smiti
Co-founder CEO & Founder
Kantox Carnet De Mode
Barcelona, Spain Paris, France
Company bio: Kantox is a multinational Company bio: Carnet De Mode is
fintech company building FX the 1st international marketplace for
management solutions for businesses. emerging designers in Fashion and
Personal bio: One of Antonio´s passions Lifestyle (managing more than 1500
is helping businesses to simplify day-to- exclusive emerging brands for more
day challenges like FX risk management than 60 countries).
so that they can focus on what they are Personal bio: Arbia is a Serial Tech
good at. The other two are Barça and Entrepreneur, she founded Carnet de
good cuisine. Mode in 2011 and sold it end of 2017 to a
Secret talent: Focusing on what french industrial group. Now launching a
really matters. new startup in Fintech and Blockchain.
Secret talent: Determination
and learning quickly from failures
and mistakes.
Arnd Benninghoff Ben Davies
CEO CEO & Founder
MTGx VYPR
Munich, Germany Manchester, UK
Company bio: MTGx is a digital Company bio: VYPR is a data science
entertainment company focused on the platform that helps consumer goods
interactive entertainment universe with companies transform how they develop
esports, digital video and online gaming & launch innovation.
businesses. Personal bio: Ben is the Founder & CEO
Personal bio: Arnd´s job is to keep the in the midst of a massive learning curve
entrepreneurs happy, to serve as their on how to scale an enterprise software
Sherpa while they build a leading digital business. Husband, father of twins, skier
entertainment business. & mountain biker (when not working).
Secret talent: Any kind of sports from Secret talent: Perseverance. And
Kitesurfing, Triathlon, Tennis to Horse picking great mentors...
back riding and Fencing, nothing 100%
perfect, but can do any sport with
70% perfection.
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PROFILES B – B
Ben Pedersen Ben Prade
Technology Investor Director
KKR GP Bullhound
London, UK London, UK
Company bio: KKR is a leading global Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
investment firm that manages multiple independent investment bank serving
alternative asset classes, including our clients in the technology sector
private equity, energy, infrastructure, worldwide.
real estate, credit and, through its Personal bio: Ben has 20 years of
strategic partners, hedge funds. investment banking experience, most
Personal bio: Ben is a Technology recently as CEO of a London based
Investor at KKR and current portfolio broker/dealer. He now leads GP
company responsibilities include: Ivalua, Bullhound’s fund raising efforts for the
Darktrace, GetYourGuide and Clicktale. investment management team, he also
brings his experience to bear on Fintech
M&A situations and debt mandates.
Secret talent: His hair!
Bernhard Luthi Bonnie Roupé
Co-founder CEO
Seventy Bonzun
Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: Seventy works with some Company bio: Bonzun is an artificial
of the most influential companies, all midwife that has helped 1.8 million
focusing on building and branding new Chinese women and is now used in
digital services in the market. 79 countries.
Personal bio: Before joining Seventy Personal bio: Serial entrepreneur,
in 2013, Bernhard worked for several worked in mobile since 1999. Founder
years in strategy, brand and business of Red Tee and Bonzun. Awarded as
development. He holds a Master in most Powerful Female Founder, Most
Business Administration with a major in Powerful Business Woman in Sweden,
international business from Stockholm Top European Woman in tech.
University and an MBA (almost) from
Henley University. Secret talent: Bonnie has sailed across
the Greenland Sea, Labrador Sea and
Secret talent: Bernhard knows North Atlantic Ocean.
everything there is to know
about shearing.
9PROFILES C – C
Carl Wessberg Chris Lee
Executive Director CFO
GP Bullhound Jellyfish
Stockholm, Sweden London, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Jellyfish is the world’s
independent investment bank serving biggest boutique agency, delivering
our clients in the technology sector perfect digital journeys for global
worldwide. brands.
Personal bio: Carl is a technology Personal bio: Chris has been part of
investment banker focused on cross- the team since 2006, he upholds high
border M&A and capital transactions for accountability across all departments
high-growth businesses. and has helped the agency grow to
Secret talent: Carl is secretly obsessed over 450 people.
about task management ideas and Secret talent: If Chris had a secret talent,
procedures. Ask him about GTD! it wouldn’t be a secret!
Chris Graves Christian Faes
Executive Director CEO & Co-founder
GP Bullhound LendInvest
London, UK UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: LendInvest is a
independent investment bank serving marketplace platform for property
our clients in the technology sector finance in the UK - we are reinventing
worldwide. the mortgage, using technology.
Personal bio: Chris has broad Personal bio: Christian manages over
experience across digital media, $1B & one of the UK’s fastest growing
content and IP and B2B media FinTech companies. Ex-lawyer. London-
and has advised on a range of based Australian.
public and private M&A and Secret talent: Delegating, and making it
fundraising transactions. look like his work.
10PROFILES C – D
Claudio Alvarez Daniel Somos
Partner CFO
GP Bullhound Quixel
London, UK Uppsala, Sweden
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Quixel is the world’s
independent investment bank serving premier 3D scan library and tools
our clients in the technology sector provider.
worldwide. Personal bio: Daniel is the fund
Personal bio: Claudio is a technology manager of EME European Best Ideas
advisor focused on SaaS, Fintech and UCITS fund. Partner investor in EME
Digital Media. He was born in the Partners, Quixel, MIBI Games and
Dominican Republic, grew up in NYC Avionero.
and lives in London. You can catch him Secret talent: Pivot-tables.
supporting his NY Giants from October
onwards and staying up watching the
Super Bowl.
Secret talent: Trying to dust off his
trumpet!
David González David Levine
Partner & Head NYC CEO
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo DigitalBridge
New York, USA Manchester, UK
Company bio: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Company bio: DigitalBridge is a
is a leading Iberian full-service law firm Bathroom and Kitchen Design/
advising on Spanish and Portuguese law. Visualisation Company.
Personal bio: After working in Madrid, Personal bio: David’s skills as an
Geneva and Sao Paulo, David is entrepreneur lie in ordering the right
currently based in New York. Specialized coffee and getting out of the way of the
in M&A, representing high-growth amazing talent he’s somehow managed
companies, PEs and VCs in a variety of to hire!
cross border transactions. Secret talent: Deciphering ancient
Secret talent: David is still looking for his aramaic texts. And goalkeeping. Not at
secret talent. Help is welcome. the same time.
11PROFILES D – E
Delphine Villuendas Dominic Joseph
General Partner CEO & Co-founder
Korelya Capital Captify
Paris, France London, UK
Company bio: At Korelya Capital, we Company bio: Captify power decisions
believe digital investment opportunities globally for brands through Search
can trigger growth and social progress Intelligence.
in Europe. Personal bio: Dominic has lead the
Personal bio: Delphine is the Partner in business through 100% annual growth
charge of the investments in VC funds. rate since inception.
Delphine also serves as General Counsel Secret talent: Dominic used to be a
of France Digitale, the leading French professional drummer and had a record
Tech association. deal with Polydor, Universal.
Dusan Omercevic Elsa Hu
CEO Director
Cleanshelf GP Bullhound
San Mateo, California Hong Kong
Company bio: Cleanshelf is an All- Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
in-one solution to track, optimize, independent investment bank serving
and benchmark your cloud software our clients in the technology sector
subscriptions. worldwide.
Personal bio: After building great Personal bio: Elsa has more than 11
products and technology at startups years of cross-border and cross-market
such as Zemanta and Najdi.si, Dusan M&A and capital market experience,
is now helping companies prepare for Elsa is expanding the firm’s Asia and
the future where services will become especially China outreach.
software delivered as a service. Secret talent: Elsa learns new languages
Secret talent: Patience. very quickly!
12PROFILES E – F
Erik Fjellborg
Esther Wong
CEO & Founder
Managing Director
QUINYX
SenseTime
Stockholm & London,
Shanghai, China
Sweden/UK
Company bio: QUINYX i the leading Company bio: SenseTime is one of
Workforce Management solution. China’s largest AI start ups.
Personal bio: Erik is a hands-on Personal bio: Esther is the Managing
entrepreneur very passionate about director for SenseTime and also in
growth and building awesome charge of Strategic investments.
products. Loves adventures such as
ski-touring, climbing, hiking, cycling and
traveling.
Secret talent: CS 1.6.
Fabian Hielte
Fleur Pellerin
Chairman
CEO
Ernström & C:o
Korelya Capital
Gothenburg and London
Paris, France
Sweden/UK
Company bio: Ernström & C:o is a family Company bio: At Korelya Capital, we
owned investment company based in believe digital investment opportunities
Gothenburg, Sweden. can trigger growth and social progress
Personal bio: Fabian is an active in Europe.
Swedish startup and growth investor with Personal bio: Fleur is a former civil
background in finance and real estate. servant and member of the French
Secret talent: Possibly something to do government, now venture capitalist.
with art and poetry. Secret talent: Agility
13PROFILES F – G
Frederic Chesnais Frederik Smits
CEO & Chairman Managing Director
Atari CareerTeam
New York, USA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Company bio: Atari is a multi-platform, Company bio: CareerTeam is a Data-
global interactive entertainment driven headhunting for digital executives
and licensing company. The original and specialized IT professionals.
innovator of video gaming, founded Personal bio: Frederik is a seasoned
in 1972. entrepreneur with a background
Personal bio: Under Mr. Chesnais’s in various fast-growing technology
leadership, Atari continues to publish companies.
interactive games and expand the Atari Secret talent: Loves working with teams
brand into different business verticals. of great people, and bringing them
Secret talent: Identifying new & unique closer together as their leader.
opportunities.
Fredrik Tilander George Davies
CEO Partner
Backstage Invest Hambro Perks
Stockholm, Sweden London, UK
Company bio: Backstage Invest is a Company bio: Hambro Perks is a
family office investor. venture firm based in London that
Personal bio: Fredrik loves entrepreneurs backs, builds, and scales global
and their spirit. In fact, it’s a passion. And companies.
he loves to invest in digitalization. Still, Personal bio: George is a gregarious,
privacy is the gold of the future. So he ambitious soul. He loves music, travel, big
doesn’t post, he doesn’t blog. Never has, ideas, challenging debate, awesome
never will. free-thinking people, his wife, and
Secret talent: Excellent sous-chef. croquetas. He also loves his job.
Secret talent: It´s a secret!
14PROFILES G – G
George Coelho Giles Palmer
Co-founder CEO
Astanor Ventures Brandwatch
London, UK Brighton, UK
Company bio: George is co-founder of Company bio: Brandwatch is the
Astanor Ventures, focused on foodtech. world’s leading social intelligence group
Before, he was with Good Energies, offering marketers a portfolio of social
Balderton and Intel. and content marketing technologies.
Personal bio: George has been an Personal bio: Giles started Brandwatch
investor in every major tech market in after leaving BSkyB in late 2005.
the world, including the US, Asia and Secret talent: Table tennis whizz.
Europe, covering semiconductors,
software, ecommerce, fintech, telco
and Cleantech. The market value of
companies he invested in is close to
$500 Billion today.
Secret talent: Private Pilot.
Greg Isbister Greg Smith
CEO Partner
Blis GP Bullhound
London, UK New York, USA
Company bio: Blis-understanding real Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
world consumer behaviour. independent investment bank serving
Personal bio: Greg loves playing with our clients in the technology sector
new technology and developing ideas worldwide.
into products. CEO and founder of Blis. Personal bio: Greg is Head of the
Father of three young kids. firm’s New York office. Greg has over
Secret talent: Ability to keep secrets. 30 years of extensive digital marketing
and technology M&A experience.
During his investment banking career,
Greg has completed more than
200 M&A transactions and 75 equity
public offerings.
15PROFILES G – H
Gustaf Hagman
Guillaume Bonneton
CEO
Partner
LeoVegas Mobile
GP Bullhound
Gaming Group
Paris, France
Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: LeoVegas was
independent investment bank serving founded based on the realisation
our clients in the technology sector that smartphones would revolutionise
worldwide. the world and have since incessantly
Personal bio: Guillaume is an expert worked on creating the greatest gaming
in M&A and private placements for experience on mobile devices.
technology businesses in Europe. Personal bio: Gustaf works with the
Before GP Bullhound he worked company’s strategy and planning.
for Deutsche Bank, LongAcre and Secret talent: If he tells it, it wouldn´t be
Jefferies International and graduated a secret anymore.
from ESCP in Paris
Secret talent: Guilaume can bake
bread and fresh croissants.
Henrik Persson Ekdahl Hugh Campbell
Interim CEO Managing Partner
Catena Media GP Bullhound
Marbella, Spain Manchester, UK
Company bio: Catena Media is Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
a performance marketing company independent investment bank serving
based in Ta’ Xbiex, Malta. The company our clients in the technology sector
was founded in 2012 and employs worldwide.
190 people in Malta, the United Personal bio: Hugh is passionate
Kingdom and Serbia. about technology innovation and
Personal bio: Henrik is a serial entrepreneurs with 18 years’ experience
entrepreneur in the gaming industry. advising and investing in Europe’s
current and future Unicorns.
17PROFILES I – J
Isabella Löwengrip Ivan Tintore
CEO & Founder CEO
Löwengrip iContainers
Stockholm, Sweden Barcelona, Spain
Company bio: Löwengrip, Nordic Tech Company bio: iContainers is a digital
House, Flattered & Löwengrip Invest. platform that’s fueling the future of
Personal bio: Entrepreneur and freight services, on a mission to make
Influencer since she was 14 years old. the international trade industry more
Awarded as the most Powerful woman transparent and turnkey.
in Business in Sweden 2018. Personal bio: Ivan holds an MBA
Secret talent: Speed reading. from ESADE Business School, Ivan
is specialised in Marketing, with
experience in logistics and supply chain.
Jacob Fant James Freedman
Chairman CEO & Founder
Seventy Zone
Stockholm, Sweden London, UK
Company bio: Seventy works with some Company bio: Zone is a leading digital
of the most influential companies, all agency recently acquired by Cognizant.
focusing on building and branding new Personal bio: James is an experienced
digital services in the market. entrepeneur.
Personal bio: Jacob is Managing Secret talent: No secrets.
Partner and Co-founder of Seventy, one
of the fastest growing Business Design
agencies in the Nordics.
Secret talent: Jacob knows almost all
there is to know about trimming and
handling Excavators.
18PROFILES J – J
Jari Raappana Jason Santiago
EVP Principal
Sofigate Group Stripes Group
Espoo, Finland New York, USA
Company bio: We turn digital Company bio: Stripes Group is a
innovations into well managed Technology and Consumer Growth
Business Technology! Equity Investor.
Personal bio: Jari is an entrepreneur with Personal bio: Jason hails from Puerto
a passion to dare the market, care the Rico and now lives in New York City.
people and grow the business. He enjoys Jazz, all things Internet,
Secret talent: Jari can cook excellent and finding that perfect slope to
Italian food. snowboard down.
Secret talent: Trumpet.
Jeremy Gidlow
Jaume Portell CEO & Co-founder
CEO Intechnica &
Beabloo TrafficDefender
Barcelona, Spain Manchester &
London, UK
Company bio: Beabloo is a technology Company bio: Technical transformation
company specializing in a combination experts and creators of the AI driven bot
of multi-channel digital marketing and control platform TrafficDefender.
big data for retail environments and Personal bio: Jeremy is passionate
establishments working directly with about creating business value through
the public. the effective use of technology and
Personal bio: Jaume is particularly changing the way we understand and
interested on business strategy issues manage website visitors using AI.
and on building a strong culture that Secret talent: An encyclopedic
can bring a much better product or knowledge of cars.
service to end customer, that can really
make a difference.
19PROFILES J – J
Johan Kampe
Joakim Dal
Senior Managing Director
Partner
Harbert European
GP Bullhound
Growth Capital
Stockholm, Sweden
London, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Harbert Management
independent investment bank serving Corporation (“HMC”) is an investment
our clients in the technology sector management firm focusing on
worldwide. alternative assets.
Personal bio: Joakim Dal is a Partner Personal bio: Johan is passionate
in GP Bullhound Asset Management, about supporting entrepreneurs and
advising the GP Bullhound Funds on growth businesses, He has over 20 years
investments in technology companies. experience in technology lending
Secret talent: Joakim likes fishing and and financing.
will be joining Johan Attby´s fishing trip Secret talent: Very good at keeping a
on Friday. secret.
Johan Leven
Johan Attby
Private Investor and
CEO
Founding Partner
Fishbrain
Quintus Partners
Stockholm, Sweden
Hong Kong
Company bio: Quintus Partners is an Company bio: Fishbrain is the
Investment and merchant banking firm community for the world’s largest hobby
based in Hong Kong, New York and Palo - sport fishing. Fishbrain is for people who
Alto. Investments in Biotech/Healthcare, love fishing.
Online Games/Education, Clean Tech, Personal bio: Johan is a serial
Other. entrepreneur with a passion for building
Personal bio: Johan is a keen sailor (J70), game changing businesses.
golfer & hiker. Former Partner and Head Secret talent: Johan has been a
of M&A Asia Ex-Japan @ Goldman competitive cyclist and he is still a
Sachs, Former Head of Corporate decent sprinter!
Finance Asia Pacific, Barclays.
Secret talent: It´s a secret!
20PROFILES J – J
John Doran Jonathan Cantwell
General Partner Director
TCV GP Bullhound
London, UK San Francisco, USA
Company bio: TCV partners with CEOs Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
and founders of public and private independent investment bank serving
growth-stage technology companies as our clients in the technology sector
they strive to achieve market leadership. worldwide.
Personal bio: John focuses on Personal bio: Jon is focused on SaaS
investments in the software, internet, and M&A and Advisory transactions. He has
fintech sectors. over 12 years of technology investment
Secret talent: An ability to eat his weight banking experience and has completed
in chocolate on a monthly basis. over 50 transactions.
Secret talent: Jon coaches kids
sports teams!
Jose Manuel Peral Cortes
Jorge Martínez
Board Member
Sports Director
Easy Payment Gateway
Madrid, Spain
Marbella, Spain
Personal bio: Jorge is one of the most Company bio: Online one stop solution
important padel coaches in history. He payment gateway.
has coached 14 out of 20 players in the Personal bio: Jose Manuel is:
World Padel Tour ranking. Jorge is also Entrepreneur, ambitious, perseverant,
the founder of M3 and Mystica. hard working, creative, perfectionist,
traveller, sporty and challenge seeker.
Secret talent: Taking the right decision.
21PROFILES J – J
Juan Dominguez Juan Urdiales
CEO & Founder CEO & Co-founder
Adglow Jobandtalent
Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
Company bio: Adglow is a world-class Company bio: Jobandtalent- workforce
paid social media advertising company. as a Service to fulfil on demand staffing
Personal bio: Juan is curious, fun-loving needs of companies and help workers
lateral thinker. to be permanently employed.
Secret talent: Juan can read a mid sized Personal bio: Juan is a serial
book in a couple of hours. entrepreneur who started his first
business at Uni and sold it in 3 years.
Solving global unemployment problem
at Jobandtalent with a worldclass
team. Motivated by big Missions and
loves execution.
Secret talent: Perseverance.
Juergen Jaron Julian Riedlbauer
CEO Partner
Bellevue Investment GP Bullhound
Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
Company bio: BELLEVUE Investments Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
is a private investment company. We independent investment bank serving
preferably invest in technology (high our clients in the technology sector
gross margin / low capex), Adtech, worldwide.
Fintech, AI, Augmented/Virtual Reality,
Cyber Security, E-Health. Personal bio: Julian joined GP Bullhound
as a Partner in 2012. Previously, he
Personal bio: Juergen is a down to was managing director at Corporate
earth person who stays on the ground
Finance Partners and tech entrepreneur.
and keeps his head together. A savvy
He has advised on/executed more than
character who although is slightly
eccentric and a bit easy going, always 50 Technology transactions.
keeps score and never lets down Secret talent: Boats, sailing and
his guard. water skiing.
Secret talent: Being a self-taught person
and being a negotiator.
22PROFILES J – K
Juliet Rogan Junaid Mohiuddin
Head of High Growth SaaS & B2B
& Entrepreneurs Practice Leader
Barclays Fuel by McKinsey
London, UK San Francisco, USA
Company bio: Barclays is a bank - Company bio: The Pre-IPO practice of
aspiring to be a technology company McKinsey & Co.
with a balance sheet. Personal bio: Junaid is a startup advisor
Personal bio: Sunshine yellow. to Founders, CEOs and Investors with 2
Secret talent: Excellent with faces. decades of Silicon Valley experience
initially at Sun, Symantec, Cisco and
later at startups; 2 exits, 2 kids, blessed
with ADD.
Secret talent: Expert in avoiding bay
area traffic.
Karim Chouikri
Karen Dolva CEO
CEO Emakina Group
No Isolation Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam,
Geneva, Antwerp, Vienna,
Oslo, Norway Gent, Istanbul, Stockholm,
New York, Singapore.
Company bio: No Isolation builds Company bio: Emakina Group is one
communication tools to reduce of the top three independent networks
loneliness and social isolation in of communication agencies in Europe.
vulnerable groups in society. More than 800 experts in nine European
Personal bio: Karen is very driven and countries.
passionate, but also impatient and blunt. Personal bio: Karim has been a director
She believes that there are so many of Emakina Group since March 2006
things we can do to better the world, and CEO since 2014. As a shareholder,
and she wants to say that she did her director or consultant, he has helped
part when she grows old. develop various companies.
Secret talent: Whistling and rhyming. Secret talent: Curiosity.
23Nasdaq Nordic The leading European ,32market
PROFILES K – K
Karl Andersson Kate Burns
CEO & Co-founder CEO Media Tech
Matsmart Hambro Perks
Stockholm, Sweden London, UK
Company bio: Matsmart was founded Company bio: Hambro Perks incubates
in 2014. The idea was simple but and invests in fast growth companies.
brilliant: selling products online with Helping great people to shape ideas,
up to 90% discount that otherwise raise money and get to market.
would have been discarded due to e.g Personal bio: Kate has worked in digital
over-production, packing changes, for the past 20 years, and was part of the
seasonal goods or an approaching best launch leadership for Yahoo, DCLK and
before date. Google. She now helps start-ups and
Personal bio: Karl is also co-founder young founders fulfil their goals. She is
of GetOnBoard. He was previously also a keen horsewoman!
sales director at Metro and Expressen- Secret talent: Plays the piano quite well
nationwide newspapers in Sweden. after consuming wine.
Secret talent: Junior World
Championship in rugby!
Kavita Gupta Kenneth Roth
Founding Executive Director
Managing Partner Human Rights Watch
ConsenSys New York, USA
(temporarily transplanted
San Francisco, USA to Geneva)
Company bio: ConsenSys is a Company bio: Human Rights Watch is
blockchain venture production studio. one of the world’s leading independent
Personal bio: Kavita invests in organizations dedicated to defending
Blockchain focus technologies and protecting human rights globally,
accelerating impact and solving giving voice to the oppressed and
problems with more transparency holding oppressors accountable for their
using decentralization economy. crimes.
Personal bio: Oddly enamored of
traveling to the world’s least desirable
places to get into fights with some of
the world’s most despicable people.
Kenneth likes the battle. And getting to
work for what he believes in.
Secret talent: Puppet shows.
25PROFILES K – M
Kina Zeidler Lawrence Chu
Journalist & Writer Partner
Stockholm & Verbier, Goodwin Procter
Sweden & Switzerland San Francisco, USA
Company bio: Kina is a journalist Company bio: We are a global 50 law
and writer, focusing on the European firm increasingly focused to working with
tech scene. clients in the financial, private equity,
Personal bio: Kina is a happy go lucky real estate, technology and life sciences
type who just released her first book: industries.
“Det svenska techundret”, in English: Personal bio: Larry is a Partner in
“The Swedish tech miracle.” Goodwin’s Technology and Life
Secret talent: Spends three months a Sciences business unit and a member
year as a full time ski bum. of the firm’s, M&A, Corporate
Governance, Private Equity, FinTech and
Crowdfunding practices.
Luke Smith
Maex Ament
CEO
CEO & Co-founder
Croud
Centrifuge
London & New York,
Madrid, Spain
UK & USA
Company bio: Croud is a digital Company bio: Centrifuge changes
marketing agency with a difference, the rules of global trade through
combining the best talent with tech and decentralization.
tools to deliver game changing results. Personal bio: Maex is a FinTech geek
Personal bio: Luke is an energetic, and startup lover with his family between
driven business leader who cares about SF, Madrid and Berlin.
his people first and clients second, Secret talent: Maex has been told his
always thinking about what’s next. passion is contagious.
Secret talent: Hustle.
26PROFILES M – M
Magnus Gottås Manish Madhvani
Director Managing Partner
Bridgepoint Growth GP Bullhound
Stockholm, Sweden London, UK
Company bio: Equity investor in Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
high-growth businesses with focus on independent investment bank serving
the Nordic region. our clients in the technology sector
Personal bio: Magnus is a Director worldwide.
at Bridgepoint Growth, with 12 years Personal bio: Manish has executed M&A
investor experience. In addition to and capital raising transactions since
instant online payments business Trustly, 1997, involving some of the best known
he is currently on the board of Vitamin global internet, software and media
Well (incl Nocco & Barebells). He is also a companies. He is recognised as one of
shareholder in Vässla and Spotify. the leading Entrepreneurs in the UK by
Secret talent: Will run for office one day. the Sunday Times / Maserati 100.
Secret talent: Manish used to play chess
with the Deepmind Founder.
Marc Antoni Macia Mark Flanagan
COO CEO & Founder
NoviCap Shield Safety Group
Barcelona, Spain Manchester, UK
Company bio: NoviCap is an invoice Company bio: Shield Safety Group is
finance platform which enables small a leading provider of Food, Fire and
and medium sized businesses to sell Health & Safety software and services
outstanding invoices (receivables) to a delivered by the UK’s largest team of
third party at a discount and improve EHPs.
their cash flow. Personal bio: Mark is a former
Personal bio: Marc Antoni is born and Environmental Health Practitioner who
raised in Barcelona. Lived in UK, Hong believes in making safety simple for
Kong, US and Paris. Obsessed with every business, through award-winning
solving the working capital needs of risk and safety Software as a Service
SMEs with technology. Second-time (SaaS) and a skilled workforce.
entrepreneur. Previously head of Secret talent: Apart from making safety
BI @ Westwing. simple, Mark can do the Rubik’s cube.
Secret talent: Surfing and cooking.
27PROFILES M – M
Mårten Vading
Mark Sebba
General Partner
Non-Executive Director
Kreos Capital
GP Bullhound
UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Kreos is the leading
independent investment bank serving growth debt provider in Europe & Israel
our clients in the technology sector with 20-year track record of c.500
worldwide. transactions.
Personal bio: Mark Sebba is a Non- Personal bio: Mårten is the Co-founder
Executive Director at GP Bullhound and of Kreos with more than 20 years of
former Chief Executive of The Net-a- experience in growth investments.
Porter Group between 2003 and 2014. Passionate about innovation, creativity
and entrepreneurship. Sports, travel,
music and design/architecture.
Secret talent: Surfing.
Martin Wattin Martin Thomsen
CEO CEO & Founder
Inbox Capital Conferize
Stockholm, Sweden Copenhagen, Denmark
Company bio: Tech investor Company bio: Conferize is an online
in Truecaller, Acast, Barnebys, platform reshaping events, it´s used by
Fishbrain etc.. thousands of event organizers in more
Personal bio: Martin has many years than 120 countries.
of experience from online business as Personal bio: Martin is also a former Co-
an entrepreneur & investor. He holds a Founder of the leading digital publishing
Master of Finance from the University of service Issuu, a Time.com Best Website,
Colorado and is Member of the Board serving billions of pages for 100 million
of Betsson AB, Mostphotos, Barnebys, monthly users.
Rabble, Smart Payments and Clearlii.
Secret talent: Remembering registration
plates on cars.
28PROFILES M – M
Martin Falch Matthew Candy
CEO Global Leader
360Leaders IBM iX
London, UK London, UK
Company bio: 360Leaders is a global Company bio: IBM iX are Renegades
executive search firm delivering Board, and Realists that work at the intersection
C-Suite and VP level assignments to of progressive strategy, creative vision
some of the fastest growing businesses in and transformational technology to
the technology ecosystem. tackle the biggest business challenge:
Personal bio: London-based tomorrow.
headhunter from Norway with a passion Personal bio: Matthew loves helping
for supporting entrepreneurs with a people and teams do their best work.
positive and optimistic attitude to And making change happen - whether
People challenges. that is driving change within IBM (a 107
Secret talent: Used to be a ski jumper year old startup) or helping our clients
and a skateboarder. reinvent their businesses.
Secret talent: Knowing Pi to 50
decimal places!
Michael Hayman Michel Tombroff
Co-founder Chairman
Seven Hills Jooki.rocks
London, UK Belgium
Company bio: Seven Hills create Company bio: Jooki is a smart music
campaigns that help businesses, people player for kids that uses figurines to
and organisations to stand out, grow enable playlists.
faster and make a difference. Personal bio: Michel is the Board
Personal bio: Michael is an Entrepreneur, member at IoT (Thingstream.io), NoSQL
Author & Campaigner for business. Co- (Hackolade.com) and Smart Cities
founded the campaigns firm Seven Hills (cleverciti.com) startups.
& co-authored Mission (Penguin). Secret talent: Loves art, mathematics,
music and philosophy.
29PROFILES M – M
Miguel Kindelán Mike Wardell
Executive Director CEO
GP Bullhound Giacom
Madrid, Spain Hull, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Giacom operates a
independent investment bank serving Cloud Marketplace, a one stop shop for
our clients in the technology sector ITC’s to satisfy their IT requirements.
worldwide. Personal bio: Mike is down to earth
Personal bio: Miguel oversees the firm’s and easy going. Outside of work he has
activities in Spain and Portugal, as well been kept busy by his 3 young children
as in Latin America. Previously, Miguel and when he gets chance, he attempts
was a Director and Head of TMT for to play football.
Iberia at Lazard, where he started his Secret talent: Enjoys cooking and has
career in 1999. a knack of making up meals without a
recipe using whatever ingredients are
available.
Misha Lyalin Monica Kalia
CEO Founder
Zeptolab Neyber
Barcelona, Spain London, UK
Company bio: ZeptoLab is a global Company bio: Neyber is an
gaming company dedicated to the award-winning financial wellbeing
science of fun. It all started back in 2010 provider that helps people to look
with just two people and one monster after their money.
– the cheerful green Om Nom, whose Personal bio: Monica is a highly
biggest passion are candies. accomplished senior executive with over
Personal bio: Misha is the CEO of 20 years’ experience within the financial
ZeptoLab, one of top mobile game services sector. She is also a member of
developers in the world, best known for StepChange’s Board of Trustees.
Cut the Rope series and its star Om Nom. Secret talent: When I was a child
I performed on TV hula-hooping!
30PROFILES N – N
Natalia Nazarova Nick Giles
CEO & Co-founder Co-founder
Jagoona Seven Hills
Munich - Zurich - Berlin London, UK
Company bio: Jagoona helps VCs & Company bio: Campaigning for
companies with scarce online marketing change makers.
resources to scale businesses quickly Personal bio: Nick is co-founder of Seven
with flexible teams. Hills and co-author of Penguin bestseller
Personal bio: Natalia has 15+ years MISSION: How the Best in Business Break
of experience in online marketing, Through. He is chair of the advisory
consulting and business development. board for One Young World 2019.
Ran Marketing for various Rocket Internet Secret talent: Being a taxi driver to
Companies. Author of Facebook case junior footballers.
studies. MBA in ESMT Berlin.
Secret talent: Likes to draw & play piano
to relax.
Niclas Holmberg
Nick Horrocks
Managing Director
Director
Listing Sweden
GP Bullhound
Nasdaq
Manchester, UK
Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Nasdaq is recognized
independent investment bank serving around the globe as a diversified
our clients in the technology sector worldwide financial technology, trading
worldwide. and information services provider to
the capital markets, with more than
Personal bio: Nick has spent nearly 20 3,500 colleagues serving businesses
years in corporate finance principally and investors from over 50 offices in 26
advising private and growth companies. countries across six continents – and in
Before joining GP Bullhound Nick every capital market.
spent 9 years working for Clearwater Personal bio: Niclas is the first Swede
International where he advised a range to study at the University of the West
of clients in fund raising and M&A. Indies. Also the first one to become the
Secret talent: Nick can butcher an National coach for Trinidad&Tobago
entire pig. tabletennis team.
Secret talent: Table tennis & Swedish
junior champion in football.
31We represent companies at every stage of development, as well as venture funds, private equity firms and investment banks. We are a firm of choice in Spain and Portugal for technology, life sciences and other growth enterprises, thanks to our business orientation, innovative solutions, multidisciplinary teams and in-depth understanding of these markets. ga-p.com
PROFILES O – P
Omri Benayoun
Ole Mensching
General Partner
CEO
Partech
CareerTeam
San Francisco, Paris,
Hamburg, Germany
Berlin & Dakar
Company bio: CareerTeam is a Company bio: Partech is a global
headhunting agency focusing on digital investment platform for tech and digital
experts. With a headcount of over 100 companies, led by ex-entrepreneurs and
employees and offices in Hamburg, operators of the industry spread across
Berlin, Zurich, Paris and Amsterdam offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin
CareerTeam helps medium-sized and Dakar.
companies and corporates to built up Personal bio: Omri Benayoun is General
digital teams. Partner of Partech, responsible for
Personal bio: Ole studied economics at the Growth fund. He joined in May
the University of Cologne, with emphasis 2014 and currently sits on the boards
on business psychology and the strategic of Brandwatch, M-Files, EcoVadis,
interaction of markets. He continued this SendinBlue and NA-KD.
course by finishing his Ph.D.. Secret talent: Omri loves chess,
Secret talent: Connecting the right jazz, Bordeaux wine and walking in
people to make great things happen. the mountains.
Oskar Herdland Paul Walsh
Director CEO
GP Bullhound Infinity
Stockholm, Sweden London, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Infinity is a call
independent investment bank serving intelligence company that analyse calls
our clients in the technology sector to help grow revenue and reduce costs.
worldwide. Personal bio: Over the last 20 years
Personal bio: Oskar leads GP Bullhound’s Paul has founded a number of
equity capital market activities. Internet based business in technology,
Previously, he was CEO and Head of marketing and communications. He
Equities at SEB Enskilda in New York. loves to solve commercial problems with
Secret talent: Oskar is a PacMan technical solutions.
champion. Secret talent: Finding bugs in software.
33PROFILES P – P
Paul Manuel Paul Källenius
Co-founder Chairman
Dept Consortio Fashion Group
Amsterdam, Netherlands Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: Dept is a digital agency Company bio: Online fashion
of 750 thinkers and makers. company with the brands Bubbleroom
Personal bio: Paul is a proud and Cellbes.
entrepreneur, loves people and is crazy Personal bio: Paul is an opportunistic
about skiing and sailing. entrepreneur and business angel.
Secret talent: None!
Pedro Claveria Per Roman
CEO Managing Partner
Playtomic GP Bullhound
Spain Madrid, Spain
Company bio: Playtomic is a “SaaS Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
enabled Marketplace” for sport independent investment bank serving
activities. We connect Players with our clients in the technology sector
venues to enable a “super easy” worldwide.
process to book a court and confirm the Personal bio: Per is one of Europe´s
transaction in less than 30secs. best-known technology investment
Personal bio: Pedro is a 31 years old bankers and experts in international
entrepreneur who loves travelling and M&A and capital transactions for
dreams with changing the world for the high-growth businesses.
better. Easy going and positive mindset. Secret talent: Per has lived over two
Secret talent: Pedro is really good years on a sailing boat.
at excel!
34PROFILES P – P
Per Lindtorp Peter Reid
Director CEO
GP Bullhound MSQ Partners
Hong Kong London, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: MSQ is a group of
independent investment bank serving six creative agencies working for
our clients in the technology sector many of the world’s leading and
worldwide. emerging brands.
Personal bio: Per has broad experience Personal bio: Peter Reid - ex-McKinsey
across the technology sector, especially consultant; Founder & CEO of MSQ
in Fintech, Communications software Partners - leading, international
and infrastructure, and Autotech. marcomms group taking on established
Secret talent: Per is a self-taught holding companies. 3 kids under 9;
sous-vide chef. keeps fit by running and cycling.
Secret talent: Was juggling - now
completely out of practice - and 400m
and 800m (3rd in SW of England)!
Philip Boyd Philip Hodari
Managing Partner CEO
Heads! International Pilot Group
London, UK Manchester, UK
Company bio: Heads! International is a Company bio: Pilot Group develops
leading global executive search firm in intelligent tech solutions to help
the Digital and Technology space. businesses optimise performance across
Personal bio: Philip is a Founder a wide range of sectors.
and Managing Partner at Heads! Personal bio: Philip is an advocate
International where he co-leads the of creative thinking,a motivated by
Global Digital and Technology Practice. pioneering concepts & bold new
perspectives on commercial issues.
He enjoys working with ambitious &
talented people!
Secret talent: Connecting people,
creating partnerships.
35PROFILES P – P
Philip Marthinsen Pingis Ingegerd Hadenius
Founder CEO & Chairwoman
House of Radon Löwengrip/NTH/Flattered
Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: House of Radon Company bio: Löwengrip: Swedish
is a creative agency and startup beauty &innovation combined.
accelerator. Nordic Tech House: Digital
Personal bio: Philip is the father of two, accelerator&investment company,
running a creative hub together with his Flattered: premium shoes
three Co-founders for 13 years. In it for Personal bio: Investment banker turned
the pleasure of taking on the thing that journalist and beauty entrepreneur!
shouldn’t be possible, breaking it down Ms Hadenius began her career in a
and getting it done. perfumery at the age of 15, working
with top brands such as Estée Lauder,
Lancôme and Chanel.
Secret talent: Squash + her love for
magniloquent language and words
Pong Yipp
Non-Executive Pontus Lindwall
Chairman CEO
China Pacific Betsson
Capital Limited Stockholm, Sweden
Hong Kong
Company bio: China Pacific Capital Company bio: From a single slot
(CPC) is a VC and private equity arm of machine in 1963 to being listed on
the family office investing in early stage Nasdaq Stockholm and holding gaming
companies. licenses in 11 jurisdictions.
Personal bio: Yipp is Non-Executive Personal bio: Pontus started at
Chairman of China Pacific Capital Cherryföretagen, founded NetEnt.
(CPC), with more than three decades of Betsson and NetEnt split, He became
entrepreneurial and direct investment CEO of Betsson and board member at
experience in the US, UK and Asia. NetEnt. 2011 he became the executive
Chairman at Betsson and now
returned as CEO.
Secret talent: Cooking!
36PROFILES R – R
Ramon Sarda Richard Brennan
Executive Vice President Managing Partner
Pictet Group Heads! International
Geneva, Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: Pictet Group offers Company bio: Heads! International is a
only wealth management, asset leading global executive search firm in
management and related asset the Digital and Technology space.
services. It was founded 1805. Personal bio: Richard is a Founder
Personal bio: Ramon is an Executive and Managing Partner at Heads!
Vice President at Pictet Group. International where he co-leads the
Global Digital and Technology Practice.
Richard Brass
Rob Pierre
Head of Wealth &
CEO
Asset Management UK
Jellyfish
Berenberg
London, UK
London, UK
Company bio: Berenberg is a Company bio: Jellyfish is the
private bank. world’s biggest boutique agency,
Personal bio: Richard Brass is the head delivering perfect digital journeys for
of Wealth and Asset Management UK global brands.
at Berenberg. He is also the founder of Personal bio: Rob is an ambitious
Impact Ventures UK, an award-winning entrepreneur and the CEO of global
collaborative social impact fund digital agency Jellyfish. Armed with a
focused on the UK. passion for all things digital, he is on a
mission to grow Jellyfish into the world’s
biggest boutique agency.
Secret talent: Has a talent for using
analogies! Rob can find one for
any situation.
37PROFILES R – S
Robert Wilde Robert Ahdlin
CEO & Co-founder Partner
Volcanic GP Bullhound
Stockport, UK Stockholm, Sweden
Company bio: Volcanic is a global Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
supplier of recruitment technology independent investment bank serving
in an easy-to-buy software as a our clients in the technology sector
service model. worldwide.
Personal bio: Rob is a technologist Personal bio: Robert Ahldin is a Partner
and innovator with a passion for at GP Bullhound Asset Management,
problem-solving, simplification and advising the GP Bullhound Funds on
insight as a platform for business growth. investments in technology companies.
Secret talent: Bringing order Secret talent: For six years Robert was
through technology. the coach for a girls team that won 20
football cups. He is also a self taught
portrait and nature photographer.
Robin Ramm-Ericson Sara Murray
Co-founder CEO
LeoVegas Mobile Gaming
Group & LeoVentures
Buddi
Malta London, UK
Company bio: LeoVegas Mobile Gaming Company bio: Buddi uses the world’s
Group, Nasdaq Sthlm large-cap. First most advanced technology to monitor
founded in 2012 and becoming a Unicorn the health and whereabouts of people.
in 2017. With our new investment arm
Personal bio: Sara is a serial technology
LeoVentures we are looking for the the
entrepreneur, now in hardware as a
best ideas, people and technologies to
service (HAAS).
grow and flourish in line with our passion
Leading the way into the mobile future. Secret talent: Sara is a helicopter pilot.
Personal bio: Robin is an entrepreneur
and investor with a passion for
technology and its drive of changes
in consumer behaviour. Academic
background from Stockholm School of
Economics and Stanford University.
Secret talent: Free diving 37m - no fins.
38PROFILES S – S
Sean Lee
Sean Duffy
Chief Corporate
MD, Head of TMT
Development Officer
Barclays
Wargaming
London, UK
Nicosia, Cyprus
Company bio: Wargaming delivers Company bio: Corporate Banking for
legendary games. Globally. With Tech & Media clients.
passion. Personal bio: Sean leads the TMT
Personal bio: Sean is a passionate and High Growth Group for Barclays
gamer, who happen to make a living as Corporate Banking.
a strategic investor in the global video Secret talent: Physics and Cycling.
gaming space. All things food related
take up the remainder of personal time,
after family of course.
Secret talent: Certified Korean chef.
Simon Martin
Sebastian Markowsky
Chief Executive
Director
OLIVER and Inside
GP Bullhound
Ideas Group
Berlin, Germany
London, UK
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Oliver and Inside Ideas
independent investment bank serving Group is the only company to focus
our clients in the technology sector exclusively on running in-house agencies
worldwide. for global brands.
Personal bio: Prior to joining GP Personal bio: Simon is the Corporate
Bullhound, Sebastian worked for general manager turned business
Deutsche Banks general M&A founder who loves disruption, change,
practice, where he advised corporate creativity, and action.
clients, financial investors, HNWIs and Secret talent: Improving and changing
entrepreneurs on Corporate Finance business models.
and M&A topics.
Secret talent: Sebastian is the best chess
player he personally knows.
39PROFILES S – S
Simon Nicholls Staffan Truvé
Partner Co-founder
GP Bullhound Recorded Future
London, UK Gothenburg, Sweden
Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Recorded Future
independent investment bank serving provides the most comprehensive
our clients in the technology sector threat intelligence solution in the world
worldwide. by harvesting and analyzing the open,
Personal bio: Simon is an experienced deep and dark web.
corporate finance advisor focused on Personal bio: Staffan has spent the last
high growth business in technology, 25 years in the borderland between
digital media & internet. research and high tech start-ups. He
holds a PhD in computer science from
Chalmers University and an MBA from
Göteborg University.
Secret talent: Cooking!
Staffan Hillberg Staffan Ingeborn
CEO Non-Executive Director
Wood & Hill GP Bullhound
Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
Company bio: Wood & Hill are real Company bio: GP Bullhound is an
estate developers and investors in high independent investment bank serving
tech companies. our clients in the technology sector
Personal bio: In depth practical worldwide
experience with international VC Personal bio: Staffan is Managing
financed companies. Raising, setting Director of InnovationsKapital, an
up and managing VC funds. Buy-outs, independent Nordic early stage venture
Corporate finance, M&A and turn- firm which he founded in 1994. He is also
arounds. Chairman of Ernström & Co, a Swedish
Secret talent: Pretty good at Familly Office.
Ashtanga Yoga.
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