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Clearwater advises Miura Private Equity on the acquisition of Cutting's

Clearwater wins UK Corporate Finance House of the Year at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards 2024

Michele Castiglioni

Upon graduating with a Master's degree in Economics and Management at the Bocconi University of Milan, enriched by international experiences in primary universities in Europe and the US, I started my professional career in corporate finance. Following about five years of experience each at Mittel Corporate Finance and EY Italy where I held several roles as a corporate finance consultant with a specific focus on debt advisory, I joined the Clearwater team in 2019 to lead the Italian Debt Advisory team. Currently, with the role of Head of Debt Advisory Italy, I advise our clients – primarily private equity funds, corporates, and entrepreneurs - in structured finance and leverage finance transactions.

Clearwater advises J. Hirsch & Co. on structuring of an acquisition financing

Gareth Iley

I have worked in mergers and acquisitions since I qualified as an accountant. I was a founding employee of Clearwater in 2003, after I had spent time in both transaction due diligence and advising businesses on floating on the UK stock market. Since we formed Clearwater, I have focussed on advising businesses on selling to international trade buyers or private equity funds, especially within the consumer sector. In 2022, I joined the UK board and took responsibility for all aspects of the operations of the UK business.

Timo Lehmann

I started working in the Swiss mid-market M&A advisory business in 2020 and I am currently Manager at Clearwater Switzerland. My previous experience includes internships at Lincoln International and Waterland Private Equity and a part-time position in the Venture Capital division of TX Group. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen.

Clearwater strengthens its foothold in Denmark with the addition of a new Partner

Joe Dyke

I have spent the last 20 years working with owner-managed businesses and private equity clients, predominantly on fundraising projects for growth and shareholder value realisation. I am comfortable advising across the whole capital structure and passionate about helping growing businesses succeed. I joined Clearwater in 2016 and before that worked for various organisations including RBS, Grant Thornton, Legal & General, and WH Smith Group.

Tanja Ruess

I joined Clearwater’s Debt Advisory team in May 2023. In my current role, I advise medium-sized companies on financing processes and on how to optimise their capital structure. Prior to this, I spent five years in UniCredit’s investment banking division. First, in their Capital Structure Advisory team and later, in Corporate Structured Finance. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, as well as an MBA degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. As part of my MBA, I completed several modules abroad including New York and Dubai. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time in the mountains or on the tennis court.

William Poirson

I joined Clearwater in November 2021 as an Associate. With eight years’ experience in the banking industry at LCL, I started my career in Credit Committee, moving to the Coverage and Leveraged Finance teams. During my last experience, I worked on mid cap transactions for several private equity funds. I decided to join Clearwater for its solid reputation on the small and mid cap transaction market, its strong ambitions on the debt advisory practice, its entrepreneurial mindset and its human-sized team. In a dynamic and competitive transactions environment, the ability to offer different financing structures with firm commitment under challenging timings is becoming more and more important for our clients, and therefore justifies the growing relevance of a debt adviser. I graduated from Grenoble Ecole de Management with a Master’s degree.