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Hemavli Bali

I joined Clearwater in December 2018 to lead M&A advisory within healthcare and life sciences technology and specialist services - including life science commercialisation services, e-clinical solutions, healthcare IT, software and IP driven consultancies. My 21 year career has traversed investment banks, Big Four firms and M&A boutiques and I joined Clearwater for its truly international team, passion for high quality client service, culture and dynamism. I have spent 16 years in M&A advisory, in the UK and the US, and advised on over 40 transactions across the sell- side, buy-side, owner-managed businesses, large corporates, private equity and public to private transactions. I have also provided extensive Board level advice both pre- and post-deal processes. The healthcare and life science industry, and its increasing technology enablement, has been my main focus throughout. Deals I have advised on include the sales of Age UK’s telecare business to Axa PPP Healthcare, Medaxial to Covance, Abacus International to Decision Resources Group and Synergy to DDB, Omnicom. I have previously held roles at Deloitte, Results International, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada and Ernst & Young. I am a Chartered Accountant and hold a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Thomas Hickey

I joined Clearwater’s M&A team in 2018 as a Graduate. Since then, I have been lucky enough to work with many inspiring founders and excellent businesses. Focusing on both company sales to trade acquirers and private equity investments, it’s a privilege to support management teams with such momentous events.

Ajay Shah

I have worked in Deal Origination since 2017 and lead Clearwater’s origination efforts across Healthcare and Industrials & Chemicals. I enjoy building relationships with successful entrepreneurs and management teams, hearing their growth stories and understanding what they want to achieve. Since joining Clearwater in 2021, I have originated several deals including Aspire Technology’s investment from LDC and Road Traffic Solutions’ sale to Equistone-backed BUKO.

Richard Corrie

I joined Clearwater in 2017, and I am an Associate Director within our Industrials & Chemicals team. My role is to understand the evolving market dynamics within the industrial sector. This includes staying up to date with M&A activity, having insight into valuation drivers, and building relationships with leading corporate acquirers. During my time at Clearwater, I have had the opportunity to work on a number of highly successful transactions, supporting businesses across a range of sub-sectors. I enjoy working with high-quality businesses and helping to deliver positive outcomes during the sales process.

Luca Jaax

Since 2023, I have been employed at Clearwater, primarily supporting our M&A team in the Industrial & Chemicals sector. During my bachelor's studies, I worked in FX Sales & Trading at Erste Group AG, where I gained initial experience in banking. After that, I completed various internships and student positions in Financial Advisory, Private Equity, and M&A. I have a Master's degree in Finance from the Frankfurt School of Finance and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Vienna. Even today, I still enjoy spending time in Vienna in my free time, cooking together with friends or riding my motorbike.

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Joel Ejdesjö

I started at Clearwater in 2022 after graduating from the Stockholm School of Economics. Since joining the firm, I have had the privilege to work on numerous deals across multiple sectors, such as Industrials, Business Services and TMT. A selection of transactions that I have been involved in includes the fast-growing IT consultancy Agreat sold to Broviken and the sale of the school administration SaaS platform Vklass to Visma. Before joining Clearwater and in parallel to my studies I gained valuable experience from several different internships, within Private Equity, Corporate Finance and Debt Advisory, at Orlando Capital, SEB Corporate Finance, Infranode and Teal Capital, where I was involved with investments and transactions across a variety of sub-sectors. I hold a BSc in Business and Economics and an MSc in Finance, both from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Joris Heerkens

I am a Partner of the Clearwater Amsterdam office after founding the Dutch business in 2001; I have over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance. During this time I have supervised a large number of transactions in numerous sectors, both extremely competitive sales processes for private equity, as well as delicate one-to-one processes. I particularly enjoy working for private companies (owner-managers) and assisting management teams in buyouts. At Clearwater, every project provides the challenge of finding the best possible approach. When a business is sold, the focus is often on realising the highest possible proceeds. But a good future for the company and the employees is often equally important. I get more excited when solving this puzzle is difficult, because the market has developed negatively, the intended buyer is the most important customer or supplier, or the company has had disappointing results for a few years.