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Clearwater advises Climbing District on its €10m fundraising to accelerate development in France and Europe

Adviser to Climbing District on its €10m fundraising

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

Clearwater outperforms in 2023 and expects improving conditions and growth in 2024

Clearwater advises Symrise on €300m bond placement

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Clearwater advises Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei on acquisition of Cavas Hill

Clearwater promotes Finn O'Driscoll

Michael Quinlivan

I joined Clearwater International in 2021 as a Senior Associate in the Dublin Office. Prior to joining Clearwater, I was a Manager in PwC Dublin’s Transaction Services Deals Advisory team where I worked on a broad range of transactions covering Europe and the US, with an aggregate value of over €2bn. I am a Chartered Accountant having trained within the Asset and Wealth Management Division in PwC and hold a Master Degree in Business Information Systems. I am also a qualified Primary School Teacher.

Afonso Lima

I am a deal leader at Clearwater International based in Porto, with 10 years’ experience working in corporate finance in a broad range of sectors. During this time I’ve been advising shareholders, management teams and institutional investors, completing remarkable sales, buy-outs, fundraises and strategic investments, among other transactions. I joined the firm in 2008 as an M&A analyst, and since then, I have seen the Portuguese office grow from a local M&A boutique to a truly integrated international company, that offers its clients combined global sector expertise and local knowledge, in handcrafted advisory services. Before Clearwater, I studied Economics at the Faculdade de Economia – Universidade do Porto (2008) and later, I completed a MSc in Management for the Creative Industries (2013) from Faculty of Economics and Management and School of Arts – Catholic University of Portugal. I also have experience in Not-for-Profit organisations, in educational and cultural sectors. With Clearwater I’ve had the opportunity to evolve from an Analyst to an Associate Director, leading projects from a sourcing stage to completion, by doing what really drives me in this industry: contributing positively towards business growth, creating value for entrepreneurs, and designing and delivering unique investment and development opportunities.