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Paul Jones

A founder Partner of Clearwater in the UK with 30 years of experience in deal-making. I specialise in advising companies operating across a variety of end markets in the Industrial Technology & Services sector including Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial ICT, A&D, and Critical Infrastructure.

Erik Appelgren

I joined Clearwater International in 2023 from Carnegie Investment Bank as Partner, responsible for Western Sweden. I bring extensive experience from public/private M&A and capital market transactions, having spent around 13 years in Nordic investment banking. Since I started in investment banking, I have worked across various sub-sectors within tech, healthcare, business services, consumer, and industrials, where I have gained valuable insights and relationships, that I can bring forward for new clients. A selection of transactions from the past five to six years includes the sale of Progrits to Axcel, the public offer for Cary Group by CVC and Nordic Capital, the sale of Livio to KKR-backed GeneraLife, the sale of Euroflorist to an investor consortium, the IPO of Byggfakta Group by Stirling Square and TA Associates, adviser to the board of Klövern in the public offer by Corem, MTG rights issue, the IPO of Nordic Paper, the sale of Aviator Group to Avia Solutions Group, the capital raises for Lendify, the set-off issue in Karolinska Development, the acquisition of Cambio by Investcorp, the public offer for Stendörren by EQT, the sale of Borgstena Group to DUAL, the Beijer Electronics Group rights issue, the acquisition of Docu Nordic by Stirling Square, and more. I will leverage my broad experience and perspectives to provide tailored and high-value-add advisory to Clearwater's clients, assisting them in reaching their ideal future end game, with a particular focus on sell-side advisory for entrepreneurs and family-owned companies. Every situation is unique, and I will strive to provide advice that results in the optimal mix for each specific client in terms of valuation, transaction structure, confidentiality, deal certainty, and job security for employees. I will make sure that we find the buyer/partner with the highest potential for enabling long-term value creation across internationalisation, M&A, product/service extension, digitalisation, sustainability, sales efficiency, purchasing, and recruitment. I hold BSc/MSc degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management, with a specialisation in Management and Economics of Innovation, from Chalmers University of Technology, and BSc/MSc degrees in Economics, with a specialisation in Finance from the School of Business, Economics, and Law at Gothenburg University.

Clearwater advises WHP Telecoms on the acquisition of Sitec Infrastructure Services

Tech & Tech Services

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Zack Goddard

Having previously spent four years at PwC, I joined the Clearwater M&A team in Manchester in 2017. I am currently a Director within the Industrials team and lead our UK efforts within the Infrastructure Services market covering specialist Utility, Renewable, Highway, Rail and Telecom services as well as Equipment as a Service. My recent notable transactions include the sale of OCU Group to Triton, the sale of Road Traffic Solutions to Equistone backed BUKO and the sale of WJ Group to THI.

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

Healthcare

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Alasdair Bird

I joined Clearwater’s Sponsor Coverage team in 2021 to help build and manage our long-term commercial relationships with the global private equity community. I cover all our core sectors nationally and have developed a thorough understanding of the M&A market landscape to generate a unique flow of proprietary ideas for our PE clients. Understanding their investment criteria, current thematic focus and portfolio company needs is critical to ensuring they see the right ideas for future deals. Prior to joining Clearwater, I was a Client Associate in the expert network Third Bridge’s European Research Team and I am also a MA History Graduate from the University of St Andrews. I enjoy playing sports outside of work such as hockey and golf.

Food & Beverage

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