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Clearwater advises the management team at Rosemont Pharmaceuticals on its MBO with Inflexion

Agatha Tufnell

I joined Clearwater in January 2024, as a PA based in the London office. My role is to provide support to the International COO, Partners, and team members within the consumer team. Prior to this, I was at an international fine jewellery business based in West London, providing support to the Director. Overall, I have over three years of experience as a Private PA, working for a range of high-net-worth individuals. I am pleased to be part of the Clearwater team, taking on the new challenge of working in a corporate environment.

Afonso Barbosa

I joined Clearwater in September 2023 looking to merge my analytical skills with my deep interest in finance and I am currently an Analyst. I hold Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering and a Master's in Management from IE Business School, which together with my previous experience in the healthcare and TMT sectors complement my diverse background. I am particularly drawn to M&A as it provides deep understanding into different business models and stakeholder perspectives across various industries.

Daniel Kringelbach

I'm doing my master's in Finance & International Business, and I engage a lot in my studies. From roles at Aarhus Symposium, International Case Team, to my grad program, I've gotten into M&A and Corporate Finance, which led me to Clearwater in November 2023. I'm ambitious and hardworking, giving my all – whether at work or on the soccer field.

Fabienne Hohmann

I have been with Clearwater since 2011 and am responsible for a wide range of exciting tasks - from internal communications and local as well as international marketing activities to compliance, monitoring, budget planning and the coordination of other strategic projects. I have a central role in the German team and also work closely with the international marketing team. Thanks to my wide range of responsibilities, no two days are ever the same, and the close cooperation with my colleagues means that I am always close to the day-to-day business. It's great to be part of such a committed and close team and to be able to contribute to the company's success. I find balance in my working day with my regular workouts in the dance studio or by reading a good novel.

Clearwater promotes Finn O'Driscoll

Pierre-Henri Avalle

I joined Clearwater in 2016. Later on, after two and a half years in the mid-cap team, I spent 2 years in Singapore where I worked in a local M&A team covering the Asia-Pacific region. At the end of this enriching experience, I returned to the Clearwater team in Paris, happy to be back in a human-sized team of dynamic professionals, with a reputation for meeting clients’ goals and expectations. During these years, I was able to complete numerous transactions with both strategics and investment funds in Europe and Asia – in the healthcare and real estate sectors on the one hand, and in the leisure and new technology sectors on the other. I am a graduate of EDHEC Business School where I obtained a double degree Master in Management as well as Master of Science in Corporate Finance & Banking. Thanks to its international exposure and its agility Clearwater International allows me to build an international career in finance.

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.