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Clearwater advises Palatine on its investment in Skills Alliance

Guillaume Fenni

I joined Clearwater in 2016 after working for Oddo Corporate Finance and for Crédit Agricole CIB in China. I have been involved in transactions across several sectors including: healthcare, with the disposal of C2S Group to the PE fund Eurazeo Patrimoine; real estate, with the acquisition of a portfolio of real-estate assets from ANF Immobilier; and business services, with the disposal of Crèches de France to Sodexo Group. I find the opportunity at Clearwater to help clients on various complex transactions, and working with a structured team of professionals, particularly rewarding and stimulating. I graduated from ESSEC Business School with the Advanced Master’s degree in Financial Techniques and a major in corporate finance.

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

Pablo López-Quiles

I joined Clearwater International in June 2023, as an Analyst in the M&A team. Prior to this, I worked in investment banking at Óptima Corporate, Grant Thornton, V4 Financial Partners, and BBVA, advising investment funds and companies on M&A transactions. I also have a degree in Business Administration and Law from CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros), and a Master's in M&A and Financial Models from Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (IEB).

Clearwater advises Groupe Panhard on the signing of a partnership with Amundi Immobilier, dedicated to core logistics

Antoine de Bardies

I joined Clearwater in August 2021 in Paris as Director, having worked for Oaklins for seven years on several M&A, fundraising and financing transactions. I started my career in Corporate Restructuring at EY. Through these various experiences, I have had the opportunity to support clients from several industries such as business support services, consumer goods, catering, TMT and real estate services on a variety of specific needs. I was eager to join Clearwater because of its team spirit, strong commitment to clients, quality of the team, and its international environment. I graduated from the Paris-Dauphine University with a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering.

Sander de Goeijen

I joined Clearwater as an M&A Analyst in the autumn of 2022. Prior to this, I spent just over three years at Schuiteman M&A - Corporate Finance, where I worked on transactions in the mid-market. I obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialisation in finance and financial management at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. After obtaining my bachelor's degree, I completed an internship related to M&A. Following this internship, I completed the master's Duisenberg Honours Programme Corporate Finance, also at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Onno de Groot

I joined Clearwater in 2023 as Partner, bringing over 16 years of corporate finance and M&A experience, as well as a wide network and strong sector knowledge in the fields of consumer, retail, food, agriculture, and industrials, to further enhance Clearwater’s advisory proposition. During my career, I have advised clients on a broad range of transactions, including buy and sell-side assignments, corporate carve-outs and leveraged buy-outs, both domestic and cross-border, along with equity and debt capital raises. To date, I have completed over 50 M&A transactions with a combined deal value exceeding €5bn. My core focus is to spearhead Clearwater’s coverage in the Netherlands within the consumer, food & beverage and industrials sectors, while being actively involved in the firm’s private equity coverage. Prior to Clearwater, I was Director at PwC Corporate Finance, where I led the Consumer & Retail corporate finance team in the Netherlands.

Frédéric de Boer

As a partner at Clearwater Switzerland, my focus is on family-owned companies and listed mid-caps. I spent almost my entire career in corporate finance and M&A. I co-founded the corporate finance and M&A division of the Helbling Group, Switzerland’s largest independent engineering and business consulting firm. Then I co-founded Zetra, a leading mid-market M&A firm in Switzerland. I was also for many years the co-chairman of Global M&A Partners, a global partnership of independent corporate finance advisory firms. I completed my university education at the HSG, University of St. Gallen, with a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting and have an MBA from INSEAD. I am a long-distance swimmer with a passion for Africa.

Hedima acquires 60% of Gestión del Conocimiento (GEC) and agrees to acquire 40% in 2014