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Clearwater advises the shareholders of SurTec International on the sale to Freudenberg Chemical

Clearwater advises on the sale of International Administration Group to Oak Group

Richard O'Donnell

I have been a specialist in the M&A consumer and leisure sector for 20 years and I am a Partner at Clearwater. I cut my teeth at UBS Investment Bank, as part of the team advising on large and often £1bn or above transactions across Europe. I then moved to the mid-market and have spent the last 15 years working with some of the most exciting brands in the sector, including Fever-Tree, LEON Restaurants, Fox International, LeMieux, and Goals Soccer Centres. I’ve advised on sales, acquisitions, and take-private transactions in the sector.

Dierk Rottmann

In my role as Co-Head of our Debt Advisory activities in the DACH region, together with my partner Dr. Heinrich Kerstien, I am responsible for advising medium-sized companies on all corporate finance issues. We are proud that leading international companies such as Trumpf, ZEISS, Symrise, Wieland, Infraserv, and enercity as well as many others have trusted us for many years and repeatedly rely on our experience and the added value of our advisory expertise. Furthermore, as International Head of Energy & Utilities, I have been advising companies from the energy industry on all M&A and financing issues for many years. In 2000, I co-founded the corporate finance consultancy @VISORY partners, which merged with Clearwater in early 2016. Previously I worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Rothschild. I have an eye for design and detail and am an enthusiastic fan of turf sports - whether passively at Mainz05 or actively on the golf course.

Nicola Farrington

As Financial Controller, I am responsible for information sharing and reporting overall financial performance of the international business. I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007 and spent 6 years at JTI in Manchester and Geneva, holding a variety of roles in consolidation, governance, reporting and FP&A. I then worked as a Financial Controller at SPX and Clarity Business Travel respectively, before contracting at Internet Fusion Group in 2021. I am delighted to have joined Clearwater International in March 2022 during an exciting period of growth for the business.

Dr. Heinrich Kerstien

Together with my partner and colleague Dierk Rottmann, I co-head the debt advisory business in the German-speaking region. We advise medium-sized companies and groups on a variety of financing issues and accompany them throughout the transaction process. In addition, I am co-responsible for our private equity activities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. We maintain very close, trusting and long-standing relationships with private equity firms. Before joining Clearwater, I was co-head of the European debt advisory business at Rothschild and held various senior positions in the leveraged finance team at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and London. I play drums, am a fan of contemporary art and fine dining and enjoy travelling - be it on the motorbike through Central America or to the Austrian mountains for cold training.

Timo Lehmann

I started working in the Swiss mid-market M&A advisory business in 2020 and I am currently Manager at Clearwater Switzerland. My previous experience includes internships at Lincoln International and Waterland Private Equity and a part-time position in the Venture Capital division of TX Group. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen.

Ralf Hermann

I have dedicated my entire professional career to successful corporate finance projects: M&A on the one hand, and sales of complex commercial property on the other. I have also managed various major corporate restructurings. My projects focus on the property and ancillary construction sectors, the transport and logistics sector, the food sector and industrial companies. As a partner at Clearwater Switzerland, I work on mandates for family-owned companies and listed mid-caps - always with the aim of achieving enthusiastic client feedback. During my professional career, I co-founded the Corporate Finance and M&A division of the Helbling Group, Switzerland's largest independent engineering and management consultancy. Subsequently, I co-founded Zetra International AG, a corporate finance boutique, which over time developed into one of the leading medium-sized M&A firms in Switzerland, with particular strength in complex transactions. I completed my university education at the University of St. Gallen with a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting, followed by a doctorate in Business Administration. I am a hard worker and value deep and often international friendships.

Clearwater advises the shareholders of Holding New Aire Group (Campings Grand Sud) on the sale of their stake to SIBLU Group

Clearwater France advises Bridgepoint, the Management and the practitioners on the disposal of the C2S Group to Eurazeo Patrimoine