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Markus Otto

I am responsible for the industrial and chemical sector for the German-speaking region and, as one of the founding partners, I am responsible for generating M&A mandates between Europe, the US, and Asia. Family businesses, corporations and private equity companies are my regular clients, for whom we as a team use our experience and (sub-sector) knowledge to identify customised and best possible solutions. My administrative responsibilities include HR and organisation in Frankfurt and Munich. Before joining Clearwater Germany as a founding member, I worked for Arthur Andersen in auditing and transaction services, where my professional career began in 1996. In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors and I am a passionate horse rider, share this hobby with my daughter and, in addition, I get my strength and balance for the week from walks with our Great Dane.

Michael Reeves

I am a founder of the Clearwater business and have been involved in M&A for over 35 years. I started in the industry straight from school, qualified as an accountant, and moved to Australia where I gained what felt like 20 years of experience in 5 years (in a good way!) in both M&A and restructuring work. We established Clearwater in 2003 and it's been a privilege to work with an amazing group of people to build the business to where we are today. I’m as excited about the business today as I was 20 years ago.

Laurent Camilli

As a founding Partner of Clearwater France, I lead the international real estate team and the healthcare sector in France. Since the inception of the company I have completed over 80 transactions with clients who return to us time and time again, and not only rely on Clearwater for sound M&A advice, but trust us to take care of all their corporate issues. In line with the values of Clearwater, I’m very considerate of the needs of my clients, their targets and their environment in order to find solutions which exceed their expectations. I started my career at Vivendi (formerly Generale des Eaux) before setting up an advisory company (Auxiliaire de Finance) where I advised anglo-saxon funds in acquisitions of non-performing loan portfolios. I went on to join Close Brothers and developed the company as a MD and CEO. In 10 years, Close Brothers became a major player in the mid-market M&A segment with strong exposure in leisure, healthcare and real estate.

Francesco Perrini

I am a founding partner of the Italian team, with over thirty years of experience in M&A, corporate finance, and business valuation. Throughout my career, I have contributed to the success of both listed and unlisted companies, operating in sectors such as consumer goods, healthcare, and energy. I hold key roles such as extraordinary commissioner and adviser in various groups. Additionally, I am a professor at Bocconi University and the Associate Dean for Sustainability at SDA Bocconi School of Management.

Marco Morfino

With a degree in Industrial Technology Engineering and a career in management consulting starting at Jmac, I honed my sector skills at Arthur D Little. My specialisation in Supply Chain and Operations prepared me for successful managerial and entrepreneurial roles, especially in the dynamic TMT sector. This journey led me to oversee significant international operations, contributing to the progress and transformation of the industrial landscape. I teach IT for Company Networks at SUPSI within the Bachelor's degree program in Management Engineering. In September 2022, I joined the Clearwater team.

Emmanuel Xerri

I founded the Clearwater team in Marseilles over 20 years ago. The Mediterranean region has many up-and-coming businesses which we are ideally placed to advise given our close proximity. I started my career in the corporate finance department of PwC and then joined EY. Following this I co-developed the activities of Edmond de Rothschild in Marseille for five years. Over the years, I have supported small and medium-sized companies that have sometimes become large corporations. The diversity of the transactions I have advised on makes me a generalist, or rather a multi-specialist across various sectors including business services, healthcare, industrials, specialised distribution, and TMT. More recently, I advised on the various build-up operations as well as the primary and secondary LBOs of the Cogepart Group, the French leader in last mile delivery. I also advised Hôpital Privée La Casamance on the merger with the Almaviva group and the entry of FrenchFood Capital into Markal, a major player in the organic food sector. Today, Clearwater International is ideally positioned to accompany clients through the increasingly rapid changes in the market, remaining adaptable and utilising our sector specialists in both our French and international teams to meet client goals.

Christopher Jones

I have spent the last 20 years of my career as a mid-market M&A adviser focused on the consumer sector. I started my career at EY, following which I spent nearly two decades at Arrowpoint/Rothschild, GCA Altium, and Houlihan Lokey. I lead Clearwater’s London team, and also the Consumer sector team across the UK and Europe. Within consumer, my focus is on travel and leisure as well as digital consumer and e-commerce.

Andrea Pagliara

I spent my entire career within M&A. I started working for a smaller M&A boutique, part of an investment holding group, back in 2004 and I am currently Managing Partner at Clearwater having led the creation, in 2017, of the business in Italy with my partners.

John Sheridan

I am the Managing Partner of Clearwater International’s Irish business. As founders of this business, John Curtin and I joined up with Clearwater in October 2015 having traded as a boutique brand known as Core Corporate Finance over the previous year. Prior to this, I was Managing Director at Key Capital Corporate Finance in Dublin, where I worked for eight years. I have 21 years’ experience as a corporate finance professional having originally qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in 1997. At Clearwater, I lead our food & beverage team internationally. Our team in Ireland covers all sectors with a particular focus on food & beverage, TMT, industrials & chemicals and business services. The deals I am most proud of are the sale of IT services business, Version1, where we advised the shareholders on the company’s sale to private equity firm, Volpi Capital in a €90m MBO, followed recently by the sale of telecommunications engineering business, KN Group to French-based Circet. Since joining Clearwater, I try to lead by example and inspire our team to drive for excellence and high performance in everything we do. The strong results-oriented and personalised culture of our firm helps both retain and attract great talent. I enjoy working with highly ambitious entrepreneurs who are looking to develop their business internationally and use my experience gained over the past 21 years in navigating the optimal M&A process to help achieve their goals. I have completed eleven transactions over the past three years at Clearwater with a combined deal value of c. €1bn.

Marcus Archer

I have been a partner of Clearwater since 2008, and during that time have built a business services sector team, developed our sponsor coverage programme, substantially grown our London team and sat on the UK Board (as well as advising many clients on successful fundraises, exits or acquisitions!). I am still a keen tennis player, rapidly learning how to play padel, an average golfer and love any time I can spend scuba diving or on the ski slopes.

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