Mathéo Gaboreau

Analyste

Mathéo a rejoint Translink CF France début 2023 après plusieurs expériences en M&A, notamment au sein des équipes Large Cap de BNP Paribas où il a pu travailler sur des opérations cross-border sur les secteurs de l’agroalimentaire, du retail et de la santé. Il retrouve les équipes de Translink CF France pour lesquelles il avait déjà travaillé en tant que stagiaire, preuve de son attachement à nos valeurs et à notre projet.

Il est également titulaire d’un Master Grande Ecole d’Audencia Business School et d’un double diplôme délivré par l’Ecole Centrale de Lyon.

Sur son temps libre, Mathéo aime passer du bon temps avec ses amis et sa famille, devant un match de rugby ou un Grand Prix de Formule 1. Pratiquant de longue date de nombreux sports de combat, il aime canaliser son énergie à l’aide d’un bon combat de boxe !

Caroline Azoulay

Secrétaire Générale

Après des études de gestion à la Sorbonne, Caroline a repris une société familiale spécialisée dans le commerce de gros de produits hydrauliques au milieu des années 90, avant de cesser son activité début 2023. Aujourd’hui elle apporte toute son énergie à poursuivre la structuration de Translink CF France autour des sujets liés à la gouvernance, aux RH et au marketing avec l’ambition d’apporter toute son expérience. Joueuse redoutable de scrabble, férue de ski et de natation, et grande voyageuse, Caroline parle couramment l’anglais.

Boris Muller

Chargé d’affaires

Après des expériences en M&A en banques d’affaires chez Capitalmind Investec et Raphaël Financial Advisory, Boris a rejoint Translink CF en janvier 2021 comme analyste. Il a été depuis promu chargé d’affaires en janvier 2023 et a pu faire valoir son expertise sur une large variété d’opérations (LBO, cession industrielle et levée de fonds) et de secteurs. Il est diplômé du programme Grande Ecole d’Audencia Business School.

Aficionado de tout type de sport et curieux par nature, Boris aime découvrir sans cesse de nouvelles choses. Grâce à une maîtrise du verbe acérée, il est dans la quête perpétuelle du bon mot à la machine à café ou sur Teams.

Jules Rozier

Chargé d’affaires Senior

Diplômé d’un master en finance de l’EM Lyon Business School, Jules a commencé sa carrière professionnelle en tant qu’Analyste M&A chez SANTANDER CIB puis en tant qu’Associate chez ATOUT CAPITAL et SEVENSTONES en charge de transactions M&A dédiées aux entrepreneurs et groupes familiaux. Son attrait pour les opérations de transmissions et de LBO l’ont naturellement conduit à rejoindre Translink CF en 2022 en tant que Senior Associate. Jules apporte sa bonne humeur et sa joie de vivre afin de conduire au mieux les opérations complexes de nos clients.

Passionné entre autres de vin, de montagnes et de course automobile, Jules est toujours en quête de nouvelles bouteilles à déguster ou d’occasion pour chausser ses skis.

David Mercier

Senior Advisor

David est membre du conseil d’administration et investisseur chez Medelse. Il est également membre du conseil d’administration d’INVIVOX. En tant que fondateur et PDG lui-même,
L’expertise de David dans le domaine de la santé et sa passion pour l’entrepreneuriat sont des atouts inestimables qui profiteront à l’équipe et aux clients.

Lina Ismail

Associée

Lina a réalisé de multiples opérations de haut de bilan dans les secteurs transport-logistique-mobilité et services d’ingénierie, pour le compte d’entreprises de taille moyenne et de multinationales, de sociétés de capital-investissement et d’actionnaires privés et familiaux.

Son parcours professionnel :

Translink Corporate Finance, Associée Belgique
Translink Corporate Finance, Directrice des opérations françaises
Lina est diplômée d’un MBA à l’INSEAD avec une spécialisation en « Business Administration ».

WILL HOLMES

DIRECTOR

Will has over 10 years’ experience in M&A, having advised on a broad range of transactions including owner-managed businesses, large corporates and private equity.

He has extensive experience in providing shareholders and management teams with strategic advice on corporate mergers & acquisitions, business disposals, exit strategies, management buy-outs/buy-ins and raising debt or equity capital.

Will’s sector experience spans a wide range of markets, and he is a member of our Energy & Environment specialist sector group.

Will enjoys spending his free time with his young family around the Yorkshire countryside and has a passion for a range of sporting hobbies including golf, skiing and general fitness.

MATT SCOTT

DIRECTOR

Matt has over 15 years’ of mid-market corporate finance experience across numerous sectors including TMT, Logistics, Manufacturing and Business Services.

He advises owner-managers, corporate and private equity clients, with a particular focus on M&A strategy and execution.

Matt has been described as being a cornerstone in the successful completion of the transaction, always on top of the facts and totally on the ball in constantly changing situations.

He is a member of the ICAEW and holds a MA in Finance.

JOHN LONGSTAFF

DIRECTOR

John has worked in the corporate finance industry for over 20 years including in M&A at a top six firm, as an investment professional at a private equity house and now at Translink Corporate Finance.

He enjoys advising a wide variety of business owners, management teams and financial institutions on a range of corporate transactions and strategies. Since joining Translink Corporate Finance John has been responsible for the successful delivery of several domestic and cross-border disposals and fund raisings including for a building products business which enabled transformational growth.

John spends his downtime either walking his dog Doris with his family, or road cycling in the peak district.

TIM BRIND

DIRECTOR

Tim is an experienced deal maker, having enjoyed working with privately owned businesses for over 15 years.

His experience cuts across a wide range of industry sectors, advising clients on disposals to strategic acquirers and financial investors, providing advice on raising funds for growth or acquisitions and advising management teams through private-equity-backed MBOs.

Tim enjoys an active social life, maintaining his passion for golf and playing off a +1 handicap and regularly competing in Sheffield and Yorkshire teams as well as some national events when time permits!

DECLAN SAVAGE

DIRECTOR

Declan has over eight years’ experience of providing corporate finance advice to owner managers and ambitious management teams. In recent years he has advised on a number of company sales, corporate acquisitions and MBOs for clients across a range of sectors including automotive, TMT, industrial and healthcare.

In 2019 he was named Emerging Dealmaker of the Year at the Insider Sheffield City Region Dealmakers Awards.

JAMIE HOPE

PARTNER

Jamie is a partner at Provantage CF and has over 25 years of experience in the corporate finance world, gained at some of the most successful global corporate finance practices including Catalyst Corporate Finance/Alantra and GCA Altium/Houlihan Lokey.

He has worked with a wide range of business types – from owner managers to private equity backed businesses through to large corporates – always focused on delivering an outstanding outcome for the client. He is part of the TMT team with a particular focus on software, IT Services and tech-enabled services – completing multiple transactions in this space over the last 10 years.

Marc Irisson

Associé

Au cours des cinq dernières années, Marc a réalisé plus d’une vingtaine d’opérations de haut de bilan pour le compte d’industriels et de fonds d’investissement dans le secteur des TMT et des services.

Il est responsable de l’expertise ICT de Translink CF au niveau mondial.

Avant ses 30 ans, Marc crée, avec Jacques-Henri Rième et Mathieu Lemesle, Financière Monceau CF, devenue par la suite Translink CF France.

Son parcours professionnel :
Membre du board des directeurs de Translink International
Financière Monceau CF, Fondateur
MK Finance, Directeur
Marc est titulaire d’un MBA en Finance d’entreprise et stratégie de Georgia Sate University, Atlanta (États-Unis) et d’un Master en Finance d’entreprise de l’École Supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse (France).

DERICK STRYDOM

ADVISOR

Mal is an experienced CEO having led businesses such as Maytag, Strongform and Camfil. Previously Mal held senior roles with 3M, Southcorp Appliances and Southcorp Wines.
Mal’s business experience includes both corporate and private equity spanning a broad range of industries including industrial products, consumer appliances, wine, retail and import distribution.
Mal was the founding CEO of Strongform and partnered with ANZ Private Equity to complete several acquisitions.
Mal has a strong track record of growing businesses organically and through acquisition having completed numerous acquisitions throughout his career. Mal has a Dip. Accounting, a Dip. Marketing and an MBA.

MAURITS HESSELING

Managing Partner

Translink Benelux

www.translinkcf.nl

With broad experience in M&A, Maurits’s career has seen him practice Dutch Corporate Recovery & Insolvency law at a top-five law firm. Furthermore, he has been involved in advising company owners and boards of directors on a wide range of Dutch and Flemish cross-border M&A deals, such as disposals, acquisitions, and buy-outs. He is a non-executive director of several private companies and foundations. Maurits studied at the University of Amsterdam, with a degree in Business Law and Business Administration. He is a member of our M&A Logistics group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Antoine Moser

PARTNER

Antoine Moser has more than 25 years of experience in corporate development and mergers & acquisitions (M&A). He studied at the University of Delft and complemented his education with an MBA of IMD in Lausanne. In his role after that as business developer and M&A dealmaker within various large international corporates he has built up hands-on experience in managing many cross-border M&A projects in various industry sectors such as Chemistry, ICT, BP Outsourcing and TIC (testing, inspection and certification).

With his technology background and several high-tech start-up experiences Antoine specifically has a great affinity with technology driven sectors allowing him to efficiently generate as a “rainmaker” relevant deals from the buying, selling or financing side. He is a member of our IT and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Maarten De Boer

PARTNER

Maarten has worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions area for over 15 years and assisted corporates with a large number of (international) transactions. Maarten holds degrees in Finance & Business Administration and has a broad experience in all aspects of Financial Management and Merger & Acquisitions. Before joining Translink he was Executive Vice President and board member at Barentz and (amongst others) led the M&A activity of this Group. For which he managed multiple M&A deals accros the globe.

Apart from his financial skills he brings fast experience in the Life science industry (Food / Pharma / Personal Care and Animal Nutrition). Maarten is a member of our food and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Dick Kroot

PARTNER

Dick has a lot of experience as an entrepreneur and executive. He achieved his business studies and MBA degree from Nyenrode Business University and has been active as a CEO and in commercial and general management positions within several firms. His specialties are negotiations, creating self-steering teams, revenue & profit growth and team development primarily for the agriculture, food, feed, additives and trading industry. He also has a strong practical experience in mergers and acquisitions. Dick has participated in various deals within the food sector and is member of our food industry group.

Jamy Lunel

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Jamy has a master degree in tax and accountancy and over 18 years’ of work experience. He started his career at the audit firm Kompaan Accountants. Later he moved on to BGH Accountants & Tax advisors and then joined Kanters as controller in the construction and building industry. After that he became CFO at Flowfirm in the F&B industry.

During that period Jamy has been managing due diligences and started working with Translink on several M&A projects. He also is a non executive member at several real estate companies.
He is mainly involved with due diligence analysis, attracting risk-bearing capital and the valuation of companies for the benefit of acquisitions and sales mandates.

Michiel Buijs

CONSULTANT

Michiel Buijs studied Business Economics at Tilburg University. He started his career at Witlox van den Boomen Corporate Finance and joined Translink as an analyst in 2016. He is mainly involved with market and business analysis, approaching potential buyers and sellers, attracting risk-bearing capital, restructuring balance sheets and the valuation of companies for the benefit of acquisitions and sale mandates.

Thomas Hesseling

ANALYST

Thomas studied at SME Business School and is active as an Analyst with Translink Benelux where he is mainly involved with market and business analysis.