Boris Muller

Chargé d’affaires

Boris joined the Financière Monceau (now Translink CF) team in January 2021.

Before joining the team, he worked at Raphaël Financial Advisory and Capitalmind as M&A Analyst.

Boris holds a Master in Corporate Finance from Audencia Business School.

Jules Rozier

SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER

Jules joined the Translink CF France team in July 2022.

Jules ROZIER began his professional career in 2017 as an M&A Analyst at SANTANDER CIB then as an Associate at ATOUT CAPITAL in charge of operations for private and listed companies. He then joined the SEVENSTONES teams in charge of M&A transactions dedicated to entrepreneurs and family groups.

Jules holds a Masters in Financial Engineering from EM Lyon and a BBA from INSEEC.

Mathéo Gaboreau

Analyst

Mathéo est en train de terminer un double diplôme en Finance Quantitative et Gestion des Risques à l’Ecole Centrale de Lyon et à l’ISFA. Il détient déjà un Master en Finance d’Entreprise de l’Audencia Business School.

Il a acquis une expérience précieuse dans l’industrie financière grâce à des stages chez BNP Paribas et Translink CF, où il a travaillé sur des projets de banque d’investissement et de fusions-acquisitions. Au-delà de ses réalisations académiques et professionnelles, Mathéo est également un combattant habile avec plus de 15 ans d’expérience en compétitions de karaté et de boxe, ainsi qu’un pianiste dévoué depuis plus de 10 ans.

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

Partner

Over the past five years Marc has carried out more than twenty corporate finance transactions on behalf of corporates and investment funds in the ICT* and services sector.

He is IT Services Industry Group Leader at Translink CF.

By the time he was 30 Marc, along with Jacques-Henri Rième and Mathieu Lemesle, had created Financière Monceau CF. This would later become Translink CF France.

Professional background:
Board Member at Translink International
Financiere Monceau CF, Founder
MK Finance, Director
Marc holds an MBA in Corporate Finance and Strategy from Georgia State University, Atlanta (USA) and a Masters in Corporate Finance from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse (France).

Rebecca Zhu

Managing Partner: CPA

Rebecca graduated from Shanghai International Studies University with BA and MA degrees in English Education and Advanced Translation. She received a double major degree in Accounting from the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. Rebecca has extensive overseas project experience and worked for KPMG as an auditor and consultant before joining Trinergy. Rebecca is head of our healthcare industry group and a member of our food and industrials groups.

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.

GEORGE SO

MANAGING DIRECTOR

George graduated from Cornell University with an MBA from New York University. He has over 30 years of banking and investment banking experience obtained from First Interstate Bank, Lloyds Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and China Development Industrial Bank. Before founding Trinergy Finance in 2007 and Trinergy M&A Advisory in 2010, George was General Manager of CDIB’s project finance and overseas investment units, where he managed a $1.5 billion direct investment portfolio, and served on the boards of Japan’s Century Security, Indonesia’s Ciptadana Security, Thailand’s Bangkok First Investment Trust, and CDIB Asset Management Companies at Hong Kong, Korea and the USA. George is the Managing Director at Trinergy.

REBECCA ZHU

MANAGING DIRECTOR CPA

Rebecca graduated from Shanghai International Studies University with BA and MA degrees in English Education and Advanced Translation. She received a double major degree in Accounting from the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. Rebecca has extensive overseas project experience and worked for KPMG as an auditor and consultant before joining Trinergy. Rebecca is head of our healthcare industry group and a member of our food and industrials groups.

JANET SO

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Janet has a BS in journalism from Chengchi University, an MS degree in computer science from CSU and an EMBA from National Taiwan University. Before joining Trinergy in 2011, Janet worked as a systems analyst for IBM, APL, and ARCO in the USA. She has also worked as a PR and marketing manager for Trans Asia Airways in Taiwan, a senior consultant for the Blue Focus and Dream Work PR firms, and a consulting director for McGraw Hill’s Aviation Week in Shanghai. Janet is a Director at Trinergy responsible for business development. She is a member of our logistics, food, and IT groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

SIMON LI

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dr Li holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and master and bachelor’s degrees in Materials Science and Polymer Materials from Tongji University. He has a strong engineering background, from Singapore Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and China’s Neusoft and Pengxin Groups. He also has strong investment and financing experience. He has been responsible for closing more than a dozen domestic and foreign M&A projects with a value of over RMB5bn. Dr Li is the author of « Guidebook for Investment M&A along with the ‘Belt and Road’ Countries ». He is a member of our IT industry group.

ROUHAN LIU

VICE PRESIDENT

Rouhan received his bachelor’s degree from Nankai University and master’s degree from the University of Southern California. Before joining Trinergy, he worked at a CPA firm in Southern California, leading its business valuation department, and was involved in its individual and business tax practices. Rouhan passed all three levels of the CFA exam.

HUSKAR WEI

VICE PRESIDENT

Huskar obtained a double master’s degree in International Business Management from the University of Sydney and the CEMS Global Alliance. He also exchanged at Bocconi Italy, with all ACCA exams passed. Before joining Trinergy, he worked for Coca-Cola in Italy and later joined a leading internet company in China in charge of investment and financing.

HAIRONG WANG

DIRECTOR

Hairong graduated from Sun Yat-sen University with a bachelor’s degree in English and an MS degree in accountancy from Maastricht University. Before Trinergy, she worked at a certified tax firm, responsible for tax consulting over cross-border investment and auditing projects of corporate income tax. She then worked at Thomson Reuters as a financial market data analyst. Hairong is a member of our logistics, industrials, and IT groups.