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# Victanis
Victanis is a pan-European commercial advisory firm who support corporate clients and financial investors with their growth strategy and international development mainly based on M&A transactions.
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## Our vision
To be recognised as a key European provider of growth strategy consulting for the development and execution of organic and inorganic development across major European economies. To be identified as specialist advisors in our sectors of expertise.
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## Our Mission
To provide you with realistic and executable recommendations to help you make the best decisions for the successful growth of your business and its international expansion in Europe.
- Victanis is a pan-European commercial advisory firm who support corporate clients and financial investors with their growth strategy and international development .
- Victanis’ core expertise lies in the ability to support our clients in understanding, analysing and executing commercial and investment strategies in specific markets. We advise, support and accompany international companies and investors in their market strategy, business development, M&A execution and overall expansion in Europe and the wider world.
- Our team of senior consultants has developed in-depth country knowledge as well as expertise of key industry sectors including TICC Services, Engineering & Manufacturing, IT Services & Software, Aerospace, Defence &Security, , Transportation (Automotive, Railway, …) , Utilities, Renewable energies & Storage, and Government Services.
- Victanis has experience in working with and assisting a wide range of clients from international corporations to small/medium-sized businesses, from large corporate debt providers to mid-market private equity investors.
- Victanis has built over the years strong and long-lasting relationships with corporates from across Europe (Germany, France, UK, Benelux, Switzerland, Italy, …). This results in Victanis securing a growing number of sell-side M&A assignments.
- The name “Victanis” comes from the Latin root "vict" meaning to conquer. This expresses our desire to effectively support our clients in the conquest of new markets and in the acceleration of their growth in Europe, especially in the 3 European major economies (Germany, United Kingdom and France) where we are physically present.
## Our commitment
Ethics
Ethics for Victanis means ensuring our customers the confidentiality and uniqueness of the service they are provided. A client should be reassured by the fact that the service provided to them is bespoke to them and will not be recycled for their competitors.
Quality
Victanis is committed to ensuring that our advice and recommendations are based on the best combination of methodologies, research, creativity, analysis and internal quality assurance.
Continuity
Victanis has many long-term customers who have come to value the enhanced value that an established and trusting relationship delivers over time.
## Our experienced team at your service
Dr. Yves Rommel
Managing Partner
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Marc de Thomasson
Managing Partner
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Jürgen Leinmüller
Managing Partner
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Chris Cradock
Partner
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Maximilian Kreher
Partner
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Maren Schmidt
Partner
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Eric Dutray
Partner
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Azra Begič Milanez
Partner
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Rostyslav Zhuk
Partner
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Charles Sunderland
Manager
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Sascha Sukič
Project Manager
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Laurin Kreher
Project Analyst
Bio
Leonardo Kasalo
Project Analyst
Bio
Gus Crewdson
Project Analyst
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Dr. Yves Rommel
Before co-founding Victanis in 2008, Yves had various successful COO & CEO positions in France, Germany and Switzerland. Since the foundation of Victanis in 2008, he has been advising numerous engineering and manufacturing companies and private equity funds in their strategy and M & A development to Germany and further countries.
Marc de Thomasson
Marc heads the firm's London office and leads Victanis' TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) practice. He has over 22 years of experience in areas including engineering, operations management and strategic consulting. For the last 8 years, Marc has been advising small and large corporations and private equity firms on growth strategy and corporate development. Beyond TIC, his sector experience includes engineering, business support services and industrials. He has worked on projects in France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the UK.
Jürgen Leinmüller
Jürgen has over 20 years of experience in strategy consulting as well as general management. He leads Victanis Renewable Energies practice based in Munich. He has strong experience in project acquisition and financing of European renewable energies transactions, working on buyers and sellers side. Co-Founder of Victanis in 2008, he helped many European businesses in conducting a successful growth strategy based on organic as well as successful M&A.
Chris Cradock
Chris is an experienced consultant with more than 12 years of experience and has considerable experience in developing and executing strategy for Aerospace, Defence and Security companies, as well as automotive, cyber security and TIC businesses. He has worked in detail with companies seeking to diversify their activities, defining with them their business and commercial strategies. He has also worked at length on the development of business cases to support both organic growth and acquisitions as well a number of CDD assignments. Prior to his current role, Chris was an Equity Analyst for UBS Warburg focusing on European Technology Hardware companies.
Maximilian Kreher
Max is a specialist in Mergers and Acquisitions and growth strategies at the firm's Munich office. Before joining Victanis in 2019 he was engaged in numerous transactions on buy and sell side focusing on mid-market cross-border transactions. He started at a global mid-market M&A Adviser in Frankfurt and Boston before working as an investment manager at a private equity firm targeting mid-market firms with high growth potential in the German speaking region. He is also active in entrepreneurial activities and thus knows business models from operational perspectives as well.
Maren is an internationally experienced Manager, with a proven track record as Managing Director in the renewable energy and cleantech sectors, in leading global companies as well as venture capital start-ups. Maren's focus include ESG consulting, programmatic end-to-end sustainability transition services, energy transition, renewable power generation, energy efficiency, electrification, digital transformation, traceability, circularity and resiliency. She excels in strategic planning and analysis, financial modeling, international business development, and comprehensive consulting. She develops Victanis activities in Germany and Italy.
Eric Dutray
Eric has more than 20 years of experience in M&A advising small and midcap companies within the IT, Software and Tech sectors. He has also been supporting cross-border transactions between the UK and France.
Azra Begič Milanez
Azra has over 25 years of experience in strategy consulting as well as corporate finance and tax advisory. She has been working on international assignments for the last 10 years in Slovenia and across the Balkan region. Azra advises clients from among others the industrial & manufacturing and business services sectors in relation to growth strategy, M&A processes and post-merger integration. Azra works as a Partner within Victanis, covering the Eastern Europe region.
Rostyslav Zhuk
Rostyslav is an experienced Corporate Finance practitioner with over 15 years of M&A experience. He leads Victanis Technical FM (Technical Facilities Management) practice based in London. Prior to Victanis he held various M&A roles at ING, RBS and Deutsche Bank advising corporate and private equity clients across Europe on buy-side, sell-side and capital raising assignments, and more recently helping to formulate and execute their buy-and-build strategies. Beyond Technical FM Rostyslav takes an active interest in Infrastructure FM, Smart Buildings and Telecom & Data Centre Engineering.
Charles Sunderland
Charles joined Victanis’ London team in 2022 having previously consulted for biotechnology start-ups internationally to assist with their growth strategy and expansion of their executive teams. Since joining Victanis, Charles has worked on a number of projects for client growth strategies, fund raises, as well as performing due diligence and deal advisory functions for both buy- and sell-side M&A projects. He is experienced in working with private equity, VC, and industry clients across biotechnology, electric vehicles, aerospace & defence as well as the TIC (testing, inspection, certification) sector.
Sašo Sukič
Sašo had over 10 years of experience in financial advisory before he joined Victanis as Project Manager. Sašo has been working on various international projects in Corporate Finance and M&A. He has excellent analytical skills, and is an expert in valuation for M&A projects. As such, Sašo has advised numerous corporate clients on the financial and tax impacts of M&A transactions on their organisations.
Laurin Kreher
Laurin is a project analyst active in the Victanis team in Munich with projects in growth strategies, corporate analysis, mergers & acquisitions, and strategy consulting. His academic background roots on internationally oriented business studies and a master's degree with a focus on finance (MBA, 2018).
Leonardo Kasalo
As project analyst, Leonardo is deeply involved in Victanis’ secondary research for strategy and market analyses. His sound knowledge and mastering of IT market, tools and software brings Victanis clients operative value and insights on their digitalization issues.
Gus Crewdson
Gus is a project analyst in Victanis’ London office, which he joined in 2024 after working as an NDT specialist at WMG. With an engineering background, he focuses on big-data analysis and the development of bespoke AI tools. He supports corporate and private-equity clients across Europe, advising on strategy, buy- and sell-side M&A, commercial due diligence, and target identification and outreach.
## They trust us
European offices and international partners
Paris - Victanis Advisory Services France
c/o Logion Finance
159 rue de la Pompe
75116 Paris - France
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London - Victanis Advisory Services Ltd
Gable House
18-24 Turnham Green Terrace
London W4 1QP - United Kingdom
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Munich - Victanis Advisory Services GmbH
Sankt-Paul-Str. 9
80336 Munich - Allemagne
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Ljubljana - Victanis Advisory Services Slovenia
Cankarjeva cesta 3
1000 Ljubljana - Slovénie
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