"Every assignment is unique, with its own set of opportunites, threats and challenges. Success requires the combined application of deep knowledge, extensive experience and very hard work."
About Ceres
Ceres is the largest of the small planets in orbit between Jupiter and Mars. It was named after the beautiful Roman goddess of agriculture, fertility and harvest.
Ceres Advisors provides nurturing advice to companies that strive to cultivate and grow their businesses and to harvest the value created. Our ambition is to become the partner of choice for entrepreneurs building exceptional companies, while remaining a small, independent and agile planet in the advisory universe.
Our mission
Ceres works with clients to lift the value curve through a portfolio of value-enhancing services over the company life cycle
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Advice on strategy, structure and company/corporate development
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Equity financing
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Acquisitions
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Divestments of non-core subsidiaries or assets
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Internal M&A/ownership restructuring
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Pre-M&A and fundraising assessments
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Exit processes, always with a strategic and international approach
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Post-M&A services to secure full value
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What we bring to our clients
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE FROM INVESTMENT BANKING AND STRATEGIC M&A ADVISORY
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Team of seasoned advisors with 120+ years of tech M&A, fundraising, investment and management/governance experience
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A proven combo of strategic thinking, tactical ability, thorough analysis and deep M&A/funding process know-how
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An extensive history of completed transactions (acquisitions, exits, carve-outs, Buy-outs, IPOs, fundraisings…)
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Experience from strategic advisory, growth management and corporate development assignments for large and small companies
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Deep know-how in financial analysis, modelling and valuations
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FROM C-LEVEL MANAGEMENT ROLES, BOARD POSITIONS, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT & VC/PE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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Experience from leading strategic and tactical growth initiatives, corporate development programs, M&A strategies and change journeys from the inside and from the outside
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Extensive experience from VC/PE investments, investment lifecycle management and exits
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Long history of M&A and financing work in different roles - as advisors, executives and board members/Chairmen
TECHNOLOGY ACUMEN, INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE & EXTENSIVE, INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
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Tech industry backgrounds and mindsets, combined with business and financial expertise
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120+ years combined experience from analyzing, developing and advising companies in the software/SaaS, AI, IT services, space tech, defense, energy and semiconductor segments
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Global network of technology companies, entrepreneurs and investors
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Truly international approach with majority of completed transactions being cross-border
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Membership in GTM - Global Tech Mergers, enhancing international reach