Andreas Kulcsar
NextGen Consumer
LONDON, 25 September 2023 – Bryan, Garnier & Co, the leading investment bank for European healthcare and technology-related companies, has announced that Andreas Kulcsar has joined the firm as a Managing Director. Based in London, Andreas joins Bryan Garnier’s investment banking team to lead the NextGen Consumer practice.
Andreas has 16 years of cross-border M&A experience and has advised entrepreneurs, blue chip corporate clients, financial sponsors and family offices that are active in the consumer space. Prior to joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, Andreas pursued entrepreneurial ventures and was a senior banker at DC Advisory, where he specialised in transactions in the consumer, food & beverage and specialty retail sectors. He also worked in the corporate finance teams for Commerzbank and Lincoln International, where he worked on both buy and sell side M&A transactions in the consumer and retail sectors, as well as in hospitality and TMT. Andreas holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from The American University, Washington, D.C.
Greg Revenu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Bryan Garnier & Co, said: “Andreas’ appointment as Managing Director reflects our commitment to attracting top talent as we continue to build on our strong track record in the NextGen Consumer sector. His experience and knowledge in the Consumer, Leisure & Retail sector, as well as advising buy and sell side companies globally, demonstrate our dedication to providing best-in-class advisory services for innovative companies targeting the next generation of consumers.”
Andreas Kulcsar comments: “I am delighted to join Bryan, Garnier & Co as Managing Director, leading the NextGen Consumer sector. Leveraging their track record and comprehensive services offering, I am excited to help current and prospective clients to achieve their strategic goals by working together with the international team and by drawing upon my sector and M&A expertise and relationships.”
Bryan Garnier is a leading advisor to companies and investors in the NextGen Consumer sector, having advised on private placements for companies including Protix, the worldwide market leader in insect-based ingredients, for €50 million, Claranova, an international diversified group of companies operating in key technology sectors, for €65 million, and asgoodasnew, the European circular economy pioneer for premium consumer electronics products, for €18 million. Bryan Garnier also acted as Joint Bookrunner on the €326 million IPO of Mister Spex, a German digitally native omnichannel optician, and as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner for LMK Group, a pioneer in the meal kit space, on their SEK 550 million IPO.
Alongside NextGen Consumer, Bryan Garnier’s core sectors include Energy Transition and Sustainability, Healthcare, Industrial Tech, Software and Fintech, and Business and Tech-Enabled Services. Bryan Garnier’s mission of investment banking for a better future continues to drive the firm as it supports disruptive companies and their investors who are providing solutions to some of the world’s most important challenges.
About Bryan, Garnier & Co
Bryan, Garnier’s is a European growth investment bank helping companies in the healthcare and technology related sectors become global champions. By combining deep sector expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset, Bryan Garnier provides companies and their investors with independent growth strategic advice, and leading access to buyers and capital in Europe, US and Asia
As a full-service investment bank, the firm offering includes private and public growth financing solutions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, research insights, and institutional sales & execution. Founded in 1996, Bryan, Garnier & Co is an independent partnership with around 200 employees located in major financial centers in Europe and the US.