Philipp Elsen

We support and invest in early-stage companies that disrupt the established ways how we generate, manage, and use energy. We believe that we must find new ways how to create connectivity between the physical and digital world in order to build the 21st century infrastructure to support how we live, move and work.

REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions brings together 24 M&A advisory firms operating across 30 countries, formerly known as Global M&A Partners, who have been collaborating on cross-border deals for over two decades. REACH specializes in mid-market transactions, providing advice to private equity funds, corporate clients, and family-owned companies on selling, divesting, acquiring, or merging businesses across international borders. We have listened diligently to our client’s needs, recognizing that the pivotal factor to success in cross-border transactions resides in assembling the right cross-border deal team – comprised of experts with proven sector and local markets knowledge, a track record of successful transactions, a history of fluid collaboration, and a commitment to remain alongside the client throughout the entire transaction process. Our clients can choose their cross-border deal team to match their specific needs. They directly engage with the advisors who did the previous deals, possessing the requisite expertise, and who remain alongside them throughout the entire transaction process. Since 2010, our REACH advisors have closed over 1,800 cross-border and domestic transactions, with an aggregate deal value of over €60 billion, making us one of the most active, and successful M&A organizations worldwide. REACHs sector teams are led by highly experienced advisors who work closely together, and with our different local connoisseurs, to provide best-in-class M&A advice. REACH has a particularly strong track record in the following sectors: • Aerospace & Defence • Automotive • Business Services • Consumer Products • Energy & Mining • Food & Beverage • Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals • Industrials • Leisure • Maritime & Offshore • Packaging • Technology For further information about REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, please visit our webpage at www.reachma.com.

We support and invest in early-stage companies that disrupt the established ways how we generate, manage, and use energy. We believe that we must find new ways how to create connectivity between the physical and digital world in order to build the 21st century infrastructure to support how we live, move and work.

IOM Advisory is an independent financial advisory firm with expertise in M&A and fundraising. As a trusted partner of CEOs, entrepreneurs and investors, IOM Advisory supports companies throughout their entire life cycle: from early capital rounds to targeted acquisitions to the sale of the company as part of a succession process. IOM Advisory is the German representative of REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, one of the worlds leading partnerships of independent M&A advisory firms - with offices in more than 30 countries and 1,800 completed transactions with a total value of EUR 60 billion since 2010.