Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2017 Edition

www.finance-monthly.com 20 FINANCE MONTHLY DEAL MAKER AWARDS 2017 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS DAVID PAROPOULOS Director of Crest Capital ABOUT DAVID PAROPOULOS David Paropoulos is a director of Crest Capital, which he co-founded in 2013. Prior to this, David, who is a Chartered Accountant, was a director in Grant Thornton Johannesburg’s corporate finance practice, where he headed up the valuations team. Before joining Grant Thornton, David worked in Ernst and Young London’s transaction advisory services division where he advised private equity and corporate clients on business acquisitions and disposals. David has worked on a wide variety of M&A assignments ranging from sales of small private companies to complex cross-border acquisitions by large, listed entities. David also has extensive valuation experience and he has led a wide range of valuation assignments including valuations for business acquisitions and disposals, fairness opinions for JSE and TRP purposes, IFRS valuations and valuations for shareholder dispute resolution and divorce proceedings. David has also taken the lead on other corporate finance assignments including due diligence reviews, feasibility studies, construction of financial models and group reorganisations. FIRM PROFILE Crest Capital is a financial advisory firm based in Johannesburg which specialises in assisting medium-sized corporations and privately held businesses with their corporate finance and risk advisory needs. Between them, the directors of Crest have over 60 years of experience in local and international advisory practices and financial markets, serving a wide variety of companies ranging from small privately held businesses operating from one location to large, multi-national firms listed on the world’s leading stock exchanges. Crest was formed with a vision of providing medium-sized corporations and medium to large privately held businesses with corporate finance services of the highest calibre at competitive rates. Crest’s core service offerings include: • M&A advisory (buy-side and sell-side advisory) • Capital raising • Business and share valuations • Due diligence • Business rescue During 2017 Crest has acted as an advisor on over 40 transactions. Awarded for his involvement in the following transaction: Smollan Group Acquires Interest in Snap n Save TRANSACTION REPORT Crest was engaged by Smollan Group to advise them on their investment in Snap n Save, which is a South African company that provides consumers with a shopping app that gives them cash back on select purchases. Crest assisted with the negotiation of the transaction and performed a detailed due diligence on Snap n Save. Furthermore, Crest provided valuation advice and input into the drafting of the financial sections of the sale and purchase agreement. CONTACT David Paropoulos 21 North Street Illovo Sandton, Johannesburg Email: davidp@crestcapital.co.za Tel: +27(0) 82 560 6595 www.crestcapital.co.za