Rīgas Ekonomikas augstskola - Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

EQUITES creates financing solutions for scale-ups, sources investment opportunities for private investors, private equity, venture capital funds, and other investors, structures and executes investments.
•       Advised regional PE funds in fundraising, building Investment pipeline, and Executing investments;
•	Structured and executed unconventional financing deals for funds investing in regional IT, e-commerce, and traditional economy market leaders;
•	Advised regional telco companies, investors, and fintech startups in exploring expansion and investment opportunities and raising seed financing 
•	Managed and closed sell-side Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) / Corporate Finance assignments to international groups and local companies

EQUITES Capital Advisors

Principal

Arlig Pay

Non Executive Board Member

Lagembor holds a controlling interest in a group of IT companies with EUR 25m+ annual revenue and 300+ employees.

Lagembor Holdings ltd

Board Member, appointed by Zubr Capital, a minority shareholder with negative control rights

Softline Group is a global provider of IT solutions focused on emerging markets of Europe, Asia, and Latin America operating in 50+ countries and generating USD 1.5bn+ in annual revenues
Softline went public on the London Stock Exchange in 2021.

Softline Group

Board Observer. Appointed by Zubr Capital, an investor holding a minority interest in the group 

Zubr Capital is the first professional private equity operator in the Republic of Belarus. It manages Zubr Capital Fund I, a private equity fund the investor base of which, among others, includes EBRD.

-	Supported Zubr Capital partners and team in fundraising, marketing the Zubr Capital Funds I to EBRD and other investors that led to the successful close of USD 90.1 million private equity fund; 
-	Developed standards for internal investment thesis and investment committee applications; 
-	Led the team, structuring and executing investments in a portfolio of companies including  leading Belarussian e-commerce companies, a flexible packaging producer, and a global IT solutions provider   
-	Built, coached, and consolidated the investment team

Zubr Capital

Senior Investment Director

-	Contributed to the development of IL’s corporate strategy

Invest Lithuania (Investuok Lietuvoje)

Independent Member of the Board

-	Managed 54-strong Corporate Banking department 
-	Supervised corporate loan portfolio of EUR 500 million

Danske Bank

Head of Corporate Banking, Lithuania

-	Advised clients in M&A and capital raising transactions  
-	Responsible for financial sponsors investment banking, covering international private equity fund managers, and liaising with international investment banking partners

GILD Bankers

Partner

-      Executed merchant banking investments in equity and equity-linked instruments of private companies in the CEE region across a variety of sectors, including aviation, transport and logistics, telecommunications, biotechnology,  real estate, construction, and consumer goods
-	Responsible for investment structuring, negotiation of deal terms and detailed agreements, including shareholder agreements, SPAs, share subscription agreements, structured loan agreements
- Advised on Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) and Levered Buy-Out (LBO) transactions

UniCredit ( Markets & Investment Banking, London)

Director Merchant Banking

-	Contributed to deal origination, structuring, and execution across CEE;
-	Advised on a number of high-profile electricity privatisations and private to private M&A deals

CA IB Corporate Finance

Director Energy & Utilities

-	Led a team of corporate finance professionals based in Vilnius, Lithuania
-	Advised on a number of high-profile M&A, Privatisation, and Equity Capital Markets transactions in the region, in the banking, telecommunications, and energy sectors

Director Corporate Finance, Head of Baltic Operations

-	Analysed Bank’s entry options to the Ukrainian and Baltic markets;
-	Prepared client pitches and presentations;
-	Established Bank’s Corporate Finance advisory practice in the Baltic States (Vilnius)

Associate

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Representative for Lithuania

Internship programme of German Bundestag; Intern at the office of Thomas Kossendey, CDU

Tomas Marcinkus