Insight Capital, Your Trusted Greek Investment Partner

Insight Capital is a well-known boutique investment firm based in Athens, dedicated to serving both corporate entities and investors with tailored financial advisory services, providing guidance and innovative solutions, coupled with seamless execution to meet our clients’ diverse needs. Our strength lies in close-knit relationships with the market participants. Catering to the middle and upper market, we blend industry expertise with transactional finesse to achieve outstanding results. We prioritize building strong partnerships with our clients, working closely with their project teams. With a license to act as financial advisor for entities looking to list debt and/or equity on the Alternative Market (EN.A.) of the Athens Exchange, Insight Capital is the reliable partner for navigating the financial landscape with confidence.

Over the past several years, Insight Capital is acting as the local operating partner of a prominent US-based Fund.

WHY INSIGHT CAPITAL

Our Vision
is to lead corporations into a new era by helping them to navigate through unsettled financial times, caused by the deepest and most complex financial crisis in this country’s recent history.

Our Statement
is to guide our clients through persistently difficult markets by providing them with top-quality investment banking advisory services, resulting in solutions which are realistic, straightforward and can be expeditiously implemented.

Our Advantage
is the independency from financial institutions, ensuring that our services are free from conflict of interest, a disadvantage that is inherent in traditional banking outfits. Our independence enables us to objectively examine all possible structures and alternatives. With a pragmatic and pro-active approach to our engagements, our advice is given from a truly independent perspective, ensuring unbiased, optimal solutions for all our clients’ financial needs.

OUR TEAM

Insight Capital’s team comprises five seasoned investment professionals, led by the Managing Partner, with over 75 years of collective experience in investment banking and operational and financial restructuring. We excel across the industry spectrum, from IPOs to M&As, privatizations to debt issuances. Our expertise extends to operational, financial restructurings, as well as venture capital investments.

TRANSACTIONS OF REFERENCE

Some of the transactions our staff has worked on:

CompanySectorTransaction Type
A B Vassilopoulos S.A.Food RetailerIPO
NIKAS S.A.Cold Cuts ProducerIPO
Mouzakis S.A.Yarn ManufacturerIPO
Hellenic Sugar Industry S.A.Sugar ProducerIPO
Sidenor S.A.Steel Products ManufacturerFloatation via M&A
Halcor S.A.Coper Products ManufacturerFloatation via M&A
ETEM S.A.Aluminum ProductsFloatation via M&A
Sylver & Barite S.A.Mineral ProductsFloatation via M&A
Inform Lykos S.A.Information Management ServicesPrivate Equity Investment
Corinth Canal S.A.Canal ManagementPrivatization via Concession Aggrement
Fimisco S.A.Mining & RefractoryLiquidation of legal entity
Eleusis Bauxite S.A.MiningLiquidation of legal entity
Hellenic Pertoleum S.A.Energy SectorPrivatization via M&A
Alumil S.A.Aluminum ProductsSecondary Offering
Mytilineos GroupGroup of CompaniesSecondary Offering
A B Vassilopoulos S.A.Food RetailerMajority trade sale (M&A)
Viochartiki S.A.Paper MillRestructuring through Court Proceedings
Larsinos S.A.Quarry Products / Ready MixDebt Restructuring
Kastaniotis Publications S.A.PublicationsDebt Restructuring and new financing
Europack LtdPackagingDebt Restructuring and new financing
United Properties S.A.Real EstateDebt Restructuring and new financing
Scan S.A.SoftwareM&A
Boutari S.A.WineryCRO Services (operational and financial restructuring)
Hellenic Defence Systems (ΕΑΣ)Defence Related ProductsOCW (out-of-court work-out)
Ellaktor S.A.ConstructionAsset Redeployment
Euromedica S.A.HealthcareOperational and Financial Rehabilitation
Elin Verd S.A.EnergyDebt Raising

Note: Projects and assignments appearing in this Section have been carried out by Insight Capital’s individual team members either in their current capacity or in their capacity as employees of other companies.

OUR WAY

Our advisory services cover the full spectrum of public and private transactions including corporate finance, capital markets (debt & equity), M & A and restructuring (both operational and financial).

In this currently unsettled environment, we believe that it is crucial for our clients to achieve and maintain the right balance, from a financial point of view, in order to avoid turbulences. As such, we place considerable emphasis on providing optimal, yet realistic solutions that can be implemented in a timely manner.

CORPORATE FINANCE

We take pride in advising our clients on a wide spectrum of strategic issues regarding their corporate and financial strategy. Our services include providing optimal capital structure advice, liability management and analytical tools to maximize shareholder value. We prioritize effectiveness of implementation, ensuring timely and cost-effective solutions.

CAPITAL MARKETS ADVISORY

Tailoring our advice to meet specific client requirements, we excel in debt and equity capital markets. From analyzing client needs to proposing financial structures and negotiating alternative debt solutions. We provide our services by leveraging on the extensive experience of our staff, which combines in-depth industry knowledge.

M&A AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY

Insight Capital assists clients in achieving strategic and financial goals, covering M&A, divestitures, and asset redeployment. Our conflict-free advice ensures unbiased support for buyers or sellers, providing comprehensive assistance from strategy development to transaction closure.

RESTRUCTURING - CRO DUTIES

As advisors to companies facing financial distress, we negotiate with stakeholders to re-profile obligations and restore liquidity. Our bottom-up approach focuses on redesigning operations to achieve sustainable profitability while facilitating successful restructuring.

PROJECT FINANCE

We provide premium Project Finance services to companies for a wide variety of assignments. Our services are customized according to the capital that is required, the various risks associated with the project and other parameters that need to be accounted for.

We customize our services according to the requirements of our clients, following a detailed assessment of their market position and size. If needed, we may set-up a specialist team comprising experts across a wide range of industries, to meet the demands of a particular assignment.