Italian Small Cap Financial Advisory - Team - Methorios Capital

Klecha & Co.
‣ Klecha & Co began its operations in September 2009, founded by Stéphane Klecha, a former member of the
London and Milan based teams of Lazard. While at Lazard, Stéphane was involved in several significant
transactions such as the privatisation of Enel (Enel III & ENEL IV) and the listing of Geox on Borsa Italiana.
‣ The company, although very new to the market, has achieved a number of significant transactions since its
founding (7 completed transactions as the close of 2010). Klecha & Co. is part of a new breed of entrepreneurial
professionals that have cut their teeth at larger firms and have gone on to set up their own independent operations.
Despite being new to the market, the professionals at Klecha & Co. are able to draw from their sound experience
with Lazard and other international organisations. Currently Klecha & Co. is comprised of a team of 7 personnel.
‣ While early operations for the firm have been mainly in the energy sector, due to the significant growth in this
market over the course of 2009 and 2010, Klecha & Co. concentrates its activity to assisting companies with strong
growth potential without any specific sector bias. This is indicated in its current pipeline of projects in various
stages of completion. The company’s strong growth to date has been achieved through its sound business model
and the involvement by senior management in all operations of the firm.
‣ The company offers its clients a relationship network that has enabled the development of operations with
counterparts including Techint, EDPR, BKW, Co-Ver for whom Klecha & Co. has provided its services for 2 asset
disposals in the course of 2010. In addition the company has developed strong relations with principle private
equity investors in Italy and Europe as well as hedge funds for non-typical financial operations.
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