Issue 2 2020

Acquisition International - Issue 2 2020 45 Nov19125 Cultivating Croatian Capital For almost thirty years, Croatian firm KMPG Croatia has been providing full-scope tax advisory and audit services as part of its membership with KMPG International. As well as being a leading company collectively, KMPG Croatia also houses some truly exceptional talent in the industry, including Daniel Radic, who has been recognised as Croatia’s Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions Adviser of the Year. After Daniel’s win, we take a closer look at both the man and the firm he serves so diligently. ne of Croatia’s most reliable business partners for tax advisory and audit services, KMPG has been a staple of the industry for close to three decades, experiencing dynamic growth and expansion since its beginning. Despite operating as part of the KMPG global network, the Croatian branch remains a legally distinct and separate entity that offers a wide range of services to both domestic and international companies across a myriad of major industries. Currently employing more than 180 individuals and eight partners in the business district of Zagreb, KMPG Croatia and its team remains entirely focused on cultivating and cementing long-term relationships, both internally and externally. A key figure at the firm as one of its eight partners, Daniel Radic has been named in Acquisition International as Croatia’s Leading M&A Transactions Adviser of the Year. With a team of eight vastly experienced experts boasting more than fifteen years as part of the firm, Daniel has cultivated the M&A practice at KMPG Croatia into one of the finest across the whole country. Prior to him becoming one of the leading figures in the industry, Mr Radic’s journey towards legal excellence began more than twenty years ago. After graduating from the University of Zagreb with a degree in Engineering and Computing, Mr Radic then went on to join O KMPG in London in 1995. After three years, he swiftly qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and transferred to the financial sector practice, with a focus on corporate finance and management consulting with KMPG’s London branch. In 2000, Mr Radic then returned to Zagreb and joined forces with the team at KMPG Croatia to continue delivering excellence as part of the Deal Advisory practice there. During his time back in Zagreb, this leading adviser has worked on numerous projects, both domestic and international, in countries such as Hungary, Montenegro, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, and Slovenia to name but a few. Over the last two decades of service to KPMG Croatia, Mr Radic has refined his experience to become one of the most dependable, reliable and expert minds in the field of M&A transaction advice. Mr Radic’s expertise includes valuation, due diligence, valuation of merger synergies, advice on structuring transaction from an accounting, financial, and tax perspective, advice and support on entry into Croatian markets, and investment restructuring. Very often, mergers and acquisitions require an experienced and steady hand to offer full support throughout the process. Mr Radic has extensive experience in M&A transactions, having been advising on equity, debt raising, and financial restructuring for more than two decades in industries ranging from tourism and real estate, to banking and insurance. On the selling side alone in 2019, Mr Radic was responsible for handling, and successfully closing, deals with equity values in excess of € 350 million. Mr Radic also played a vital role in rescheduling and refinancing companies via both debt and equity funds raised locally and internationally. Given the low interest rates and abundant capital environment, this leading adviser’s focus remains on assisting clients with raising funds to facilitate expansion and growth, as well as his exceptional work with the selling side of mergers and acquisitions across Croatia. The true strengths of both KPMG Croatia and Mr Radic himself lie in the multi-disciplinary, multi-industry, and multi-service approach that they take with each client, offering exemplary services that consistently go above and beyond the call of duty. Diligent and meticulous with every merger or acquisition, Mr Radic and his team employ deep knowledge of banking, private equity, and various other industries to help structure deals, raise financing, and successfully close deals. Both the firm and the man himself are fully deserving of the accolades that come their way, thanks in no small part to the excellence on display every day. Company: KPMG Croatia Contact: Daniel Radic Website: https://home.kpmg/hr/en/home.html