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Rudolf Vrábel

M&A and VC professional with corporate development & strategy background

Austria

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $275,000.00

Education

  • Master's Degree

    (2012 - 2013)

  • (2023 - 2023)

  • Bachelor's Degree

    (2009 - 2012)

  • Passed Level I of the CFA Program

    (2016)

  • Maturitna skuska (A-Levels)

    Gymnazium Pierra de Coubertina, Piestany, Slovakia

    (2005 - 2009)

  • Spruce Creek High School, Port Orange, FL, USA

    (2007 - 2008)

Work Experience

  • Director

    2024

  • Vice President

    2022 - 2024

    Project execution on numerous buy-side as well as sell-side projects and capital raising mandates Business development in the segment of Enterprise Software & Data

  • Manager

    2021 - 2022

    M&A project management, spanning across the electronics, metal, mobility as well as other manufacturing industries.

  • Managing Partner

    2018

2016 - 2021

  • Director of Corporate Development

    2017 - 2021

    Setting the bank’s business strategy, focusing on both organic as well as inorganic growth. Leading and executing M&A projects. Management consulting on new projects in existing as well as new verticals for the retail banking group.

  • Advisor to CEO for Strategic Projects

    2017 - 2017

    Sourcing and overseeing all M&A projects, developing business cases of new strategic projects - project modelling and valuation

  • Strategy and Innovations Consultant/Associate

    2016 - 2017

    Focusing on corporate strategy and also on designing and implementing strategic corporate scenarios Leading and consulting on a number of new projects in the process of innovation and digitalisation of the bank

  • Chair Umpire & Supervisor (ITF White Badge)

    2008 - 2021

    - Umpire at international tennis tournaments (ITF Pro Circuit, ATP, Davis Cup) - Supervise and run ITF Junior tournaments and European Summer Cups Chair umpiring requires advanced social perceptiveness, active listening skills and prompt judgement-based decisions, often taken under a great deal of pressure and with very limited time.Furthermore, supervisor's role requires strong management and administration skills.

2014 - 2016

  • Financial Analyst

    2014 - 2016

    Conducting comprehensive research and analysis on financial markets, listed firms (equities), political and (macro)economic developments, and their impact on financial markets Consulting and advising HNW clients and bankers on investments; presenting to clients at investment shows Designed and set up morning call report - daily publications since December 2014, improved design and functions of other reports Working with J&T Finance Group on strategic investments (M&A); quantitative analyses and modelling (DCF) Regularly representing my employer in the media, live TV, publications in daily press, commentaries Bloomberg terminal skills; improved Excel skills (VBA coding); Passed Level I CFA

Institute for Conflict, Cooperation, and Security

2013 - 2014

  • Research Assistant

    2013 - 2014

    Supporting innovative research proposals and projects, while contributing with my own ideas, namely in the field of international political economy and international finance. Aiming to forge links between security and finance I have shown that [market] competition, cooperation, and security play a significant role in the realm of finance and private businesses as well. I also had an opportunity to expand on my previous my research on Afghanistan. Namely, I looked at Western countries and their effort to economically redevelop this war torn country.

Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Athens

2012 - 2012

  • Trainee

    2012 - 2012

    Professional internship with focus on international diplomacy. Worked closely with the deputy ambassador, produced qualitative reports from attended meetings (Central Bank of Greece, Foreign Affairs Council, etc.) and daily informative reports applying qualitative and quantitative research. Gained expertise in working in foreign relations and understanding Eurozone and Greek sovereign debt crisis, as well as enhanced analytical, writing, and communication skills.

Various

2009 - 2012

  • Tennis Coach

    2009 - 2012

    Coaching junior players (ages 5-16) as well as club members at the Edgbaston Priory Club (Birmingham) and junior players at EALTS (Birmingham). University of Birmingham Women's tennis teams coach.

  • Researcher (freelance)

    2011 - 2011

    Self-started research on internship project, focusing re-development policies and security issues in a war torn country. Findings published in: The World Bank and Afghanistan: The initiatives of the World Bank in Afghanistan and the security threat, in Majer, M. et al. (eds.), Panorama of global security environment 2011, (Bratislava: CENAA, 2011), 715 pages