GILD Investment Banking partners and directors manage the largest M&A team in the Baltics, in total 30 experienced professionals.
Karolis Pocius has more than ten years experience in investment banking. He joined Hermis Finansai (Lithuanian investment bank merged with GILD in 2004) as a Partner in 2001. Prior to that he held a summer associate position at the International Finance Corporation in Washington D.C., USA. From 1996 to 1999, he worked as an associate at the investment banking firm Balticum Management in Vilnius, Lithuania. His investment banking experience includes: advising UAB Antera shareholders in trade sale of the company to IMS-Stappert, advising of shareholders of UAB General Financing in trade sale of the company to Societe Generale Consumer Finance, SBA Group in trade sale of AB Miestprojektas, advising AB Novena in a Management Buy-out transaction; advising AB Empower in the acquisition of Elektros tinklų statyba; advising Limatika in a trade sale to UAB Rubikon Grupe; advising UAB Moteris in a trade sale to AS Ekspress Grupp. Karolis holds a MBA from Georgetown University, Washington D.C., U.S.A and an MSc in Finance from Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. Karolis co-manages the Investment Banking team in Lithuania. In addition to initiating new transactions and new client contacts, he also focuses on staff development and financial control of the Lithuanian operation.