Precision execution meets deep domain expertise
About
Headquartered at the heart of Europe’s financial services, technology and financial technology industries in London Royal Park Partners is exclusively Fintech focused. We’re embedded in and have unparalleled insight of the global fintech landscape from our offices in London and New York.
Our senior leadership team brings:
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90 years of combined global fintech expertise, built across the world’s leading corporate finance houses
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$120 billion of transactions executed
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Unrivalled experience across six continents
The Royal Park Partners difference
Collaboration
Through strategic collaboration, we become extensions of our clients – evolving as they evolve, growing as they grow, succeeding as they succeed - making Royal Park Partners a better, stronger and long-term partner for your business.
Talent
We attract the smartest advisors in Fintech and corporate finance and match them with the businesses most in need of their expertise. Our rapidly growing team incorporates the most comprehensive Fintech advisory talent.
Execution
Combining the meticulous attention to detail and expertise expected of elite investment banks with the flexibility, domain knowledge, and connections required by Fintechs allow us to deliver flawless outcomes- first and fastest.
Senior leadership team
Our leadership team combines over 60 years of fintech advisory experience,
built across the world’s top advisors, venture capital funds, and investment banks.
Aman Behzad
Founder and Managing Partner
Aman is a seasoned corporate finance professional, with more than 15 years of extensive M&A and advisory experience built across Citi, Arma Partners, and FT Partners. Recognising the need for specialist Fintech advisors, he founded Royal Park Partners in late 2019, taking a leading role on deal activity throughout.
John Clark
Managing Director
John leads our US operations out of New York, and brings extensive experience built across the Fintech landscape. John has held leading positions across investment banking, private equity, and corporate finance advisory for names like FT Partners, Long Ridge Equity Partners, Wells Fargo and ING.
Abhimanyu Toor
Managing Director
Abhi heads up our emerging markets and EMEA coverage, having advised corporates and sponsors alike on multiple buy-side, sell-side and financing transactions. Before joining Royal Park Partners, he built his career with more than a decade at Barclays Investment Bank, and as a Director at Arma Partners.
Niccolo Gamaleri
Senior Director
Niccolo is a highly experienced M&A advisor with a particular focus on financial institutions. He brings extensive experience from Barclays Investment Bank, where he was a senior director in the FIG EMEA M&A team, having joined in 2013 from Société Générale.
Vaggelis Makris
Senior Director
Vaggelis has 20+ years of deal experience in financial services and fintech. He brings diverse client insight from prior sell-side (Credit Suisse FIG investment banking) and buy-side roles - as a strategic investor (HSBC) and as a PE/VC investor (Fosun, Mouro Capital).
