Financial Top-Talent for your most critical projects

FREELANCE BANKERS is the leading global platform for independent investment banking professionals. From broadly experienced deal-makers to highly specialized niche-experts: Find the consultants with exactly the right skills and expertise for your specific projects

THE FREELANCE BANKERS PLATFORM

FINANCIAL TOP-TALENT

The Freelance Bankers platform gathers only top-performing professionals with proven successful track-records:

All Freelance Bankers are selected based on client recommendations, have previous career backgrounds from leading Investment Banks or Strategy Consulting firms, as well as proven track-records of delivering transactions and projects successfully.

DEAL-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

Our global talent pool covers finance and strategy expertise by generalists as well as specialized industry experts.

Strategy and Finance projects across the spectrum of industry verticals often require different solutions for similar projects. Freelance Bankers have successfully delivered sector-specific projects across the spectrum of deal types, clients and sectors.

WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY

Global coverage is our key strength. Whether your project is in Canada, Cameroon or Cambodja:

Freelance Bankers can bring critical local market expertise to the table. Investing in mining assets in Australia, valuing a property portfolio in Austria, or acquiring a startup in Argentina? Whatever your project, wherever in the world, get the right Freelance Banker on board.

SPECTRUM OF CAPABILITIES

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Buy-side and Sell-side Advisory on M&A Transactions, Direct Investments and Acquisitions, Divestments and Disposals, Restructuring Projects, Real Asset Transactions, Corporate Venturing, Joint Ventures.

CAPITAL MARKETS & FINANCING

Capital raising, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Private Debt and Mezzanine, Private Placements, Preparation of pubic offerings, Equity Capital Markets and Debt Capital Markets, IPO Preparation.

PORTFOLIO & RISK MANAGEMENT

Structuring of Investment Portfolios in Liquid Markets, Portfolio Management and Strategy Development, Asset Allocation Strategies, Analytics & Optimization, Risk Management and Derivatives, Hedging.

STRATEGY & CEO-PROJECTS

Special CEO Projects, Corporate Strategy Development, Strategic Due Diligences, Business Portfolio Analysis, Equity Story and Capital Markets, Valuations and Value Management.

FINANCE & CFO-PROJECTS

Special CFO Projects, Financing Structures, Capital Raising, Strategic and Financial Planning, Financial Due Diligence, Tax Structures and Corporate Structures, Treasury, Investment Management.

INTERIM MANAGEMENT

Temporary Executive Management, Change Management, Project Management, Interim CEO / CFO Positions, Interim Management of Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures.

THE FREELANCE BANKERS TALENT POOL

Young Professionals

Up to 6 Years Experience

Our “Junior Pool” comprises top-talent on Analyst and Associate level. Graduates from leading universities and trained at leading Wall Street firms, Young Professionals are excellent resources to support your teams with work delivered by top investment banking standards.

Experienced Executives

Up to 20 Years Experience

Experienced professionals on VP and Executive Director levels, with proven track records of successful executions, capable of managing complex projects and transactions in their entirety. Experienced Professionals on project basis can be an alternative to mandating advisory firms.

Senior Advisors

Over 20 Years Experience

Senior Advisors are most experienced experts on MD and Partner level with substantial industry networks and expertise, providing your senior management with the strategic insight and project leadership to oversee the delivery of solutions for the most critical strategic challenges.

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Platform of proven Top-Talent

Our mission is to identify the best freelance talent available worldwide. We apply strict selection criteria for new consultants, to protect our reputation and to ensure the quality of our services. Freelance Bankers provides direct access to outstanding consultants with proven track-record of success only.

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Strictly recommendation only

To grow our talent pool, we actively approach companies and ask for endorsements of the best consultants they have worked with. Key criteria to accept consultants to the Freelance Bankers platform are recommendations by previous clients, as we consider past performance to be the best indicator for future performance.

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Ongoing collection of client feedback

Ongoing collection of client feedback enables us to ensure a top-quality talent pool, protect our brand name, and to improve client services. Repeatedly outperforming consultants can be granted priority when applying for new projects, while underperformers may not be extended their membership to the platform.

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Deep Pool of Specialist Skills

Whatever your project is: tap into our pool of professionals with extensive specialist skill sets and strengthen your teams with exactly the right expertise required, whenever they are required, flexibly and on project basis. Reduce risks and increase the success rate on any strategy and finance related project.

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Investment Banking Backgrounds

Freelance Bankers typically were trained at leading institutions and have extensive experience from careers with firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Citi, HSBC, Barclays, Nomura, UBS, Credit Suisse, BNP, Societe Generale, Lazard, Jefferies, and other leading investment banks.

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PE and Consulting Backgrounds

Freelance Bankers often have strategy consulting backgrounds from one of the leading firms such as KcKinsey, BCG, Bain, LEK, Oliver Wyman, or specialist firms with focus on strategy and corporate finance. We also have consultants with backgrounds from leading private equity and venture capital firms.

WE WORK FOR CLIENTS GLOBALLY

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Large Corporates

Large corporate groups across industry verticals or financial services sectors, including many global Fortune 500 and their international subsidiaries, with diverse project needs.

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SME Companies

Freelance Bankers are the superior solution for small and mid-sized companies, requiring flexible access to experienced specialists for various financial and strategic projects.

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PE and VC

Private Equity and Venture Capital firms with strong dealflow, requiring experienced talent for tactical deal-team extension across industries, geographies and deal types.

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Family Offices

Private investment firms requiring totally independent and conflict-free expert advise and execution skills across their spectrum of engagements and projects.

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Startup Firms

Our most fascinating projects are often in the startup space, where Freelance Bankers advise dynamic founder teams to bring their business ventures to the next level.

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Advisory Boutiques

Advisory firms are tactically extending their core-teams with freelance talent, in order to manage capacity shortages or to bridge gaps in specialist skills for life projects.

AVAILABLE FOR ANY PROJECT TYPE

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Strategic or operational

Across the spectrum of corporate development, financial and strategic planning, project execution as well as operational tasks: Our talent pool covers all levels of seniority and specialist skills to have the right talent for your diverse situational challenges.

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Large or small

Projects can be as short as one day, e.g. just for a specialist task, or as long as several Months for a comprehensive transaction execution. Freelance Bankers are also available for Interim Management positions. Have a look at some Project examples

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Onsite or remote

Freelance Bankers can work onsite at your office, e.g. to support your team directly, or they can work remotely and report to you via phone or video calls. It fully depends on your preferences and project requirements.

EXTENSIVE TRACK-RECORDS

Freelance Bankers have extensive project track-records with many most respected firms worldwide: From fastest growing startups to largest Fortune 500, private equity and venture capital funds. Our talent network combines an extensive wealth of professional experience in successful delivery of projects and transactions, gained with leading investment banking and strategy consulting firms, as independent consultants or in-house project leaders. Freelance Bankers work across the spectrum of clients, industry sectors, geographies and types of situations to deliver strategic and operational projects, from small tasks to large transactions.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

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“As an investor with global scope we rely on local expertise on the ground. Freelance Bankers are a great solution to access transaction capabilities, anywhere in the world.” Private Equity Investor

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“Especially in the tech sectors, we have constant financial and strategic project needs, and Freelance Bankers is a fantastic talent source across the whole spectrum of situations..” Fortune 500 Corporate

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“We love Freelance Bankers. Having flexible access to specialist skill-sets for deals in various industries has helped us dramatically evaluating deal opportunities..” Venture Capital Client

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“The Freelance Bankers platform allows us to select experts to execute our growth strategy and diverse finance projects, quickly and easily.” Startup Client

YOUR ADVANTAGES

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Proven capabilities

All our consultants have a proven track-record of successful project executions and are personally endorsed and recommended by previous clients.

Flexible

Always select the right top-talent for each project. Our extensive global network represents a deepest pool of talent across the diverse fields of finance and strategy.

Effective

Given their experience and expertise, Freelance Bankers can be effective immediately upon joining your teams, conduct projects with due speed and generate the desired impact.

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Direct

We introduce you to the best independent consultants for your project, without further intervention. You chose your consultant, negotiate terms, and enter contracts directly.

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100% focused

When contracted, independent professionals are fully focused on your specific project exclusively – without conflicts of interest, cross-selling efforts, or higher priority clients.

Inhouse

Strengthen your in-house teams with specialist talent on project basis, fully on your terms, remotely or with onsite presence, depending on your preferences and requirements.

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Confidential

No posting of projects online. We keep client names confidential while collecting initial proposals from pre-selected consultants for you. You chose then yourself whom you want to talk to.

Cost efficient

As independent professionals, Freelance Bankers do not carry organizational overhead costs like big professional services firms and can therefore deliver the same results at a fraction of cost.

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Cost transparent

You agree on fees directly with the consultant and pay the consultant directly. Upon successful completion of the project we will receive a 10% success fee, based on the total compensation.

Worldwide

Truly global capacities at your fingertips, providing you with access to local market knowledge and execution capacities in many countries across all continents.

Faster

Our efficient introduction process allows you to connect quickly and directly with freelance talent who are available immediately and who engage promptly with your project.

Smarter

Freelance Bankers support your teams in a much more direct and collaborative way than conventional advisory firms, also enabling valuable knowledge transfer to your teams.

What are your project requirements?