Royal Park Partners hires Vaggelis Makris as senior director

By Gloria Methri

Royal Park Partners has appointed FinTech specialist Vaggelis Makris as senior director to expand the firm’s global offering.

The appointment follows a successful year of growth for the company, in which it oversaw $1 billion worth of transactions across 15 deals, grew its global leadership team and doubled revenue for the second consecutive year. The company is accelerating its international presence, with recent transactions across the US, Germany and South Africa, deepening its pool of global FinTech advisory talent.

Makris brings with him 20+ years of experience in financial technology as an investment banker and investor. He offers client insight from previous sell-side (Credit Suisse FIG investment bank) and buy-side roles, as a former strategic investor at HSBC and former PE/VC investor at Fosun and Mouro Capital.

In his new role, Vaggelis will deliver strategic positioning and agreement structuring guidance to raise Royal Park Partners’ position as an advisor for M&A and capital raising. The firm has 90+ years of combined FinTech advisory experience built across global advisors, VC funds and investment banks, with insight into the global FinTech landscape from its London and New York offices.

Aman Behzad, Managing Partner and Founder said, “I am thrilled to welcome Vaggelis to our senior leadership team as we celebrate another record year of deal-making and embark on another period of strong growth for our firm. In addition to his deal-making record, our clients will benefit from his outstanding investment knowledge as we continue to deliver strategic positioning and deal structuring guidance.”

Vaggelis Makris, senior director, added, “I am delighted to join the team at Royal Park Partners as the business continues to set a new standard of quality and a fresh approach in the global fintech advisory space. Aman and the senior management team share the vision of empowering high-quality FinTech companies and helping them to scale, and I am proud to join them in this incredible time of growth.”