Central Europe Trust (CET)

CET was co-founded in 1989 by Lord Lawson (of Latvian descent), who as Chancellor led the UK $100b privatization program and financial market liberalization; a Polish consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton; and a Czech investment banker at JPMorgan, SGWarburg and Rothschild Bank. Based in London and represented across Central-Eastern Europe (CEE), CET has served 500+ multinational/CEE clients: Consulting: 1000+ market entry/business development projects in CEE Advisory: 200+ M&A/corporate finance deals Private Equity (PE): Co-managed 7 funds, 70+ investments, $815m with partners EBRD, EU, AIG, Framlington (AXA), CCF (HSBC), Bank Zachodni (Santander), Jupiter, Charterhouse. Gross IRR: 30%, money multiple: 3.5x and advised international PE firms on 35+ deals of $10b+