EST. 2022
Peter Lempke
Direct lender relationship across acquisition finance and structured debt mandates. Counterparty on cross-border financing processes in the DACH and Luxembourg corridors.
LPFINA
DACH · Luxembourg
Counsel for
the consequential
transaction.
vavco is an independent advisory firm representing owners, boards and family offices in the moments that define their balance sheet. We work on a small number of mandates each year, under absolute discretion, with senior bankers on every call.
$84M
Aggregate value advised
8
Closed transactions
5
Active mandates
4
Years independent · since 2022
Four mandates. Senior counsel on every one.
Our practice is intentionally narrow. We do not run an investment fund, we do not syndicate securities, and we do not accept retainers from prospective counterparties. The result is independent advice with no incidental incentives.
01
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sell-side, buy-side and merger-of-equals counsel for founder-owned and sponsor-backed businesses between $5M and $1B in enterprise value. Single point of contact, partner-led at every stage.
View representative outcomes →02
Capital raises
Privately negotiated equity and structured solutions — minority recaps, growth equity, GP-led continuation vehicles. Closed-room processes with a curated list of strategic and institutional capital.
View representative outcomes →03
Restructuring & balance-sheet
In- and out-of-court restructurings, liability management, refinancings and covenant negotiations. Engagements often run alongside legal counsel and creditor committees.
View representative outcomes →04
Special situations
Take-privates, spin-offs, shareholder activism defense and complex cross-border transactions. We are most useful where the situation does not fit a standard process.
View representative outcomes →A short register of recent work.
A representative sample, anonymised or referenced with consent. Full credentials, additional sector references and partner biographies are available under NDA.
| Date | Principal | Role | Status | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Active · Q2 2026
Robotics
|
Confidential
Pre-IPO bridge round · Robotics scaleup
|
Sell-side advisor on the bridge financing ahead of a planned public listing.
|
In market | $2.0M |
|
Active · Q2 2026
Deeptech · Energy
|
Confidential
Growth equity raise · Energy efficiency deeptech
|
Sell-side advisor on the growth equity raise to a curated list of strategic and institutional investors.
|
In market | $25M |
|
Active · Q2 2026
Aviation · AI
|
Confidential
Airline automation & AI solutions scaleup
|
Sell-side advisor on the growth equity raise.
|
In market | $3.0M |
|
Active · Q2 2026
AgriTech
|
Doğanlı Agriculture
Agriculture company · Target raise
|
Sell-side advisor on the target equity raise.
|
In market | $500K |
|
Active · Q1 2026
AI · EdTech
|
SAKSI
AI edtech startup · Equity raise
|
Sell-side advisor on the seed-stage equity raise.
|
In market | $400K |
|
Q3 · 2025
Fintech
|
MAGICPAY
Fintech startup · Equity raise
|
Sell-side advisor on the equity raise.
|
Closed | $400K |
|
Q2 · 2025
Robotics · Nasdaq
|
Confidential
IPO mandate · Robotics scaleup, Nasdaq listing
|
Sell-side advisor on the IPO process and target raise.
|
Closed | $40M |
|
Q2 · 2025
Gaming
|
Confidential
AAA game development studio
|
Sell-side advisor on the equity raise for the studio.
|
Closed | $500K |
|
Q2 · 2024
Pharma · OTC
|
Confidential
Pharmaceutical OTC mandate · U.S. markets only
|
Sell-side advisor on the U.S. OTC capital raise.
|
Closed | $1.0M |
|
Q2 · 2023
EventTech
|
OKULYO
Event technology company · Target raise
|
Sell-side advisor on the target equity raise.
|
Closed | $400K |
|
Q1 · 2023
IoT
|
Confidential
IoT application suite · Project financing
|
Sell-side advisor on the project financing.
|
Closed | $10M |
|
Q1 · 2023
EdTech
|
ONİKİ
Education technology company · Equity raise
|
Sell-side advisor on the equity raise.
|
Closed | $400K |
|
Q1 · 2022
Big Data
|
ARCANOR
Big data company · Buy-side mandate
|
Buy-side advisor on the strategic acquisition.
|
Closed | $400K |
“
Ömer brings institutional discipline to mid-market financing processes — decision-ready materials, structured outreach, and a clean path from term sheet to close.
Peter Lempke
LPFINA
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A reliable counterparty on cross-border mandates. Partner-led, responsive, and commercially pragmatic — the kind of advisor you want on the other side of a complex process.
Alex
Arpiam
The counterparties behind every mandate.
We work with a small, repeatedly-engaged set of capital, financing and restructuring counterparties across Europe. Partner-level relationships, built deal by deal.
Alex K.
Investor and fund relationship. Counterparty on UK and European mid-market mandates, with a focus on growth-stage and buy-side execution.
ARPIAM
London · Cross-border
Atanas Dimitrov
Restructuring and fundraising counterparty across Southeast European mandates. Engaged on capital-raise processes and balance-sheet restructurings.
Confidential
SEE · Eastern Europe
Partner · Restructuring
Henrik Vass
In- and out-of-court restructuring, with a focus on European and cross-border liability management exercises.
Prev. Houlihan Lokey · INSEAD
Private engagement
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