Rui Hou

- Deal sourcing & evaluation - Transaction process management: Incl., preparation of cover letter, pitch deck, Info Memo, equity story, and investor universe; worldwide investor and buyer outreach via Pipedrive; negotiation with interested parties; due diligence and closing support. - Mandate execution: Running four mandates from both sell-side and buy-side, in e-commerce, logistics, MedTech, and enterprise SaaS verticals. ...

- End-to-end deal flow management: Incl. deal sourcing, deck reviews, 1st calls, 2nd calls, memo, DD, etc. - Industry deep-dives: One in hydrogen and one in carbon nanotube technologies. Delivered market briefings, detailed reports, new investment thesis, and blogs. - Relationship-building: Regular network with diverse stakeholders, incl. accelerators, VCs, CVCs, fundraising advisory firms, IBs, etc. Constant insight-gathering. ...

- Set up subsidiaries in France, Greece, and the Czech Republic, including legal incorporation, bank account, license application, and accounting and payroll setup. Entities in Belgium, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania were in progress. - Streamlined processes for partner scouting, entity setup, cross- department coordination, and new-joiner onboarding. - Set up an internal knowledge database for managing key information on the global entity infrastructure. ...

- Conducted market research (e.g., in recycling, construction, batteries, hydrogen, urban farming, mobility markets) and drafted Private Placement Memorandum. - Presented the impact scoring methodology in compliance with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. - Conducted competitor analysis, supported commercial due diligence, and drafted investment proposals. - Prepared conference presentations, investor pitch decks, ...

- Conducted market research and analysis, expert interviews (with Siemens Mobility, Pure Energy, Sustainable Hydrogen, and more), business ideation, and modeling. - Evaluated existing hydrogen business models. - Presented H2Connect, a digital networking and trading platform for H2 market players.