Discover the strategic vision and expert team behind Trivalans, a leading private equity fund in Slovakia, as they capitalize on unique investment opportunities in the CEE region. Learn how Trivalans integrates ESG factors, leverages sector trends, and drives sustainable growth in mid-market mature companies.
Slovakia is advancing towards a sustainable and circular economy, setting ambitious recycling and landfill reduction targets aligned with European Union directives. Despite challenges such as high landfill rates and managing waste across numerous municipalities, initiatives like increasing recycling capacities, modernizing waste management practices, and encouraging eco-friendly behaviors are paving the way for Slovakia to meet its environmental goals and contribute to global sustainability efforts.
In Slovakia, a transformative journey in sustainable waste management is underway, setting a benchmark in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. This blog post explores the innovative efforts of Slovak companies in embracing the principles of the circular economy. From zero-waste retail and sustainable cleaning solutions to advanced recycling of electronics and construction materials, these pioneers exemplify the potential for a more sustainable future driven by creativity, technology, and a deep commitment to the planet.
Veronika is the office manager supporting the whole team in administration and planning tasks.
Roman is experienced auditor, working in several audit companies including Leitner&Leitner and BDR and currently as a audit manager at BPS Group. His audit experience covered many leading Slovak companies including National railways, Slovak television, Heating facilities or meat processing industries. Also served as a internal auditor in leading energy utilities company in Slovakia.
Pavol is the Tax Manager of BPS Group a long time Big 4“ experience where he contributed to many acquisition projects as a member of the DD team. He is certified tax advisor. He has substantial experience with clients operating within automotive industry, energy sector, pharmaceutical industry as well as with service providers. He focuses primarily on VAT, corporate income tax and international tax matters.
Natália deals with business consulting, due diligence and financial analyses. In 2019, she graduated at the Department of Information Management of the University of Economics in Bratislava with a PhD. In addition to the study, she dealt with financial analyses, expert opinions and led training in the field of information technology. Currently, she attends specialized training for experts and is waiting to be registered in the list of experts of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.
Pavol seizes and develops business opportunities while bringing endless optimism and ideas as he identifies and eliminates hidden pitfalls that could potentially scuttle a project or expose a client to risk. Over the course of his more than 15-year professional career starting in 2004, he negotiated and later managed a family-owned UK real-estate business before, in 2008, moving on to a corporate IBM controlling position in Slovakia. His lifetime of accounting and tax expertise, mixing well with his high-level inborn management and negotiation skills, makes for deal-brokering qualities many customers value and appreciate.
Practical experience: IBM, IG Grant Thornton, RSM, BPS
Countries: UK, Slovakia, Czech Republic
Graduated from Economical University (Bratislava); International School of Business and Technology, Sydney, Australia, ACCA accreditation
PETER is an experienced auditor and detail-oriented accounting professional with over 20 years of field experience in multiple industries and technical expertise in financial reporting and GAAP, business compliance, workflow processes and risk management. Having worked at various consulting companies including a Big Four accounting firm, Peter has proven external auditing experience with complex multi-entity clients in commerce and industry as well as financial institutions. He is well-versed in analyzing company fundamentals, project management and due diligence, as well as having facilitated numerous mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations for both institutions and private investors
Practical experience: PwC, Slavia Capital, BPS
Countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Graduated from Comenius University, Faculty of Management, Bratislava; ACCA; Certified Auditor
Marian is an experienced finance and business leader whose wide, cross-functional C-Level experience guiding transformation projects for a blue-chip multinational group provides teams with the leadership to effectively integrate commercial, supply chain and finance functions with other business processes. He works closely with shareholders and managers, advising them on restructuring, financial management, executing transactions, and making investments.
Practical experience: Nestlé, Bambi, LeasePlan, SkyLimit Industry, PKF
Countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Switzerland, Serbia (Western Balkans), Romania
Graduated from Slovak Technical University, Bratislava; Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, UK (MBA).