Tim Lep

Expertise

Tim's reference list consists of more than 16 transactions with an aggregate value (only for disclosed amounts) of more than €400 million.

Tim is a sector-agnostic M&A advisor, based in Ljubljana, heading the InterCapital Investment Banking in Slovenia.

Transactions by segment:
6 in consumer goods, retail and tourism
4 in financial institutions
4 in TMT
1 in manufacturing
1 in energy

Notable transactions:
TIK, sale (2025, undisclosed - medical devices)
FC Mura, sale (2024, undisclosed - sports/leisure)
Remea - EV tech, capital raise (2023, undisclosed​ - TMT)
Moja Čokolada, capital raise (2023​, undisclosed - consumer goods)
Merkur Trgovine, acquisition (2021, €50 million - DIY retail)
Postojnska jama, debt advisory (2020​ - tourism)
Iskratel Group, sale (2020​, €35 million + - TMT)
UniCredit Leasing Slovenia, sale (2020​ - banking)
ITH Fotovoltaika, sale (2019 - renewable energy)
Adriatic Slovenica, acquisition (2019​, €245 million - insurance)
Gorenjska banka, sale (2018​, €63.2 million - banking)
Marina Portorož, sale (2018, undisclosed - tourism)

Career

Before founding the advisory firm in 2020, Tim was an independent consultant for mergers and acquisitions at UniCredit Group. Tim started his career as a credit analyst and continued as an M&A specialist for the Slovenian and Serbian markets with cross-sectorial footing. Before that, Tim was active in management consulting, advising McDonald’s Slovenia’s management, and was the Head of Business Development in a spin-off project at the financial technology company Halcom. He participated in the management consulting club at A.T. Kearney and at the Slovenian Managers’ Association.

Background

Tim has over 8 years of experience in business and financial advisory, focusing on operational management of acquisitions and divestitures. For 2 years he worked as Head of Corporate Development at Batagel Group.

Tim holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Financial Management from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana and studied at the Aston Business School in England.