Elina joined Grant Thornton in 2003 and is Partner in Deals Services department. She is a member of CFA Institute, of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece and of the Greek Economic Chamber. She also holds a BA in Business Administration (University of Piraeus) and MSc in Banking and Finance (University of Piraeus), as well as she is a CFA charter holder.
Her experience in projects includes valuations for M&A purposes and fairness opinions, as well as valuations for IFRS purposes, Purchase Price Allocations (PPAs) acting either as an independent advisor or as an advisor to the firm’s audit department. Furthermore, she has participated in Due Diligence projects, Business Plan Reviews and Independent Business Reviews. In addition, she has participated in the preparation of the Reports on Listing on the Alternative Market (ENA) of the Athens Stock Exchange.
She was member of Monitoring Trustee team for a Greek systemic bank attending as observer in executive committees mainly in Special Handling Committees of the bank (exposures under €5 mil). She was involved in the carve-outs of large banks, as well as in privatization projects. Currently, she supervises Monitoring Officer (MO/CRO) project teams and participates in M&A projects of the department.
Elina is also member of the teams of Valuations and Tourism, Travel & Leisure of Grant Thornton’s network.
Sectors of expertise: food & beverages, constructions, logistics, hotels, airlines, renewable energy sources & financial institutions.
