Education
- Doctorate in Business Administration – SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy, 2026
- Mergers & Acquisitions - London Business School, London, UK, 2018 (executive education)
- Strategic financial analysis for business evaluation – Harvard Business School, Cambridge, USA, 2014 (executive education program)
- Doctorate in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance – Business School Lausanne, Switzerland, 2007
- Masters in Finance – Webster University, St. Louis, USA, 2003
- B.S. in Finance – University of Zagreb, Croatia, 2001
Experience
Andrej started his career in 2002 in USA as a finance analyst in Sodexho Inc. In 2003 he joined Hrvatski Telekom as an assistant in the office of Chief Financal Officer where he was in charge of treasury and corporate finance, after which he moved to strategy department managing strategic planning for all member companies of T-HT Group. In 2007 Andrej co-founded fund management company Platinum Invest where he was a board member until 2008 when he sold his equity stake and became head of corporate finance within Erste Group in charge of Croatian market with focus on M&A projects, recapitalizations and financial restructuring. At the beginning of 2010 he started a corporate finance firm – GRUBISIC & Partners Corporate Finance (since 2025 Grubisic Kresic Corporate Finance) focusing on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, valuations, due diligence and financial restructuring. Andrej is responsible for business origination, conceptual setup of project engagements, supervision and quality control, client advisory and assurance of fulfillment of all preconditions for deal closing. During 2004 - 2018 Andrej was professor of finance at undergraduate and MBA program at Zagreb School of Economics and Management, and from 2017 he has been professor of finance at Luxembourg School of Business.
Education
- Postgraduate/Master’s Level Degree in Financial Strategy – University of Oxford, Said Business School, UK, 2019/2020
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Management – Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Zagreb, Croatia, 2014 (including semesters spent on Higher School of Economics in Moscow and London School of Economics)
- Candidate for 2nd level of the CFA program
Experience
Darijo has joined GKCF in 2013 and is currently a Partner based in Zagreb. He has extensive corporate finance experience gained through more than 100 engagements for local and international clients, involving sell-side and buy-side M&A, fundraising, valuation, due diligence and financial restructuring. Clients with whom Darijo has actively worked with include Marlin Equity Partners, Infinum, Pentalog, Emma Capital Group, Transcom, AON, and MET Holding. Before joining GKCF he has worked for Slovakia based Budamar Logistics.
Other
- Dean’s award during all years at ZSEM (among top 5% of students)
- Fluent in English and conversational knowledge of Russian and German
Education
- Masters in Finance - Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, Portugal
- B.S. in Business Economics – Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Zagreb, Croatia, 2016 (including semesters spent at University of Barcelona, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and Harvard University)
Experience
Marko has joined GKCF in June 2017 as an analyst. Prior to joining GKCF, Marko has worked as an intern at UniCredit bank in the corporate banking division and Credos brokerage house.
Other
- Dean’s award during three years at ZSEM (among top 5% of students).
- Fluent in English and conversational knowledge of German.
Education
- MSc in Corporate Finance – LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy, 2020 (incl. semester abroad at EDHEC, Nice, France).
- BSc in Business Administration – University of Cologne, Germany, 2018 (incl. graduate program at IE Business School, Madrid, Spain).
Experience
Roman joined GKCF in September 2021 as an Analyst. Prior to joining GKCF, Roman had worked in Private Equity at Aurelius in Munich, and in Investment Banking at ABN AMRO Bank’s Natural Resources M&A Team in Amsterdam.
Other
- Native German Speaker, fluent in Italian and English.
- Co-Founder of the Association of Croatian Students Abroad.
Education
- MBA in Finance & Accounting – Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Zagreb, Croatia.
- CFA Charterholder (CFA Institute, 2021).
Experience
Neven joined GKCF in July 2017 as an analyst. Prior to joining GKCF, Neven had worked in accounting and audit at Infokorp and Baum revizija.
Other
- Licensed Commercial Pilot (CPL) with Airbus A320 type rating; flies recreationally at an aero club.
- Fluent in English and conversational knowledge of German.
Education
- Master's degree in Accounting and Auditing - Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb, 2016
- Bachelor's degree in Business Economics - Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb, 2014
- Candidate for the ACCA program
Experience
Mario has joined GKCF in October 2017 as an analyst. Prior to joining GKCF, Mario has worked on several audit engagements as an audit assistant at Crowe Horwath.
Other
- Fluent in English.
Education
- Master's degree in Analysis and Business planning – Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb, 2020.
- CEEPUS student exchange program - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, 2018.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Economics - Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb, 2018
Experience
Antonio has joined GKCF in October 2018 as an intern. Prior to joining GKCF, Antonio has worked at Intercapital in the investment banking division.
Other
- Scholarship for excellence, University of Zagreb – among top 10% of students
- Fluent in English
Education
- Business Mathematics and Economics – Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Zagreb, Croatia
- Student exchange program – Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany
Experience
Šime joined GKCF in March 2026 as an analyst. Prior to joining GKCF, Šime had worked at Alpha Capitalis in the deal advisory division. Prior experience includes the Investment Banking Department at Zagrebačka banka (UniCredit Group) supporting M&A sell-side transactions, equity research at Zagrebačka banka, and Deloitte in Frankfurt focusing on climate finance, carbon markets, and ESG analysis.
Other
- Fluent in English
Education
- Master’s degree in Economics (Specialization: Finance), Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split
- University Bachelor of Economics (Major: Financial Management), Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split
- Candidate for 2nd level of the CFA program
Experience
Blanka joined GKCF in March 2026 as an intern. Her professional background includes experience within the Analytics department at Bloomberg Adria, as well as roles at InterCapital Asset Management and BSG Advisory. She specializes in financial modeling (DCF and relative valuation) and macroeconomic research, utilizing professional tools such as the Bloomberg Terminal and Valutico.
Other
- Fluent in English