Champaign, Illinois, USA and Brno, Czech Republic — Verdant Partners continues to expand its team of professionals to better serve clientele in the food and agribusiness industries. Effective immediately, Luboš Grepl, a seasoned agribusiness executive with over thirty-five years of industry experience, will join Verdant Partners as an Advisor to facilitate M&A projects in Central and Eastern Europe. Mr. Grepl is based in Brno, Czech Republic.
Mr. Grepl has held leadership positions in some of the largest agricultural companies in the world, including Monsanto and Syngenta. Prior to starting his own agricultural consultancy business in 2019, Grepl led Syngenta's combined Crop Protection and Seeds businesses in Southeastern Europe.
“With over three decades of experience working inside of large institutions, and more recently working independently with SMEs, I have developed a well-rounded understanding of the various challenges facing agribusiness companies," explained Grepl. "I am passionate about simplifying the complexities of businesses to enable growth, identifying needed synergies whilst focusing on the right priorities."
"The team at Verdant Partners is deeply entrenched in the food and agribusiness industry, and Luboš' prior experience makes him well equipped to bring value to our clients," says Garrett Stoerger, Partner at Verdant Partners. "Maintaining a physical presence in the established agricultural regions where we see M&A opportunities is critical to our ability to generate new assignments and execute existing mandates.”
Luboš Grepl can be contacted at: +420 602 710 035 or lubosgrepl@verdantpartners.com.
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Verdant Partners is wholly focused on global food and agribusiness. We advise buyers and sellers through the business transactions that shape the competitive landscape of our industry. We have built a team of professionals with real world industry experience, having developed skills that extend beyond those of traditional M&A advisors. For this reason, we are recognized as a leading transaction advisory group for the global food and agribusiness industry.