Alexander M. Swoboda

Managing Director

Alexander M. Swoboda has over 20 years of experience in various roles within the international finance and strategy sector, including positions at Siemens AG, the management consultancy McKinsey, and as an Associate Partner of an Austrian venture capital fund. At FACTON GmbH, Alexander M. Swoboda initially served as CFO and COO. Since 2015, he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer there and, since 2022, has also been CEO of CrescentOne.

Alexander M. Swoboda studied business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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Personal project experience

Consulting experience strategy & finance

Development of a complex ten-year target costing system for a major automotive company, reflecting extrapolated benchmarking results and enabling target/actual comparisons
Creation of a business plan for a Middle Eastern investment bank to prepare for market entry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Implementation of a quality initiative at a consulting firm, including the establishment of a quality measurement and improvement system
Conducting a capital market study of 25 leading European banks, focusing on revenue and cost structure
Supporting a football club in redesigning its processes, evaluating sales opportunities, and calculating the positive impact on the local economy
Supporting a large cooperative banking group in developing its strategy for retail distribution, product management, and pricing
Developing an institutional market entry strategy for a leading European wealth management client

Transaction experience as investor

Negotiating multiple financing rounds as CFO
Executing a management buyout
Valuing, negotiating, and implementing the investments in Austrian technology companies – some with international co-investors
Leading numerous due diligence reviews and negotiations of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Intent (LoIs)
Negotiating and implementing exits

Transaction experience as consultant

In-depth review of a merger between two companies in the Middle East, including the transaction structure, valuation, and adaptation of business models
Supporting the negotiation process between two Swiss banks to develop a joint asset management business model and its subsequent implementation
Preventing massive value losses through realistic valuations by supporting a bidding process for a Southern European financial institution in the privatization of a CEE retail bank and by advising an Austrian private bank in connection with a planned acquisition
Advising companies on defining deal strategy, valuation, and due diligence (e.g., multi-family office and fund of hedge/private equity fund providers from the Middle East, leading financial services provider)
Assessing the potential of an alliance between two leading players in the securities industry in Europe and the USA
Creating transparency regarding the business dealings of two investment banks as part of a post-merger management process
Advising an SME in the functional clothing industry on raising capital Supporting the fundraising and negotiation process for numerous companies

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Management experience

Successful assumption of the CFO and CEO roles of FACTON GmbH and Chairman of FACTON Inc.
Line responsibilities for finance (e.g., financial and management reporting, budgeting), legal (e.g., customer and partner contracts), and HR (e.g., hiring, terminations)
Successful negotiation of software and service deals with major clients
Using the network to create sales opportunities and improve prospect/customer coverage
Development of strategy, positioning and strategic roadmap
Changing the organizational culture towards trust, collaboration and performance
Conducting recruiting workshops (including the development of case studies) and presentations
Conducting training courses (e.g. introductory courses, "Mini-MBA", workshops on communication skills)
Improving the investment process of a venture capital fund
Doubling of deal flow through structured use of one's own network and the network of colleagues (e.g. by introducing a contact database)
Organization of ongoing support for a business plan competition over several years and support for young entrepreneurs through the evaluation of business plans and the implementation of workshops.
As a quality coach, responsible for the continuous improvement of workflows and relationships between consultants and support staff.
Publication of a brochure on "Clean Teams" as an innovative way to support transactions
Constitution a series of newspaper articles and interviews about the consulting and private equity industry as well as on the topic of product cost calculation
Initiation, budgeting and management of the first internet homepage of the McKinsey office in Vienna

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