Michael spent most of his childhood in Budapest, where he attended ELTE Apáczai Csere János High School. He later earned an advanced BA in Economics with honors from MSIIR. After university, he began his career as an Audit Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, followed by roles as an Analyst and later Associate in the Investment Banking department at Renaissance Capital. He then held roles as Vice President and Director at Renaissance Private Equity (now Elbrus Capital). Michael is also a CFA charterholder.

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RECENT PUBLIC SPEECHES

• Podcast with Mark Walter, Partner @ Michael Macfarlane Associates VIEW HERE
• Unlocking Opportunity: Cyprus as a Gateway for Funds, Private Equity, and Venture Capital, panel discussion at Globalaw EMEA Regional Meeting 2025 in Cyprus
• CEE Rising-Why Venture Capital is Betting on Central & Eastern Europe, panel discussion @0100  Emerging Europe 2025 conference in Budapest

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• A Guide To Valuing Your Personal Holdings In Private Tech Companies VIEW HERE
• Why Are Exits A Perennial Problem For VCs? VIEW HERE
• Co-Investment As A Stand-Alone Product In The VC Space VIEW HERE
• Direct Secondaries: A New Escape Route From The Illiquidity Matrix VIEW HERE
• Fundraising For Tech Companies In A Recession VIEW HERE
• Skin In The Venture Capital Game VIEW HERE
• How Venture Capital Can Approach ESG VIEW HERE
• Venture Debt: Leverage For Enhancing Venture Capital Returns VIEW HERE‍
• The Rise Of Secondaries In Tech VIEW HERE

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