Your partner
in
agribusiness
Who we are
At Hodler Fund Management Ltd, we are convinced that the agriculture and food industry is one of the most important sectors, the efficient operation of which is essential for food security, job creation, and sustainable economic growth. We primarily invest in the East Central European and the Western Balkan regions, but we are not geographically limited. We currently manage two private equity funds (Fund 1 – EUR 60 million, Fund 2 – EUR 400 million), in which the Hodler Group is one of the key investors.
During our activities, we pay particular attention to sustainable development and the promotion of consolidation and integration processes, thus responding to the challenges caused by the generational change and the fragmented market.
Responsibility
Our investments and our portfolio companies serve a broad range of customers and make an impact on society as well as the environment. Consequently, we do not invest in businesses engaged in activities that are detrimental to local or global communities, the environment or the economy. We also never partner with investors with unethical business behavior. With that in mind we follow compliance and business ethics standards, promote reduction of environmental footprint and help to develop beneficial partnerships among all our portfolio companies.
Portfolio
Gyulai Agrár
Gyulai Agrár Zrt. has 60 years of history and experience. Determinative agricultural company of it’s area, which provides a living for 90 employees.
Superior Foods
Superior Foods is one of the most important poultry slaughterhouses and processors in Serbia. The company, founded in 2014, operates in a fully integrated scheme.
Poultry Investment Group
Oprea Avicom
Oprea Avicom SRL is a dynamically developing company with 25 years of experience in the broiler industry: a family business built with a lot of work, dedication, perseverance and integrity.
AVICOD S.A.
The AVICOD S.A. is located in the middle of Romania, in Brasov county’s Codlea. It has three growing farms and owns a fully functional slaughterhouse.
Poultry Integration Farms
Through our company, Poultry Integration Farms srl., we purchased the assets of Sam Meat, Satu Mare, Romania. We are able to raise 7 million chickens per year at our 6 sites in the immediate vicinity of the Hungarian border.
Our Principal Values
Professionalism
We have gained our experience at reputable corporations, investment and advisory firms in the CE region and are investors on our own account in various fields, proving that we can achieve success at international scale.
Flexibility
We have established a flexible deal policy across deal types ranging from full equity through green field investments and leveraged buy-outs to recapitalization. Our equity contributions fall within the range of EUR 5 million to EUR 50 million, but we can draw in co-investors from our LPs or from a network of family offices we regularly work with to consume larger transactions. In general, our sweet spot is around EUR 5-15 million.
Long term owner mindset
We believe that value creation is more effective through control and our active involvement within the business. Although we generally prefer majority ownership, we invest in equal partnerships and also in minority positions with shareholders whose values and strategy are aligned with ours. We are not reliant on short term exit obligation, instead we are happy to formulate long lasting partnerships.
Innovation
We are convinced that in order to become a successful private equity investor in our focus sector, we need to address every aspect of our investments with curiosity and experimenting. This will lead to innovative solutions which is the foundation of value creation. In our investments, we seek to implement the most current technologies to allow the business to reach its full potential and we develop business models that are sustainable in the long run from an economic, social and environmental point of view.
Talent Management
We contribute to our investments through various means such as providing access not only to capital but also to our deep industry network and our talent pool. We are certain that the lack of well-trained employee is a fundamental bottleneck of successful businesses in this industry. Therefore, we consistently develop a talent pool of next generation managers of our focus sector.
The Team
Miklós Kerezsi
Chairman of the Board
Miklós Kerezsi, the founder and dominant majority owner of the Hodler Group, the chairman of the board of directors of Hodler Asset Management Ltd., that was established to manage international agriculture and food industry investment funds.
Gyula Köbli
Chief Executive Officer
Gyula Köbli is the Chief Executive Officer of Hodler Asset Management and also member of the Board of Directors. He joined Hodler in June 2022.
Zoltán Verbó
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, CIO
Zoltán Verbó
Investment Director, CIO
He graduated at Corvinus University majoring in management and organization. He started his career in transaction advisory at Deloitte Central Europe. He gained most of his transaction experience in the banking, telecom and food industries. He served as Head of M&A at Telenor Hungary from 2015. In 2017 he accepted a call from one of his former clients to serve as CFO of new venture that has become one of the fastest growing sport nutrition company in Hungary.
Since end of 2020, Zoltán is responsible for i) the development and execution of Hodler’s investment strategy and deal pipeline and ii) development of the investment team.
Zoltan is married with two children. In his free time he likes playing golf, tennis and skiing.
Alpár Kiss-Griz
Investment Director, CFO
Alpár Kiss-Griz
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, CFO
Alpár Kiss-Griz is the chief financial officer of the Hodler Group. He has been assisting the corporate activity as a Partner since 2022. Furthermore, he takes on the investment director role for Hodler Asset Management.
He studied at Babeș–Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca between 2012 and 2017. After completing BSc in Banking and Finance BSc, he earned a diploma in Business and Management Msc. He started his career as an analyst at Concorde Group, then returned to his alma mater as a lecturer teaching corporate finance, mathematics, insurance, and investment decisions. He has been involved in the work of the Hodler Group since 2017.
At the beginning of his university studies, he joined the GTK Business Consulting Club, which he still actively supports today as a coordinator and lecturer. The experience he gained within the program had a remarkable impact on his career path. He believes in the significance of talent management and stands by the power of professional humbleness.
Antónia Csiszár
Operations and Compliance Manager
Antónia Csiszár
Operations and Compliance Manager
As Head of Operations and Compliance, Antónia Csiszár and her 2 colleagues support Hodler Fund Management team from June 2022.
She completed her studies at College of Foreign Trade, University of Pécs and at ELTE Institute for Postgraduate Legal Studies, thus obtaining an MSc in economics with a legal degree, which was supplemented in 2021 with a Master of Real Estate Management degree at Corvinus University in Budapest. For nearly 20 years, she held various positions in Budapest Bank group owned by GE. She was responsible for sales support at the Budapest Fund Management Company, which operates as a subsidiary of the bank, and then held the position of Operations Manager in addition to the position of Compliance Manager for two periods.
Meanwhile, between 2007 and 2009, she worked as an internal auditor for the subsidiaries of the Bank, Budapest Auto Financing, Budapest Leasing and Budapest Fund Management Co .
She held similar positions at some smaller fund management companies, and then joined Diófa Fund Management team as a one-man internal auditor in 2018.
Mother of 3.
Máté Bodnár
Investment Analyst
Máté Bodnár
INVESTMENT ANALYST
Máté is actively engaged in managing Hodler’s investment portfolio, M&A deals and related negotiations. He prepares valuation models, investment decision materials, and other supporting documents to facilitate successful deal execution and informed decision-making.
He graduated from Corvinus University of Budapest with a BSc degree in Applied Economics and a MSc degree in Finance with corporate finance specialization.
Previously, he worked at Morgan Stanley, Raiffeisen Bank, and Invescom Corporate Finance as an intern.
Dénes Barta
Executive Assistant
Dénes Barta
Executive Assistant
Dénes directly supports the work of the chairman of the board as a personal secretary.
He graduated from the Corvinus University of Budapest in 2022. During his university years, he joined the Agribusiness Club (formerly Corvinus Agribusiness) student organization, of which he eventually became the president. He interned as a junior salesperson at Agrármarketing Centrum Kft., and as a junior market researcher at Market Insight Kft.
Currently, he is also responsible for the Agrovirtus agri-focused university talent program.
Júlia Hegyiné Szakonyi
Back Office Executive
Júlia Hegyiné Szakonyi
BACK OFFICE EXECUTIVE
Júlia Hegyiné Szakonyi has been strengthening the team of Hodler Asset Management Ltd. since June 2022 as a Back-Office Executive.
She earned her first degree as a teacher of English language, later she graduated from Corvinus University with a degree in Public Administration. She worked as the Office Manager of the Hungarian Water Cluster for nine years.
From 2018 she worked as an Operations Assistant at Susterra Capital Partners. Currently she attends the Green Brands Academy Certified Sustainability Manager Training. Mother of three children.
Gabriella Ruttkay
Office manager
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