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AVANTGARDE
cAPITAL

Established in 2012, AvantGarde Capital has rapidly grown to be a trusted and prominent independent investment banking advisory firm in Indonesia.

 

 

AvantGarde Capital is led and managed by our founders and senior management who represent amongst the country’s most experienced and well-regarded investment bankers in dealmaking, both cross-border and in the Indonesian business community, with more than 20 years of solid track record and counting.

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AvantGarde assists our clients to prepare and pursue strategic options in order to transform companies to the next level of scale and development in the marketplace, realize strategic values, maximize and monetize shareholder’s value, and raise capital to fund expansion, by means of our advisory services:

  • Domestic and cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Divestitures and Sale Transactions
  • Initial Public Offerings and Equity Capital Markets transactions
  • Private equity transactions and Private placements
  • Corporate and Capital Restructuring

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Our solid team, comprising junior and senior investment bankers, provides best international investment banking advisory practices and high quality advice to our clients. Our team’s on the ground presence ensures that we are always present whenever our clients need us.

We always strive to provide each of our clients with:

  • Original ideas
  • Personal approach
  • Strategic and value
  • added advice
  • Excellent execution

“The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself... The more you learn, the more you'll earn”

warren buffet

OUR PRINCIPLES & VALUES

Trustworthy and Reliable

Trust is very important for us, it is a value that we uphold the most in providing advisory services. We aspire to be the most trusted firm in our industry

In-Depth Local Knowledge

We know what is going on in our local market, we provide local insight to our clients and connect them with the most suited player in the industry

Global Network

Through our extended network, we could also reach potential investors or strategic partners abroad to ensure that our clients get the best deal

Top Quality Advice

We strive to provide unparalleled advisory services and advises based on high quality and independent financial expertise

Excellence

We are committed to always doing the best we know how and consistently providing excellent quality of service and professionalism in everything we undertake

Genuine, Truthful and Independent

We are independent, unbiased and unaffiliated from any groups which enable us to always act in the best interest of our clients

Laurentius Sutikno, also more intimately known as Larry Sutikno, is a prominent and senior investment banker in Indonesia with over 20 years of proven track record in the corporate finance and investment banking, where he has advised many reputable corporates and business groups in major transactions, ranging from cross-border and domestic Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, corporate restructurings to capital raisings, across various industry sectors.

Prior to founding AvantGarde, Larry was previously Managing Director, Country Head and CEO of Rothschild in Indonesia from 2008 to 2012. Prior to this, Larry had built and led the BNP Paribas Investment Banking franchise in Indonesia for 13 years (1996 – 2008) as Director and Head of Investment Banking. He also previously worked with Nomura Securities in the corporate finance and Astra International’s automotive division. Larry recieved his MBA degree with honors from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree in Accounting (Hons) from the University of Parahyangan, Bandung

Key international recognitions received on the transactions Larry advised and managed:

  • “Best Domestic M&A Deal of the Year in Southeast Asia” 2011 – Alpha Southeast Asia
  • “Best Private Equity Deal of the Year in Asia” 2011 – Finance Asia
  • “Most Innovative for Growth Companies” – 2011 – The Banker Investment Banking Awards
  • “Asia’s Restructuring Deal of the Year” – 2012 – IFR Asia Awards

Laurentius Sutikno
President Director