Grant Bergman. Source: GSB

The financial services company GSB has opened a fresh division called GSB Capital, which will concentrate on the debt and equity capital markets for its network of individual and corporate clients throughout the world.

With teams in the UK and the UAE, the new subsidiary GSB Capital offers M&A, growth capital (debt and equity), direct investment, debt advising, and other advisory services.

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In order to oversee the recently established division, Grant Bergman has joined as global head of GSB Capital.

Given prior experience launching and leading private company advising teams for finnCap (now Cavendish Financial plc) and Investec Bank plc, where he provided advice on numerous international transactions, Bergman offers over 18 years of investment banking experience to London.

He received a Bachelor of Commerce in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics as well as a Postgraduate Degree in Enterprise Management from the University of Cape Town.

Moreover, as part of its development strategy, GSB Capital plans to introduce a co-investment vehicle later this year that will enable it to provide more support to internationally impactful, disruptive, and inventive enterprises.

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Along with the new GSB Capital subsidiary, the financial services group GSB comprises of:

  • GSB Wealth: provides experienced guidance on all elements of financial planning, such as pension and retirement planning, investment planning, tax planning, cash flow simulation, insurance, and more.
  • GSB Private: provides high net worth and ultra-high net worth people, families, businesses, and structures with an independent platform for private banking, private finance, and private offices. In addition, GSB Private Finance, the company’s in-house whole-of-market debt and finance brokerage, serves as an outside asset manager.

Ross Whatnall, co-founder and CEO at GSB, said: “This is a pivotal moment in the company’s growth strategy and the launch of GSB Capital marks another key milestone in GSB’s ambitions to become a one-stop global financial services group. This new division focussed on debt and equity markets adds a new layer of expertise to cater for all the financial needs of our clients.  

“Grant Bergman brings a unique and holistic approach to advisory and investments. An entrepreneur at heart, he has managed two high-growth investment vehicles and co-founded a number of start-ups, scaling several to successful exit. In addition to his decade of advising large and mid-cap listed corporate clients, this means Grant brings to GSB Capital clients experience of both early and later-stage lifecycles.  

“We will continue to find new avenues for growth for GSB and expect to expand the company more over the next 12 months and are looking to hire a number of experienced professionals to bolster the newly launched division in coming months.”