About Us
Making Business Planning Accessible for Small Businesses and SMEs
Square One Advisors is a small team of passionate business professionals with combined decades of experience in financial markets.
Having worked for some of the world’s top business services organizations, we wanted to create a company that would allow us to provide the same services as the Big 4, but more affordably, more targeted, more focused, and more client-centric.
We realized that for any business to succeed, a quality business plan was essential. However, when completed by a big company, the deliverables often fall short, offering a generic, high-level report that lacks personalization.
We bring deep knowledge, experience, and expertise in many industry niches and specialties. We can really help companies add value in a targeted, flexible, and significantly more affordable way than larger advisor firms.
Our singular focus is your success at any stage of business maturity. Whether you are launching a new venture, selling the business, restructuring, or preparing for an equity raise, a Square One business plan provides you with the insight and strategy you need to achieve your goals.
Our Vision, Mission and Strategy
Vision
To make high-quality corporate finance advisory services accessible and affordable to businesses of all sizes.
Mission
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, cost-effective corporate finance advisory services to businesses of all sizes. We strive to build long-term partnerships with our clients and help them navigate the ever-changing business landscape, with a focus on valuation and restructuring services.
Strategy
Our strategy at Square One Advisors is centered around providing tailored and targeted services to meet the unique needs of each client. We understand that one size does not fit all, which is why we offer a flexible range of services including short-term projects, retainer-based work, and on-demand services. Our focus on cost-efficiency allows us to offer our services at a fraction of the cost of larger advisory firms, making us accessible to a wide range of clients, including SMEs.
We believe in building long-term partnerships with our clients, and our dedicated attention ensures that we provide maximum value to them. Our team of experts is always on hand to provide ongoing support and follow-up services to ensure client satisfaction.
Why us / Added Value
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Expertise at a fraction of the cost: Our team has extensive experience and knowledge in corporate finance, but we offer our services at a more affordable rate than larger firms.
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Flexibility to meet your unique needs: We offer customized solutions that can be tailored to your specific business needs, no matter how unique they may be.
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Tailored, high-quality solutions that fit your unique needs: Our team is dedicated to delivering customized solutions that address your specific challenges and opportunities, ensuring unparalleled quality that drives your business forward.
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Dedicated attention to ensure maximum value: We are dedicated to providing personal attention to each of our clients to ensure that they receive the maximum value from our services.
Meet The Team
Michael / Director
Michael is a founding partner at Square One Advisors, bringing over 10 years of experience in corporate finance services. Prior to founding Square One Advisors, Michael worked in senior managerial roles at leading professional services firms, namely PwC and EY in the UK, Greece and Cyprus. He has a proven track record in providing expert business valuation services to some of the largest global energy and infrastructure funds, as well as leading large-scale financial restructuring projects with significant impact on both large players and local economies.
Michael is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), as well as an MSc in Finance from the University of Warwick.
Costas Spyrides / Senior Advisor
’Costas has extensive corporate finance experience, having advised on large Private Equity and corporate transactions internationally.
As a manager with Deloitte’s Corporate Finance Advisory team and as a senior manager with Eight Advisory LLP in London, and previously with Grant Thornton in Cyprus, he has advised on business plan preparation projects, M&A transactions, project finance and restructuring engagements for international corporate and private equity clients, with a focus on the energy, infrastructure, financial services and technology sectors. Costas holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Sustainable Energy Technologies from the University of Southampton. He is a CFA Charterholder, and holder of the CySEC Advanced certification.
Theodoros Tsikas / Senior Advisor
Theodoros is the Founder of CORNERSTONE PARTNERS and has more than 16 years of professional experience within the investment banking, capital markets and consulting industry. He is a graduate of the Department of Business Administration of Piraeus University, while he holds an Msc. in Investment Management from Bayes Business School.
Theodoros is a results driven advisor with a proven track record in conducting comprehensive financial analysis and providing strategic insights to drive business decisions. He is experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance financial performance and achieve organisational goals.
He is proficient in financial modeling paired with strong analytical skills and effective communication and presentation abilities, ensuring complex financial data is conveyed clearly to stakeholders.
During his professional career he has participated in more than 40 transactions across the whole spectrum of Corporate Finance services, with most of them being M&As and company valuations. He served as an Executive Advisor to National Bank of Greece for almost five years, during of which, he was responsible for the structuring, pricing and execution of all single-ticket corporate NPE sale transactions.
Key Team Credentials
At Square One Advisors, our diverse expertise spans multiple industries, focusing on delivering tailored solutions in valuation, advisory, and capital raising. We have successfully engaged with large funds and clients across various sectors, showcasing our adaptability and commitment to excellence.
Indicative Credentials
👉 Fair Value review services provided to large energy and infrastructure funds. Below, we provide indicative example:
Large renewable assets – 1.5GW windfarms in USA, 800MW off shore wind farms in UK and Germany, 60MW on shore wind farm in Finland, 70MW PV in Italy, two 100MW biomass plants in the UK);
Energy transition assets - A large EV Charging operator and the largest EV Bus transportation company in the Nordics).
Key infrastructure assets – UK airports, two gas distributors in USA and energy suppliers in Australia).
👉 Feasibility study and business plan preparation assistance for development of first gas fired CCGT (260MW) independent power producer and supplier business in Cyprus related to financing (loan >€120mln).
👉 Business plan preparation for two prospective marinas and real estate complex developments within the context of a capital raising (c.€500mln total investment cost).
👉 End to end capital raising process for:
Two leading private hospitals in Cyprus.
A local software development and IT infrastructure company.
For the largest online hiring / recruitment platform in Cyprus.
