Bio

Eduard Kostadinov is a Senior Managing Director of Evercore with over 20 years of corporate finance experience. Mr Kostadinov leads Evercore’s German Strategic Advisory business and also focuses on advising clients in the European Industrials franchise. Prior to joining Evercore, Mr Kostadinov was Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and Co-Head General Industrials EMEA, with a particular focus on the Automotive industry. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2011, Mr Kostadinov was Head of Automotive EMEA at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, having started his investment banking career at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. During the course of his career, Mr Kostadinov has led and executed a wide array of notable transactions for corporate and financial sponsor clients, including amongst others Autoliv, Bosch, Continental, Gestamp, Grammer, Mobileye, Pirelli, Valeo, Velodyne, Veoneer, Zipcar, Aston Martin, BMW, Daimler, FCA, McLaren, PSA, Volkswagen, Volvo Cars, Autobahn Tank & Rast, Colonia Real Estate, Dresdner Bank, Jack Wolfskin, Karstadt Warenhaus, 3i, Bain Capital, CVC, Fountainvest and Littlejohn. Mr Kostadinov holds a Honours Bachelor of Administrative Studies degree from York University, Toronto and an MBA from INSEAD. He had also qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada in 2000 and Chartered Financial Analyst in 2002.