Mr Panayiotis Kakourides is the Chief Operating Officer ofCrowdbase, Cyprus's first regulated equity crowdfunding platform licensed bythe Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). He holds a BSc inBusiness Mathematics and Statistics from the London School of Economics andPolitical Science (LSE) and a Master's degree in Financial Analysis from LondonBusiness School (LBS). He has successfully passed the CFA Level I and Level IIexaminations.
Panayiotis brings a strong practitioner background in financialanalysis, company valuation, and investment structuring. At Crowdbase, he leadsinvestment analysis and due diligence across startups, SMEs, and real estateopportunities, evaluating companies on financial viability, deal terms, andvaluation. He builds financial models, valuation reports, and fundraisingmaterials, applying methodologies including discounted cash flow analysis,comparable company analysis, and precedent transactions. His work spans thefull lifecycle of investment transactions in Cyprus, from reviewing financialstatements and assessing business health to structuring deal terms under CyprusCompanies Law, including share class design, shareholder agreements, andinvestor entry valuations.
Prior to Crowdbase, Panayiotis worked at EY in the Strategy andTransactions practice, where he contributed to independent business reviews,company valuations, and the valuation of intellectual property assets usingincome-based methodologies and market research. His professional backgroundalso includes financial statement analysis and audit at PwC, and M&Avaluation work at Logicom Public Ltd.
Panayiotis is a guest lecturer at the University of Cyprus Centrefor Entrepreneurship and has served as a workshop facilitator for the KPMGStartup Innovation Lab and the Deloitte ARIS Accelerator programme. Heregularly delivers talks and participates in panels at industry events, andholds the CySEC Advanced Certification.
His teaching approach is grounded in real-world experience,drawing on practical case studies from the Cyprus market to bridge the gapbetween financial theory and professional practice.
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