Zsolt Katona

MFB Invest, a subsidiary of the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB), provides development and venture capital funding on the Hungarian capital market, covering a wide range of sectors such as machinery, manufacturing, energy, health care, services and technology. Apart from greenfield projects, MFB Invest focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises in an established phase of their life cycles with growth potential and capex plans. Hiventures sets-up and performs fund management for venture capital funds dedicated for investing in innovative, start-up and early-stage growth small- and medium-sized enterprises. Hiventures aims at incubation (pre-seed), seed, and growth stages, thus fostering young or to-be-established companies with focus on research, development and innovation. Top executive management position in running the day-to-day operation of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), part of the CEE Stock Exchange Group including Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary. Formulating the company’s strategy, as well as developing the overall Hungarian capital market, including projects of creating dedicated SME market for easy access to capital for Hungarian and regional SMEs thus supporting economic growth and job creation. Joined ING’s Hungarian securities trading, research and corporate finance effort in 1995 after setting-up local entity. Developed ING’s local presence to highest standards as well as gaining top market share in stock exchange trading. Participated in several corporate finance and investment banking transactions, including bond issuances and M&A deals.