Dimitar Kostadinov is a Partner at Expat Capital, responsible for strategic development and new business projects.

Before joining Expat, Dimitar worked as a Managing partner at the leading M&A advisory company Entrea Capital, the exclusive affiliate of Rothschild & Co in Bulgaria, which he founded in 2008.There he successfully executed multiple fundraising, debt restructuring and M&A transactions with a focus on the energy, FMCG, financial services and industrials sectors.

Prior to Entrea Capital, Dimitar Kostadinov served as the Executive Director and Head of Clients at ING Bank, Bulgaria. Dimitar was responsible for ING’s portfolio of corporate clients, strategic positioning, and all aspects of business origination and relationship management in the country. During his tenure at ING, Dimitar led the overall development of structured finance and corporate banking operations in the country through leveraging ING’s international product expertise.

Before ING, Dimitar was economic advisor to the Minister of Transport and Communications, advising on policy issues in the transportation, infrastructure, and telecommunications sectors.

Dimitar also worked as an equity research analyst at UBS Investment Banking, initially in Tokyo, Japan, and subsequently in London, the UK. At UBS, Dimitar covered the Consumer Goods and TMT sectors. He also helped develop the bank’s proprietary trading desk and worked on the IPOs of Japanese companies.

Dimitar started his career with Salomon Smith Barney in the US where he developed and implemented equity and mutual funds investment strategies for high-net-worth investors. Dimitar holds an MBA degree in International Finance from Brandeis University and a BA degree in Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG).