About us

The people behind Closva

Commercial insight, technology, marketing and law.

Closva is built by a team with expertise across business development, technology, marketing and legal structure. Together, we work to make buying and selling small and medium-sized businesses simpler, safer and more accountable.

Johannes With, Founder and CEO of Closva

Johannes With

Founder and CEO

Johannes combines business development, product thinking and hands-on technology experience from startups and established companies, including Berg-Hansen, VARD and ViLeier. He brings a strong understanding of digital platforms, commercial strategy, stakeholder needs and how complex business processes can be turned into simple user experiences.

Daniel Déniz, Co-Founder and CTO of Closva

Daniel Déniz

Co-Founder and CTO

Daniel is a software engineer with experience building compliance software, data platforms and scalable digital systems. As Co-Founder and CTO of Closva, he is responsible for building a secure, reliable and professional platform for SMB transactions.

Ulrik Karlsen, Strategic Partner at Closva

Ulrik Karlsen

Strategic Partner

Ulrik is a founder of Global Pivot Equity (G.P.E.), an advisory firm specializing in cross-border M&A transactions and capital market solutions. He has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing M&A teams and executing buy-side and sell-side mandates, capital raises and complex special situation transactions in the mid-market segment.

Andreas Rasmussen, Chief Commercial Officer at Closva

Andreas Rasmussen

Chief Commercial Officer

Andreas leads sales and strategic partnerships, helping M&A advisors and SME business owners use Closva to manage transactions more safely and efficiently. He holds a master’s degree in Real Estate Development from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Development from BI Norwegian Business School.

Tensae Adam Mulugeta, Legal at Closva

Tensae Adam Mulugeta

Legal

Tensae connects law and product. She works with agreements, due diligence and data rooms, privacy and risk, and with translating legal work into safe user journeys and platform content. She has a bachelor's degree in law from USN and a master's degree in law from the University of Copenhagen.

Per Herseth, Advisor at Closva

Per Herseth

Advisor

Per holds an MBA and is an active investor with extensive executive and board experience at companies including StrongPoint, Innovation Norway and Nycomed. His expertise spans growth strategy, international expansion, financing, M&A and negotiations. He combines experience in restructuring and change management with an ability to build trust and bring people together around shared goals.

Benedicte Hagen, Marketing at Closva

Benedicte Hagen

Marketing

Benedicte builds the Closva brand through content, campaigns and market research. She studied Marketing & Brand Management at Kristiania and psychology at UiB.

Hayden Cheung, M&A and Business Development Intern at Closva

Hayden Cheung

M&A and Business Development Intern

Hayden supports M&A and business development through a placement with Global Pivot Equity in Hong Kong. He studies finance at City University of Hong Kong and founded Interra.