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 CEOJohannes 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 CTODaniel 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 PartnerUlrik 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 OfficerAndreas 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
LegalTensae 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
AdvisorPer 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
MarketingBenedicte 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 InternHayden 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.