Mark Birri | Genus plc

GELT appointment

March 2025 

Skills and experience

• Over 20 years of experience in cross-border M&A, corporate strategy and transformation, operating across Europe, the Americas and Asia
• Extensive transaction experience, including corporate acquisitions and complex technology access deals, and public and private M&A as lead advisor
• BSc in Economics from the University of Warwick, and holds both ACA (ICAEW) and CISI certifications

Career

• Joined Genus in 2014, following 7 years in UK M&A advisory with PwC and Alantra Partners, and 3 years at Bank Muscat in the Middle East, where he raised over $800m in equity transactions
• Led numerous cross-border acquisitions at Genus, including In Vitro Brazil, Hermitage Genetics, and Xelect, and business transformation projects in Europe and North America