Delta Partners has appointed Javier Garabal to its Barcelona office as Partner and Head of the Technology Practice

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 9th 2012 [ME NewsWire] Delta Partners, the leading management advisory and investment firm specialized in telecoms, media, and technology is pleased to announce that Javier Garabal has joined its group of partners to lead and further expand its Technology Practice. Delta Partners’ Technology Practice is focused on helping clients in IT strategy, optimization of IT and network departments, outsourcing & offshoring of operations and assessment of technology investments. It supports clients to optimize and balance both CAPEX and OPEX in increasingly competitive environments with ever larger constraints on capital to be deployed and increasing pressure on margins to be achieved. Prior to joining Delta Partners, Javier was Partner at McKinsey’s Telecom and BTO Practice where his expertise and client work focused on IT and network strategy and operational support for Telcos and media companies around the world. Kristoff Puelinckx, Group Managing Director said, “We are excited to welcome a professional of Javier’s caliber to Delta Partners. He has obtained a wealth of experience over his long and successful career within telecoms, media and technology players and is a great addition to the team. We are looking forward for Javier to drive the company’s further expansion into the technology areas, very much complementing our existing expertise and skills in the space.” Javier is a Spanish national and holds a Masters in Telecommunication Devices and Techniques from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications in Paris, and a double specialization in his Undergraduate degree in Transmission and Networks from University Politecnica de Madrid. Javier also worked at Marconi France Telecommunications as Chief Technology Officer prior to McKinsey. For more about Delta Partners please visit www.deltapartnersgroup.com About Delta Partners Delta Partners is the leading TMT advisory and investment firm in emerging markets. With more than 170 professionals, the firm operates across 50 markets in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Emerging Asia, and LATAM. Delta Partners provides three synergistic services: management advisory, corporate finance, and investments from its offices in the UAE, South Africa, Spain, and Singapore. Delta Partners delivers tangible results to its clients and investors through its exclusive sector focus on telecom, media and technology, and a unique approach to services, combining strategic advice and a hands-on pragmatic approach. Contacts Mia Mutic, Delta Partners, +971 (4) 369-2999 mmu@deltapartnersgroup.com/ www.deltapartnersgroup.com