AI Issue 4 2018 - John Harrison & Company

74 Acquisition International - Issue 4 2018 Capstan Capital Partners offers bespoke corporate finance services to a European and United Kingdom-based clientele. Recently, we profiled the firm as we looked to discover more about the boutique investment banking firm. apstan Capital Partners is an independent, privately owned boutique investment banking firm. The company has offices in London and Switzerland which allows them to better serve their international customer base. Also, the firm offers services which can be tailored to the client’s needs, they are even able to arrange capital for special situations from their investor clients. This year, the team managed to consistently generate superior shareholder value and deal certainty for clients in sell-side M&A mandates across multiple industry sectors. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, the team have always been focused on the results Capstan has received which are a significant industry endorsement of their capabilities. Recently, the firm were selected in Acquisition Intl’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards, where they received the accolade, Best Corporate Finance Services Provider 2018 – UK. This award is recognition of Capstan’s proven ability to provide exceptional service, even amidst the highly competitive and fragmented advisory landscape. The team at Capstan are able to differentiate themselves as advisors, who possess the ability to leverage their industry knowledge and negotiation skills, to genuinely crystallise premium valuations for corporate clients. When undertaking a new project, prior to signing onto a new venture, the client’s envisaged goals are studied by the firm’s partners and market participants on an anonymous basis. Only a positive outcome of such pre-sounding process passes a project to the next stage. This way, the team at Capstan have managed to achieve a high execution success rate for their clients. Company: Capstan Capital Partners LLP Contact: Louise Abbott-Little Address: 57 Grosvenor Street Mayfair, London, W1K 3JA, UK Phone: 0207 101 7530 Web: www.capstan-capital.com TailoredServices C 1804AI65 Moving forward, Capstan continues to succeed in developing and applying very innovative approaches in tailoring transaction structures, to the difficult requirements of financial and strategic institutional buyers in cross-border M&A transactions. The key to developing the winning deal structure in the firm’s mandates, has been in working out the right balance between a company’s valuation and perceived transaction risks, to ensure that their needs can be met. SME clients require results to be fast and efficient, especially in current overheating markets, as a result, this warrants an approach which is more solution-driven than process-driven. Capstan have the ability to deliver this through their team of diverse individuals, whose expertise and international backgrounds provide clients with access to a wide cross-border network which, in turn, allows the firm to further develop unconventional solutions. With regards to the firm’s partners, they are all senior investment banking professionals, who possess a deep sector and exceptional product experience from leading global financial institutions. They share a common vision based on integrity, client focus, innovation and trust, which manifests itself into Capstan’s principal objective of serving the best interests of their clients. The senior team has an extensive network of relationships, as well as a unique access to specialist investors across the entire capital structure. These networks are leveraged, in tandem with intellectual capital, to craft innovative and conflict-free solutions to achieve a client’s strategic and financing objectives. Regionally, Capstan’s DNA is defined by the partner’s backgrounds which are rooted in the UK and German speaking Europe. Looking ahead, Capstan’s ongoing strategy is to continually improve their skills and repertoire, which will help to enable the firm to provide tailored service for best implementation. Additionally, the firm aim to further distinguish themselves from the larger competitors by developing and applying individual approaches to each transaction, as opposed to running a standard execution process. CAPSTAN CAPITAL PARTNERS Tailored Services Moving forward, Capstan continues to succeed in developing and applying very innovative approaches in tailoring transaction structures, to the difficult requirements of financial and strategic institutional buyers in cross-border M&A transactions.