Corporate Advisory Services

Expert strategic advice on many aspects of corporate finance.

When you’re running a business, you rely on expertise and experience. You and your management team make most of the decisions. But if you’re considering major corporate changes, it’s wise to get specialist advice from your trusted adviser.

We offer companies corporate finance guidance and advice through a range of services which includes everything from assistance on stock marketing positioning to debt advisory and mergers and acquisitions.

Bank and debt capital market conditions continually evolve. Our constant presence means we can tell you the terms available to you, today.

We can provide advice and help with issues such as:

  • Strategic direction for a business
  • Raising money (debt or equity)
  • Selling or buying all or part of a company
  • Widening ownership base
  • Ensuring working capital requirements are funded

If you’re uncertain about what’s best for your company – or you just want to see what’s possible – give us a call.

Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions

We advise on acquisitions and valuations such as leveraged buyouts, MBOs, MBIs and secondary buy-outs. We also manage disposals and public offers (including public-to-private) and mergers including defences, alliances, joint ventures and ongoing corporate strategy.

Over the past three years, we’ve taken part in:

  • 33 UK M&A transactions worth £4.1 billion
  • Numerous bid defences, alliances and joint ventures
  • 18 public takeovers

Corporate broking

Corporate broking and equity capital markets

In the UK alone, some 90 corporates - including 24 FTSE 250 clients - entrust their corporate broking to us. They know how much we can help their stockmarket positioning and relationships with institutional investors to achieve their strategic objectives. All of this is conducted on a long-term, relationship-based approach.

The fact that we have 90 quoted corporate retained clients speaks volumes. We know and understand the markets, and have excellent relationships with investors. This informs our advice on matters such as raising capital, IPOs/flotations, demergers, stockmarket positioning and corporate governance.

In the past five years, we have:

  • Raised £4.3 billion
  • Floated 36 companies
  • Acquired 90 quoted UK corporate retained clients

Private equity

Private equity

The private equity community can be daunting, but we know our way around. We’ve learned to understand its needs and sensitivities. We can offer the complete range of services: idea origination, M&A advisory and execution, equity and debt fund raising, acquisitions, disposals or partial exits, take private, IPOs and restructurings

Debt advisory

Debt advisory

In today’s highly dynamic bank and debt capital markets, independent, specialist advice is vital. Our debt advisory team is an integral part of our investment banking activities and can help you find the best debt financing solution for your business.

We have advised on refinancings, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, private placements and restructurings.

  • More than £1.6 billion of debt advised upon in the last three years
  • Expertise across the full spectrum of the debt markets

Find out more
Contact Nick Soper
Nick.soper@investec.co.uk
020 7597 5970