International Corporate Finance

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE RANKINGS

Greg Revenu

L eader:

Greg Revenu

E stablished:

2000

Track record: The team advised on 36 deals

in 2015 including, notably, Konica Minolta

strengthening their shareholding in MGI, the

sale of specialist cyberspace security firm

Lexsi to Orange, CSC’s acquisition of Aspe-

diens, the acquisition of Sogetrel by Quilvest

Private Equity and BPI France, Numergy by

SFR-Numericable and Talentia Software by

Argos Soditic.

Team & differentiation: At the leading edge

of new technologies and biotech, the invest-

ment bank continues its development apace

with the acquisition of German firm Car-

tagena Capital. Following Guillaume Nathan

and Pierre Ruaud, Pierre Lafitte (ex-Moo-

reland Partners) and Pierre Kiecolt-Wahl

(ex-Citi, Jefferies) also joined the team.

BRYAN GARNIER:

CARTAGENA CAPITAL ACQUIRED

Michel Degryck

L eaders:

Michel Degryck and

Jean-Pierre Brice

E stablished:

1999

Track record: Capitalmind’s teams advised

the Reel Groupin their acquisition of Alesa,

a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Alcan which made

an annual turnover of €55 million in 2014. In

addition, the investment bank also advised

fitness company Neoness in the sale of its

25% stake to Salvepar’s (the Tikehau Group).

Team & differentiation: The growth of Capital-

mind relies notably on its sectoral expertise

in areas such as industrials, health, TMT,

agrifood, professional services and consu-

mer goods, as well as its ability to operate

at the global level. Its position has been

strengthened by the addition of teams from

German firm EquityGate.

CAPITALMIND:

A PAN-EUROPEAN CORPORATE FINANCE PLAYER EMERGES

FRANCE BEST INVESTMENT BANKS

Small Cap (Between €20m and €75m)

The firms are listed alphabetically within each band

FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS

LEADING

Aelios finance Eric Félix-Faure, Thibaut de Monclin

Capitalmind Michel Degryck, Jean-Pierre Brice, Jean-Arthur Dattée, Nicolas Balon, Alexandre Ebin

Lincoln International François Rispoli, Dominique Lecendreux, Géraud Estrangin, Jean René Hartpence

EXCELLENT

1 Deloitte Conseil Finance Charles Bédier, Sami Rahal

Financière de Courcelles Dominique Auburtin, Bertrand de Saint-Rémi

Sodica Corporate Finance Vincent Ribereau-Gayon, Frédéric Bonnard

2 Adviso Partners Bertrand Thimonier, Guillaume Capelle, Gilles Coudon, Romain Massiah

Invest Securities Marc Antoine Guillen, Jean-Emmanuel Vernay, Marc O'Neill, Vincent Déchin

KPMG Mark Wyatt

Ohana & Co Karine Ohana, Ariel Ohana

Transcapital Thierry Guérin, Pascale Mayer

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Aurige Finance Louis Billot

C. W. Downer & Co Ashley E. Rountree

Canec International Gilles Meese

Clairfield Thierry Chetrit

Croissance Partenaires Pierre Miallot

Eurohold CF Jean François Alandry, Pascal Vieilledent

Euromerger Michel Cochet

Frenger International Jean-Noël Mermet

LD&A Jupiter Francis Lorentz, Marc Deschamps

Mazars Stéphane Pithois

ShangaiVest Bruno Bensaid

RECOMMENDED

Adams & Royer Michel Royer, Emmanuel Dury

AEC Partners Stéphane Olmi

AM Capital Abdelnor Chehlaoui, Joel Krief

Arjil Groupe Altium Wladimir Mollof

Broadmark Claude Hoffmann

CMW Corporate Finance Hervé Le Roy

FL Partners Luc Farriaux, Pierre de Sury

JSquare Conseil Jennifer Johns

Liautaud & Company Martine Liautaud

Rochefort & Associés Enguerrand Rochefort, Thomas Blondet

Shibumi Corporate Finance Jean-Michel Lebouvier, François Kittel

Trianon Corporate Finance Alex Marvaldi, Olivier Platz, Jean-Christophe Coblence, Jane Coblence