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Global Market Information and Forecasts Staffing M&A Funders and Advisors 2 September 2020 | Adam Pode, Director of Research (EMEA & APAC) | [email protected] M&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 2 September 2020 Introduction Use this report to identify M&A • This directory provides full records for over 30 companies operating in the M&A space funders and advisors and around the world. Some firms provide services in just one market while others provide understand the nature of their international and cross-border M&A advice and services in up to 40+ countries. They are services listed in alphabetical order, and an index is provided at the rear of this document (page 34). • An additional 115+ firms who have been identified as providing M&A services are also shown (pages 28 to 33). We have tried to make this report as exhaustive as possible, but if there are additional companies you believe should be listed, or if you would like to contribute a “full” entry within this directory, please contact the author, shown below. • This report is designed as a standalone document but can also be read in conjunction with our M&A reports which are available to subscribers of Staffing Industry Analysts’ research services. These included our interactive dashboard of staffing and workforce solutions M&A activity, which details more than 1,300 transactions in the sector. • If you are interested in joining our service or require further information, please contact Tina McGarvey at [email protected]. In addition, you can subscribe free to our Daily News, which reports deals as and when they happen, by clicking here. • Please note that the information included herein is self-reported and then edited for consistency sake by SIA. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of each record, nor should inclusion in this directory be taken to imply any endorsement of the companies’ services. This copy of the report has been completed in February 2020. • If you have any corrections or changes, please contact Adam Pode at [email protected]. © Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. M&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 2 September 2020 Aileam Consulting Key Contact David O’Brien Company Description Contact Phone Background in fund management and investment banking. Involved in a +44 7968 147 773 significant number of deals within an investment banking environment. Contact Email Since going solo I offer the following services, including – M&A search [email protected] (bespoke, using an internally generated UK database); Strategic advice, including deal-related; Preparation for IPO (what you don’t hear from Web Address your investment bank!) and, Valuation and in combination with a www.aileamconsulting.com partner, sponsored equity research/bespoke marketing reports. Headquarters Manchester, United Kingdom Recent or Notable Deals Deal Type Service • Strategic reports for $100m+ revenue generating staffing companies, Angel Accountant in one case leading to disposals and ultimately the acquisition of the business Cross-Border Consultant x • Successful M&A searches, ranging from $5m NFI upwards Domestic x Corporate Finance x • Currently running a re-financing of a Company’s banking ESOP Investor (VC/PE) requirements IPO x Law Firm • Writing equity research on several companies MNE DCM/ECM • In the process of writing a marketing document for a Company’s re- Recap x M&A Advisory x launch into the US market SME x Staffing Firm Regions EMEA Manchester, England APAC Americas © Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. 3 M&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 2 September 2020 Baird Key Contact Bret Schoch Company Description Contact Phone Baird is a global investment bank focused on the middle market. +1 312 609 4965 Approximately 400 investment banking professionals in the U.S., Europe Contact Email and Asia provide corporations, entrepreneurs, private equity and venture [email protected] capital firms with in-depth market knowledge and extensive experience in sell side and buy side M&A, debt advisory and equity financing Web Address transactions. www.bairdglobalinvestmentbanking.com Since 2015, Baird has completed almost 580 advisory transactions, Headquarters representing more than $167 billion in transaction value, and nearly 360 Milwaukee, WI financings, raising more than $112 billion. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 16 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Deal Type Service th Work For in 2019 – its 16 consecutive year on the list. Angel Accountant Cross Border X Consultant Advised Domestic Corporate Finance X • People2.0 on its significant investment from CIP Capital ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • NextGen on its sale to Kelly Services IPO X Law Firm • S.i. Systems on its sale to Quad-C MNE DCM/ECM • Leidos on its sale to ettain group Recap X M&A Advisory X • Alexander Mann Solutions on its sale to OMERS SME X Staffing Firm • ZeroChaos on its sale to Carlyle Regions EMEA X London, Frankfurt APAC X Shanghai, Mumbai, Sydney Americas X Atlanta, Boulder, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Milwaukee, New York, Portland, Silicon Valley, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, D.C. © Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. 4 M&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 2 September 2020 BDO Corporate Finance Key Contact James Fieldhouse Company Description Contact Phone BDO Corporate Finance is a global provider of M&A services and +44 7854 278 307 Transactions services to a number of industries with specific expertise Contact Email in the human capital and staffing sector. During 2019 BDO completed [email protected] in excess of 1,500 transactions with a total deal value of $73.2bn, making BDO one of the most active advisers globally. BDO’s focus is Web Address on helping entrepreneurially spirited businesses succeed, which in the www.bdo.co.uk staffing sector means working with companies from $10M to $1BN in Headquarters revenue. By having 2,500 Corporate Finance professionals in 100 London, United Kingdom countries BDO can support staffing companies worldwide with a range of services including full M&A sale support to owners, advice on MBOs Deal Type Service and Private Equity investment, debt re-financing and fund raising, Angel Accountant x acquisitions and buy-side support on transactions including due diligence. Cross-Border x Consultant Domestic x Corporate Finance x Recent or Notable Deals ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Sale of a specialist IT recruitment company IPO x Law Firm • Management Buy-Out of a professional services recruitment MNE x DCM/ECM company Recap x M&A Advisory • Reporting Accountant to an AIM listed recruitment group SME x Staffing Firm • Sale of an engineering & infrastructure recruitment company Regions • Buy-side support in respect of an equity investment into an Executive Search recruitment company EMEA x APAC x Americas x © Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. 5 M&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 2 September 2020 Blackwood Capital Key Contact Thomas Kardos | Ronny Grosman Company Description Contact Phone We are a London-based middle-market M&A and Corporate Finance advisory firm. +44 20 3096 6910 While we do not focus on any one industry sector, we continue to develop an Contact Email extensive track-record within Staffing and HR Solutions, having completed [email protected] transactions for major global as well as middle market and SME players. [email protected] As an owner-managed business, our strength is to execute mandates in any Web Address jurisdiction ourselves with the objective to develop long-term relationships with our http://www.blackwoodcapital.com/ clients by offering impartial advice, unencumbered from external influences. Headquarters Through our offices in London, Frankfurt and Barcelona we have strong coverage London, United Kingdom of the European market and regularly advise on transactions outside of Europe, including CIS, USA, Middle-East and China. Deal Type Service Angel Accountant Advised Cross-Border X Consultant • FiveTen Group on the sale of Marks Sattin to Gi Group, on the sale of Antal Domestic X Corporate Finance X Russia to Antal International and on the sale of E.M.R. to IPE Capital ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Work Service on the sale of Exact Systems to Management and CVI IPO Law Firm • Gi Group on the acquisition of Grafton Recruitment MNE X DCM/ECM • Atalian on the acquisition of Aetna Integrated Services Recap X M&A Advisory X • Groupe Crit on Sustained Quality’s acquisition of EHD Tech and on the SME X Staffing Firm acquisition of Peoplelink • Adecco on the sale of its Russian and Ukrainian subsidiaries to Lugera and on Regions the acquisition of Avanta EMEA X Offices in London, Frankfurt and Barcelona • Ajilon on the sale of its planning and engineering unit to Byers Engineering Company APAC X Americas X Extensive experience in US cross-border transactions © Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. 6 M&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 2 September 2020 Boxington Corporate Finance Key Contact Satnaam Kaur Virdee Contact Phone +44 207 355 6270 Company Description Contact Email Boxington is an independent corporate finance advisory house, focused [email protected] exclusively on advising mid-market companies across the Business to Business (B2B) services and technologies space internationally, with Web Address particular expertise and track record in recruitment & staffing. www.boxington.com We are a full service advisory house, which allows us to support our clients in Headquarters different ways as their corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) London, United Kingdom requirements change over time. Deal Type Service Recent recruitment & staffing deals include: Angel Accountant • AppsIT (UK based specialist provider of Oracle consultants) on its MBO, Cross-Border x Consultant supported by Collective Capital. Domestic x Corporate Finance x • TRG Logistics (UK based logistics recruitment specialist) on its sale to ESOP Investor (VC/PE) Challenge Group. IPO Law Firm • Sellick Partnership (UK based public sector recruiter) on sale to France MNE DCM/ECM based professional support and business services provider Samsic.