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30 may 2008

Arietti & Partners’ new website

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A new website for per Arietti & Partners - the Italian team of M&A International Inc.


A communication tool that will allow our users to stay up to date on our activities in Italy and abroad.


New website features: 

  • the “news” section: our key communication tool to publish the most recent and coming developments; 
  • a specific section dedicated to events: our external activities dedicated to our clients and to everybody willing to meet us or our colleagues from all over the world, more than 500 advisors in 40 countries; 
  • new design: intuitive and elegant.

Stay always up to date on our activities in the mid-market M&A in Italy and abroad: click here
 

26 may 2008

Spring Conference – Boston 2008

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M&A International Inc. Spring Conference 2008, held from 15 to 17 May at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston represented a collaborative event for M&A International members serving as a platform to learn from each other helping to improve best practices.

Guests from all over the world and from the U.S. business community, lead the discussions in the panel sessions:
  • Multinational Corporations, Cross-Border M&A 
  • Mid-Market Cross-Border M&A: Growing your Business Globally 
  • Outlook on Emerging Markets: Update from the Front Lines 
  • Best Practices for Cross-Border M&A: How to Avoid Pitfalls in Cross-Border M&A 
  • Private Equity Around the World: Using Cross-Border M&A to Grow a Portfolio
To visit our dedicated webpage for the Boston conference, click here.
 

18 may 2008

M&A International Inc. expands further in Emerging Markets

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M&A International Inc., the worlds leading alliance of M&A advisors, announced at its general meeting in Boston on 18 May the admission of two new member firms from emerging markets: Grindrod Bank Limited of South Africa and Seamico Securities plc in Thailand. This brings M&A International’s global reach to 40 countries.

Grindrod Bank has six main areas of activity, namely corporate and structured finance, private client services, treasury, investment products, specialized property finance and a new retail venture recently entered into with Net-1, a NASDAQ listed technology company. With a head office in Durban, the bank has operations in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Seamico Securities was founded in 1974 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in 1995. It is a member of the SET, and fully licensed by the SEC for brokerage, securities trading, investment advisory and securities underwriting. It is one of Thailand’s leading corporate advisory, M&A and capital raising team, and is led by one of Thailand’s most experienced management teams.

Christopher Scales, Executive Director, M&A International Inc. commented: “We are very pleased to announce the expansion of our footprint in two important and fast growing economies. These additions to our alliance strengthen our ability to serve clients in Asia and provide us with important coverage in southern Africa.”
 

18 may 2008

M&A International Inc. recognizes members’ achievements in ten awards

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During M&A International Inc.’s spring conference in Boston, the M&A alliance announced a series of awards on 17 May in recognition of members’ work during the previous year.

Against the backdrop of breathtaking views from the 38th floor of Boston’s State Room, eight sector awards were announced as well as Deal of the Year and Member of the Year.

From over 380 deals closed in 2007, M&A International’s Swiss member won Deal of the Year for advising Pentapharm on the sale of shares to DSM Nutritional Products.

M&A International Inc.’s Dutch member assisted in introducing the opportunity to the headquarters of DSM in the Netherlands. Member of the Year 2007 went to M&A International’s Boston-based member.

The award was based on two surveys carried out on members’ contribution to, and activities within, the M&A International alliance.