November 2024: COTRA LAW ASSISTS INVESTMENT FUND MEJA WITH THE SALE OF ITS SHARES IN WAVE AGENCY
CoTra Law has assisted Belgian investment fund Meja with the sale of its stake in Wave Agency NV to the Butik Group. Meja is an independent entrepreneurial and investment company focusing on buyouts, growth capital and strategic partnerships. It specialises in building companies, offering digital or consultancy services, together with existing management.
November 2024: COTRA LAW ASSISTS GROUP VAB (PURCHASER) IN THE ACQUISITION OF VAB KOOPMAN AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS NV
CoTra Law assisted GROUP VAB (purchaser) in the acquisition of VAB Koopman Automotive Solutions NV. VAB Koopman Automotive Solutions NV (henceforth VAB-Automotive Solutions) provides integrated solutions for transport, pool management and remarketing of new and used vehicles to relieve its B2B customers (manufacturers, leasing companies, dealers, dealer groups, fleet owners, etc.). The services, including fleet storage, are provided from the service centres in Machelen, Boortmeerbeek and Genk. CoTra’s transaction team assisted the purchasers throughout the entire transaction.
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September 2024: 3J PARTNERS OY ACTED AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO LAMPO KORPELA IN ITS ACQUISITION BY LOIMUA
3j Partners Oy acted as financial advisor to the sellers in a transaction where Korpelan Voima joint municipal corporation sold Lämpö Korpela Oy to Loimua Oy. As a result of the transaction, the entire share capital and district heating business of Lämpö Korpela Oy will be transferred to Loimua. The district heating business covers production and distribution of heating in the urban area of Sievi. The sales volume of Sievi’s district heating network is 14 gigawatt-hours per year, and there are more than 100 district heating customers in the area. Heat production is almost 100% based on domestic, local peat and forest chips.
September 2024: COTRA LAW ASSISTS INVESTMENT FUND MEJA AND FOUNDER JAN CEULEMANS ON MEJA’S INVESTMENT IN GOING KOLOMBO
CoTra Law acted as ‘transaction counsel’ for the Belgian investment fund Meja as well as founder Jan Ceulemans in Meja's investment in Going Kolombo, the driving force behind the trendy pet accessories brand 51 Degrees North.
September 2024: 3J PARTNERS ACTED AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR OF SUOMEN VUOKRAKONTTI IN ITS ACQUISITION BY AUROORA
3J Partners Oy acted as financial advisor to the sellers in a transaction where Suomen Vuokrakontti Oy, a provider of modified container solutions, was sold to Auroora Yhtiöt Oyj. Founded in 1982, Suomen Vuokrakontti offers a wide range of container solutions for energy & waste management-, telecommunications-, machine & equipment rental-, storage-, and defense industries. The transaction has no impact on personnel or customers. The acquisition strengthens Auroora’s Industrial Products and Services segment.
August 2024: MILNERFINANCE ADVISED THE OWNERS OF ROSENFELDT FOTOGRAFI IN THE SALE OF THE COMPANY TO SWEDISH EXACTA FOTO GROUP
Rosenfeldt Fotografi offers comprehensive school photography solutions for both public and private schools in Denmark. Rosenfeldt Fotografi is respected among industry peers and competitors for its innovative approach and high-quality pictures. Over the years, Rosenfeldt Fotografi has experienced stable profitable growth including the acquisition of three competitors, most recently Say Orange. Rosenfeldt Fotografi holds an estimated 12% market share in Denmark and anticipates photographing more than 70,000 students in 2024. In addition, Rosenfeldt has activities within commercial photography and studio photography.
May 2024: ICFN SUMMIT AT LISBON
Throughout May 26th and 27th, 2024, ICFN International Corporate Finance Network held in Lisbon its annual meeting of partners during which firms from 16 countries shared the latest M&A news and industry insights in each country and exchanged ideas on cross-border deal opportunities.
March 2024: AT SWISS VENTURES FROM SWITZERLAND JOINS ICFN
Strengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the Swiss firm AT SWISS VENTURES. www.atswiss.vc.
February 2024: BRAZIL M&A MARKET SCENARIO
The expectation of the Brazilian capital market is that corporate transactions will reach greater momentum in 2024, after declines in business volumes observed in the last two years.
October 2023: NEGOTIATION TECHNIQUE: CIRCUMVENTING A DEALBREAKER
If the other side brings a dealbreaker to the table early in the negotiations, use the "set-aside" technique by saying: "That's fine. I understand exactly how important this is to you because [here you list two to three reasons why it's really important to the other side].
August 2023: BAUM ADVISES SELLER IN FORKLIFT TRANSACTION
BAUM advises the selling side on the takeover of Playser Elevacion by Mateco Spanish companies Mateco and Playser Elevacion, leaders in the sector of lifting platforms and forklifts in Europe and Bizkaia respectively, have reached a takeover agreement for the rental and leasing section of Playser Elevacion's machinery.
June 2023: DZP ADVISES WÜRTH GROUP
DZP advises Würth Group on acquisition of listed company TIMA team of lawyers from the Corporate and M&A Practice and Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice advised the Würth Group on the acquisition of TIM.
May 2023: USA: THE COLLAPSE OF SILICON VALLEY BANK AFFECTING M&A INDUSTRY
Deal activity in the US in 1Q23 slowed a bit relative to the high amount of activity seen in 2022. Companies have experienced slowed growth - the elevated demand for goods and services in 2022 was, in part, due to pent up demand during the Covid years and, once satisfied, slowed as 2023 began. ...
March 2023: AURIS FINANCE FROM FRANCE JOINS ICFN
Strengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the French firm AURIS Finance: www.auris-finance.fr
February 2023: EXG ACTS AS M&A ADVISOR TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PROJECT GROUP INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIE GMBH
EXG acts as M&A advisor to the shareholders of The Project Group Informationstechnologie GmbH for the sale of a majority shareholding to Alpina Partners to support its international growth strategy.
February 2023: HOW TO BETTER VALUE ACQUISITION TARGETS
A recent in-depth study on how to make better investment decisions came to the following conclusions:
December 2022: ENES CABRAL FROM PORTUGAL JOINS ICFN
Strengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the Portuguese firm Enes | Cabral:
November 2022: CoTra FROM BELGIUM JOINS ICFN
Strengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the Belgian firm CoTra:
November 2022: CLOSING FROM BELGIUM JOINS ICFN
Strengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the Belgian firm Closing SRL: www.closing.be
October 2022: MILNER CORPORATE FINANCE FROM DENMARK JOINS ICFN
trengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the Danish firm Milner Finance: https://milnerfinance.com/
October 2022: 3J PARTNERS FROM FINNLAND JOIN ICFN
Strengthening our global network. It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the International Corporate Finance Network the Finnish M&A firm 3J Partners: https://3j.fi/
July 2022: DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR A FAMILY-OWNED FIRM
To develop a strategy for a family-owned business, together with the family owners and managers, clear precepts can be stated:
May 2022: MEETING, TALKING, PLANNING
On 23rd May 2022 ICFN members met in Amsterdam for the annual ICFN Global Summit. For the first time since the outbreak of the corona pandemic members were able to meet again ...
March 2022: GERMAN M&A MARKET REMAINS MAINLY POSITIVE
The German M&A market has seen a very positive start into 2022 with strong/record M&A activity expected both from strategic as well as from private equity investors. ...
January 2022: SUCCESS FACTORS FOR FAMILY-OWNED COMPANIES
The following success factors make a very positive contribution to the probability of a family-owned company to last for several generations:
November 2021: SPANISH PRIVATE EQUITY TARGETS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Consolidating a trend that has been observable for some years now, the Spanish middle market has continued to see corporate operations in 2021, largely led by private equity houses, in the fruit and vegetable production and distribution industry, one of the economic pillars of the Spanish Levante region.
September 2021: ITALIAN MARKET SCENARIO IN 2021
After a difficult 2020 that marked a reduction in M & A transactions from 1,085 (in 2019) to 830, for a transaction volume, which went down from 52.4 billion in 2019 to 34.5 billion in 2020, and with just 200 investment transactions by foreign entities (600 in 2019) for a transaction volume of 6 billion (18 in 2019), already from the first half of 2021 there has been a strong performance in the Italian market.
July 2021: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DUTCH M&A MARKET
The Dutch M&A market is running at full speed. After the brief downturn in early 2020, activity has increased sharply in almost all sectors since the summer of 2020. In the first half of 2021, activity continued to grow. The market is characterized by high demand for suitable acquisition candidates, with the supply of target companies increasingly lagging behind the high demand. The result is an increase in purchase prices driven by the combination of scarcity in suitable supply, low cost of capital and a large amount of capital available for acquisitions.
June 2021: IS EARLY-STAGE VENTURE BECOMING A GROWTH INVESTOR'S GAME?
Global venture funding hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2021. That sort of increase in venture funding is typically attributable to growth in late-stage funding. But, along with a surge in late-stage funding, there is also a marked increase in early-stage funding last quarter, with $39 billion invested in nascent startups, up from $25 billion in the fourth quarter and $22 billion in the first quarter of 2020.
The Q1 figure marks an all-time global high for early-stage funding.
March 2021: RELATIVELY STRONG M&A ACTIVITY IN THE USA
M&A activity in the USA has been relatively strong through the end of 2020 and 1Q21. In 2020, many deals that were delayed due to the onset of Covid were closed in 3Q and 4Q. Concerns over the new Democratic leadership and potential plans to raise capital gains taxes on the sale of businesses have accelerated demand for transactions.
February 2021: YOUR BRIDGEHEAD FOR RAPID GROWTH
If you want to introduce a new technology, not an incremental improvement but a new technical approach, to the market, the key growth challenge is not to attract a handful of technically interested first-time customers ("innovators/techies") or visionaries ("early adopters") who are easily excited by the novelty or benefits of your technology.
January 2021: FLEXIBILITY IN UK M&A DEAL STRUCTURES
UK M&A activity continues strongly despite the past year’s uncertainty, and the core theme across deals is flexibility. Particularly in the private equity space, we are seeing more innovative deal structures that offer a greater level of flexibility both to buyers and sellers using a variety of mechanisms. These can include a mix of cash, shares and earn-outs over agreed time periods, minimising risk for both parties whilst maximising commitment to the deal and the potential for return.
May 2020: ROCKWORTH ADVISES MARTINDALE GROUP ON SALE TO THE YESHI GROUP
The Martindale Group has over 140 years’ experience in producing and marketing hand tools that are used in agriculture, hardware, construction, and horticulture.
06 Feb 2020: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SPANISH PRIVATE EQUITY IN 2020
In general, low interest rates will continue to spur the growth of the Private Equity sector in Spain, despite the climate of possible deceleration with which the year has begun.
08 Jan 2020: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
We believe that the Shareholders Agreement is an essential and necessary tool for all the companies that have several shareholders. This private document becomes of more relevance ...
23 Dez 2019: ICFN-MEMBER ELIT CAPITAL IS M&A SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR 2019 (BRAZIL)
ICFN-Member Elit Capital has been recognized as "M&A Specialist of the Year 2019" (Brazil): Daniel Rivera Alves & "Best Capital Transformation Advisory Firm 2019" (Brazil), at the M&A Awards 2019 by Acquisition International Magazine.
11 Sep 2019: EUROPEAN M&A ACTIVITY FOR THE 2Q 2019
According to Pitchbook´s 2019 2Q report, European M&A activity continued to slightly decline in 2Q 2019, in line with the trend since 2016.
27 Aug 2019: HOW TO PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS
Many people believe that negotiations are above all a competition between two clever and quick-witted people and concentrate their attention on the concrete act of negotiation, i.e. the interaction between the actors.
21 Jul 2019: BRAZIL'S M&A SCENARIO
A comprehensive M&A report provided by TTR (Transaction Track Record database) reveals that the United States ranks first for inbound acquisitions in Brazil.
24 Jun 2019: LATEST TRENDS IN M&A TRANSACTIONS IN ITALY
If 2018 was a remarkable year for the Italian M&A sector, both in terms of number of transactions and value, 2019 started with a net drop continuing the outlined trend of last year´s fourth trimester.
20 Jun 2019: BAUM CLOSES THE FIRST ROUND OF FINANCING OF ALIAS ROBOTICS
BAUM, together with BSK, closes the first round of financing of Alias Robotics for an amount of 750,000 euros, which will be completed with a second round of financing for another three million euros in 2020.
21 May 2019: ICFN GLOBAL SUMMIT, MAY 21ST 2019
ICFN members have met in Vienna to exchange ideas on how to further strengthen the network to support clients in their international growth strategies.
12 Apr 2019: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INDUSTRY 4.0/IOT
Bitkom has published a recent survey conducted by Bitkom Research on the use of artificial intelligence in German industrial enterprises.
12 Mar 2019: 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY BOOSTS M&A
3D printing is set to have radical implications on manufacturing companies. With the pace of technological development in the sector, manufacturer´s sourcing practices and production strategies are entering a new dimension.
21 Dec 2018: PORTUGUESE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS MARKET – END OF THIRD QUARTER OF 2018
Since the beginning of the year, 224 mergers and acquisitions transactions have been carried out in Portugal, totaling a closing of 16 billion euros.
16 Nov 2018: INTENSE ACTIVITY IN THE VACATION RENTAL SECTOR
Investment activity in the vacation rental sector, a specific sector within travel tech, is intense.
17 Sep 2018: DEALROOM AND ICFN-MEMBER ELIT CAPITAL ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PAIN-POINTS OF M&A PROFESSIONALS AND OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY
DealRoom is an industry leading virtual data room software, as well as the only solution that combines file sharing with project management for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence.
04 Sep 2018: LEGALTECH & M&A
We are witnessing a real revolution in business law.
30 Aug 2018: DUTCH MID MARKET SHOWS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES
The Dutch M&A market is, equal to the European market, at its highest point in 10 years.
30 Jun 2018: SPANISH TILE SECTOR INVESTMENT AT ITS PRIME
The Spanish province of Castellón continues to play a leading role in the consolidation of the tile sector.