By partnering with\u00a0Clairfield,\u00a0Equita\u00a0boosts its position in the European market and significantly improves its ability to execute\u00a0crossborder\u00a0M&A transactions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p> Equita\u00a0ranked No. 5 by number of deals and No. 2 by value in\u00a0mergermarket\u2019s\u00a0Italian M&A rankings for the first nine months of 2020.<\/strong><\/span><\/p> Clairfield International, a global partnership of corporate finance boutiques, and Equita, the leading independent investment bank in Italy listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, announce that Equita has joined Clairfield International.<\/p>\n Thanks to the partnership with\u00a0Clairfield, Equita\u2019s\u00a0investment banking team ranked 5th by number of deals and 2nd by value in Italian M&A rankings for the first nine months of 2020 (15 deals and Euro 16 billion respectively, on a pro-forma basis. Source:\u00a0Mergermarket).\u00a0Equita\u00a0also ranked 1st among Italian advisors, assisting clients in large deals\u00a0<\/span>such as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Intesa Sanpaolo in the acquisition of UBI Banca or TIM in the sale of a minority stake in\u00a0FiberCop\u00a0to KKR, in addition to several clients in mid-market transactions\u00a0<\/span>including<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Business Integration Partners (assisted by\u00a0Equita) in the acquisition of the British group Chaucer\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0the Italian company Negri Bossi (assisted by\u00a0Equita\u00a0K Finance) in the sale of a majority stake to the Japanese group Nissei Plastic Industrial. Earlier this year \u2013 following the acquisition of\u00a0Equita\u00a0K Finance \u2013 the investment banking team became the largest independent team in Italy with more than 45 professionals.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By entering the\u00a0Clairfield\u00a0partnership and gaining access to its partners\u2019 sector expertise,\u00a0Equita\u00a0strengthens its ability to successfully execute\u00a0crossborder\u00a0M&A transactions, benefitting corporates, institutions<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and private equity clients with which the Group collaborates daily.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Clairfield\u00a0was founded in 2005 by five European M&A advisory boutiques \u2013 including K Finance (now\u00a0Equita\u00a0K Finance) \u2013 and\u00a0<\/span>serves clients through<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>35 offices in more than 20 countries across Europe, the Americas<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and the Asia-Pacific area. With more than 300 corporate finance professionals and industry experts,\u00a0Clairfield\u00a0focuses on the middle-market segment, designing and executing\u00a0<\/span>M&A and Corporate Finance\u00a0<\/span>transactions of generally up to\u00a0<\/span>EUR<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>500 million<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0corporates, private investors, private equity funds, public institutions and family-owned businesses<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Clairfield\u00a0is today one of the leading independent global corporate finance firms and among the top 10\u00a0<\/span>financial advisors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in the European M&A mid-market rankings (source: Refinitiv), with more than 139 deals closed in 2019 (E<\/span>UR<\/span>\u00a03.2 billion in aggregate).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p> \u201cBy joining\u00a0Clairfield\u00a0International, we are sharing our core M&A advisory\u00a0<\/span>capabilities<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with highly-speciali<\/span>z<\/span>ed corporate finance professionals, strengthening our ability to advise clients in\u00a0crossborder\u00a0transactions<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>says\u00a0<\/span>Andrea Vismara<\/strong>, C<\/span>EO<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0Equita<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cToday,\u00a0Equita\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0ranked among the top 5 M&A advisors in Italy, an important achievement that has been possible thanks to the continuous growth of the investment banking division and the team\u2019s excellent track<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>record in assisting clients<\/span>.<\/span><\/p> \u201cWe welcome even greater reach in the Italian market with such a prestigious partner as\u00a0<\/span>Equita<\/span>. The\u00a0Equita<\/span>\/K Finance\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span>makes a perfect fit as a top-rated M&A advisory firm in Italy with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>international reach<\/span>\u00a0Clairfield\u00a0provides<\/span>,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>says Alexander Klemm<\/strong>, executive chairman of\u00a0Clairfield\u00a0International.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>We also look forward to\u00a0<\/span>expand<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0our client offering through\u00a0<\/span>the expertise of\u00a0Equita\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>debt advisory and capital solutions, equity\u00a0<\/span>capital markets<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and asset management<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By partnering with\u00a0Clairfield,\u00a0Equita\u00a0boosts its position in the European market and significantly improves its ability to execute\u00a0crossborder\u00a0M&A transactions.\u00a0Equita\u00a0ranked No. 5 by number of deals and No. 2 by value in\u00a0mergermarket\u2019s\u00a0Italian M&A rankings for the first nine months of 2020.Clairfield International, a global partnership of corporate finance boutiques, and Equita, the leading independent investment bank in Italy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[343],"sector":[],"class_list":["post-26703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":{"intro_text":""},"yoast_head":"\n