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Mizuho agrees $550mn deal for boutique investment bank Greenhill

Financial Times M&A

Japanese group is paying significant premium as it seeks to quicken US expansion

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Fear of recession will not stop deals, says Centerview’s Blair Effron

Financial Times M&A

Co-founder of boutique investment bank says pressure from new technologies has made M&A ‘less cyclical’

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Carlyle sells Cogentrix Energy to Quantum Capital in $3bn deal

Private Equity Wire

We will continue to be very active in those areas through our existing portfolio companies, as well as new investments that we make.” ” The transaction was facilitated by boutique investment bank Lazard and law firm Latham & Watkins, whom Cogentrix hired to explore the sale, as reported by the Financial Times in June.

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Centerview bankers face off in court over ‘oral partnership agreement’

Financial Times M&A

Dispute involving former employee David Handler shines spotlight on inner workings of boutique investment bank

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Top 25 Lower Middle Market Investment Banks | Q1 2023

Axial

Axial is excited to release its Q1 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks that were active on the Axial platform in Q1. In Q1, 740 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,775 deals to market.

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Dealmakers’ worst nightmare

Financial Times M&A

Plus, boutique investment bank Raine pockets a huge fee and Deutsche Bank’s chair makes his mark

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Case Study: Hillandale Advisors Acquires Polysonics

Axial

Website | LinkedIn Hillandale Advisors, a Charlotte-based two-person investment firm, has been diligently expanding its portfolio since joining Axial in March 2022. They wanted to cover a wider group of boutique investment banks and advisory firms representing relevant deals within their focus areas: services, industrials, and healthcare.