By David Jorgenson, CEO, Equiteq
- Dartmouth Partners received investment from Literacy Capital
- The NAV People management buy-out by FPE Capital
- c3/consulting sold to Ankura
- Business Integration Partners (Bip) received majority investment from Apax Partners
Equiteq has had a very busy start to 2018 across our global business and this positive momentum is carrying into the summer. As I arrive back in New York from a series of meetings with our regional business leads in Europe and Asia, it is clear that activity in our sector remains robust and acquisition remains a critical component of the growth strategy for industry players. Recent data from Thomson Reuters indicates that global M&A across industries hit record levels in the first half of the year driven by a strong global economic outlook and record levels of capital available for deals.
We have completed transactions for a range of clients operating in the disruption zone of the rapidly transforming knowledge economy. We are also excited to commence work with a range of new clients that consider the current market conditions to be optimal for commencing an exit of their knowledge-intensive services business. In this blog we highlight our recent transaction advisory work which resulted in successful sale outcomes for our clients.