Corporate Finance

Specialist areas within Corporate Finance:

Mergers and Acquisitions
Equity Capital Markets 
Private Equity
Debt Advisory

Introduction

We have a successful track record in supporting growing companies in our specialist sectors. We understand the individual nature of advice and work closely with management teams to help them develop and deliver their objectives.

We work closely with the Research team to benefit from their detailed sector knowledge. The success of this approach is reflected in the breadth of our corporate client list. 

We provide a full range of services, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings (IPOs), fundraisings, debt advisory, market intelligence, management buyouts, management buy-ins and reconstructions.

Specialist areas

Mergers and Acquisitions

Investec provides advice on:

• Acquisitions (including leveraged buyouts, MBOs, MBIs and secondary buy-outs)
• Disposals, Public offers (including public-to-privates) and mergers
• Bid defences
• Alliances and joint-ventures
• Strategic advice
• Valuations

We focus on a number of industry sectors, each with a dedicated team of professionals. Within each sector, this gives us a thorough knowledge of the market dynamics, the participants and the influence they have on our clients, and public and private equity interests in the sectors. Most importantly, this gives us a considered view of what the future holds for these sectors and our clients.

Equity Capital Markets

Investec provides a range of equity capital markets advisory services, including:

• Capital-raising
• IPOs / flotations
• Demergers
• Stockmarket positioning
• Corporate governance

Investec advises on secondary equity fundraisings for quoted clients, enabling them to raise capital to expand and grow their business, repay borrowing and fund acquisitions. Investec uses its knowledge of the markets and its relationship with investors to introduce clients to potential sources of finance.

Private Equity

Private Equity coverage operates within Corporate Finance and co-ordinates all aspects of interaction with the private equity community. Investec provides a fully integrated range of services for investors and private companies, including:

• Idea origination
• M&A advisory and execution
• Equity and debt fund raising
• Acquisitions
• Disposals or partial exits
• Take privates
• IPOs and restructurings

Origination is central to our offering. We are able to integrate teams on a sector basis from corporate finance, corporate broking, research and sales to develop innovative and distinctive investment and realisation opportunities.

Our team has extensive experience of the private equity community, enabling us to understand the needs and sensitivities of private equity investors and provide a highly focused and value-added service.

Debt Advisory