Investec France awarded Best Investment Bank 2024 in LBO Small to Mid cap with a Golden Award, during the last awards ceremony of the Finance Leaders Summit (Sommet des leaders de la Finance) of Décideurs Leaders League, which took place on 29 May in Paris.
Congratulations to all our teams for their hard work , and many thanks to our clients for their trust and support.
Winners 2024 – Finance Leaders Summit


Investec was awarded during ACG Holland’s sixth annual Growth Awards with Deal of the Year Award 2022. This award recognises the most impressive corporate middle market deal.
The deal involved is: Sale of US-based Pet-Flavors to Bessemer PE.
Pet Flavors (USA) was sold to and received a significant investment by Bessemer Investors (USA).
Based on our EUR 340M AST/ LeVet (the Netherlands) sale to Dechra (U.K.) in the same animal health space, Pet Flavors’ owner Mark Pieloch contacted Investec to initiate a worldwide sale process for Pet Flavors.
Investec has been amply rewarded during the 12th Leaders’ League Trophy Ceremony organized by Décideurs Magazine in Paris, with 2 awards for our team :
- M&A advisory : Best Carve Out team
- M&A advisory : Best LBO (smid) team
The juries are made up of professionals who will vote to attribute the awards to the teams who have shown excellence over time, as well as their achievements over the past year.
You can read more on Leaders League website
Congratulations and many thanks to our people for their hard work!
Investec has been amply rewarded during Leaders’ League 2021 Trophy Ceremony in Paris, with 2 golden awards for our teams :
- M&A advisory : Best Carve Out team
- M&A advisory : Best growth dynamic
The juries are made up of professionals selected according to their experience in the industry. The trophies are attributed to the teams who have shown excellence over time, as well as their achievements over the past year.
Congratulations and many thanks to our people for their hard work!
Once again, Leader’s League distinguished Investec for its excellence in mid-market transactions.
The rating agency recognises Investec as one of the most outstanding M&A firms and highlights the work carried out by our teams in three categories.
We are very proud of the recognition received as best advisory for:
- Transactions between €30 & €150 million
- Best M&A advisor in the Industrials sector (smid cap)
- LBO transactions (smid cap)
To find out more about Leaders League rankings and categories click here
Investec has been amply rewarded during the 10th Leaders’ League Trophy Ceremony organized by Décideurs Magazine, with 3 golden awards for our European sector teams :
- Best M&A advisory for the High Tech & Healthcare sectors
- Best M&A advisory for the Consumer sector
- Best M&A advisory for the Industrial sector
The juries are made up of professionals selected according to their experience in the sector. The trophies are attributed to the teams who have shown excellence over time, as well as their achievements over the past year.
Congratulations and many thanks to our people for their hard work!
Investec was awarded for ‘Best Independent Corporate Finance Advisory Firm 2020 in Europe’ by Acquisition International magazine from the UK.
The Global Excellence Awards are an annual programme, launched to recognise and reward the firms and individuals whose sustained outstanding performance has seen them leading the way in their industry. Honouring these top performers is done through a rigorous and in-depth selection process from AI’s in-house awards specialists.
Every year Finance Monthly recognizes the most impressive transactions in M&A, capital raising, corporate bonds, infrastructure, and project finance, equities, and restructuring and celebrates excellence in M&A expertise in corporate, private equity, investment banking, and legal fields.
Investec successfully advised FSN on the acquisition of Rameder one of the leading B2B and B2C retailers of towbars, bike carriers and roof boxes in Europe. Our team, led by Thorsten, advised on the complete financing process including the approach of financing parties, negotiations, development of term sheets and financing agreements and support on the validation of the bank case.
More details concerning the deal here.
The 2019 publication of Leaders League´s top M&A company rankings recognises Investec as one of the most outstanding firms in France and highlights the work carried out by our team in three categories. We are very proud of the recognition received as best advisory for:
- Transactions between €30 & €150 million
- Sector: energy & infrastructure – small & mid-cap
- Private Equity – Small-cap LBO transactions
We would like to share this achievement with our clients and partners and to thank them for their support.
Leaders League is a media and rating agency that provides in-depth analysis and business insights of over 40 countries through a range of formats, including top company rankings and analysis of sectors.
Investec ranked first at the 9th Leaders’ League Trophy Ceremony that took place in Paris on April 11, and was awarded with the 2019 Golden Trophy for its M&A activities in the TMT Sector.
Investec was also awarded with 4 Silver Trophies in the following categories:
- Best M&A advisory firm: Industrial Sector
- Best M&A advisory firm: Energy, transports & infrastructure
- Best M&A advisory firm: Consumer sector
- Best investment bank growth dynamic
Every year Finance Monthly recognizes the most impressive transactions in M&A, capital raising, corporate bonds, infrastructure, and project finance, equities, and restructuring and celebrates excellence in M&A expertise in corporate, private equity, investment banking, and legal fields.
Mandated by Deutsche Post AG, the German Investec Consumer-Team, led by Jürgen Schwarz, conducted an international sounding with a focus on potential buyers in the brick&mortar and online food retailer sectors. Investec identified and exchanged the tailored strategic synergies with each potential buyer and accompanied Deutsche Post AG throughout the sale process until signing/closing with Delitcom AG. More details concerning the deal here.
Once again, the French magazine Leader’s League distinguished Investec for its excellence in mid-market transactions.
Investec was ranked among the top 3 players in 2018 out of 40 advisories in France, within three categories:
- M&A – Energy and Infrastructure sector (Small & Mid Cap)
- Best M&A advisory firm for transactions between €20 & €75 million
- Private Equity – Small-cap LBO transactions
We are also very proud to have ranked among the top 10 players in the following categories:
- M&A – TMT sector (Small & Mid Cap)
- M&A – Healthcare & Pharma Industry
To find out more : https://www.leadersleague.com/en
Nominated for the Best ACG Holland Advisor Award 2018
Bart Jonkman was nominated for the Best ACG Holland Advisor Award. This award recognizes the adviser who has achieved significant success on M&A transactions in the Netherlands.
Investec ranked first at the 8th Leaders’ League Trophy Ceremony that took place in Paris on March 8, and was awarded with the Golden Trophy for its M&A activities in the Consumer Sector, and in the High Tech / Healthcare Sector.
Investec also ranked first place in the following category: Best investment bank growth dynamic
We would like to thank our teams for their dedication and our clients for their trust.
Benelux Leading Adviser Awards 2018
Investec Benelux was awarded for ‘Leading Corporate Finance Advisory Of The Year 2018’ by Acquisition International magazine from the UK.
The prestigious M&A Awards focus on the outstanding efforts and achievements of all those involved in identifying, coordinating and completing the important deals, and the vital roles they play in the business world. The people who work tirelessly to finalise many gargantuan deals and bring about changes which have the potential to change the fate of businesses, industries and even entire countries.
Once again, the French magazine Leader’s League distinguished Investec for its excellence in mid-market transactions.
Investec was ranked among the top 3 players in 2017 out of 30 advisories in France, within three categories :
- M&A Ranking of the best investment banks – Operations between € 20m and € 75m
- M&A – Energy and Infrastructure sector (Small & Mid-cap)
- Ranking of the Top Merchant Banks in France – Small-Cap LBO
Find out more : Leaders League rankings
We are happy to announce that the sale of BELECTRIC to Innogy, advised by our teams, has been awarded Global M&A Deal of the Year by The M&A Advisor.
You can read here more information about this deal.
The 9thAnnual International M&A Awards Gala honored, in New York, the leading deal teams, firms and professionals whose activities set the standard for international M&A transactions.
Over 260 companies, representing every major market in the world, were finalists for the awards. An independent judging committee of 23 top M&A industry experts determined the ultimate recipients of the awards.
The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to offer insights and intelligence on M&A activities. Over the past nineteen years, through research, reporting, publishing and summits, they have established the world’s premier network of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and finance professionals.
Nomination for Best M&A Advisor Midmarket 2017
Jan Willem Jonkman was shortlisted for Best M&A Advisor Midmarket 2017.