SME specialist BCMS tops global deal tables for H1 2015 – with deal volumes up 41% globally
– International M&A advisor builds on its No1 position for 2014; remains ahead of the biggest names in corporate finance by volume of deals
– BCMS identifies increased deal activity in the SME sector globally
– Manufacturing and engineering and TMT are leading sectors by volume
Half-year reports – BCMS builds on market-leading position
BCMS is ranked the No 1 M&A advisor by deal volume globally, according to deal data registered with Bureau van Dijk’s respected Zephyr database. As well as its No 1 position globally, BCMS tops independent territory rankings in the UK, Europe and Africa.
Globally, for H1 2015, BCMS deal volumes registered with Zephyr are up 41% against the same period in 2014.
BCMS, which is headquartered near Newbury in the UK and has over 20 offices around the world, was ranked No 1 by the same independent data source for Jan-Dec 2014.
Bureau van Dijk/Zephyr Ranking criteria
BCMS tops the Zephyr ranking search that includes completed deals in all value ranges by volume in the period 1 January to 30 June 2015, and specifies completed trade acquisitions, Management Buy-Outs (MBOs), and Management Buy Ins (MBIs) for private (non-publicly listed) companies. Under these criteria, BCMS completed six more transactions than the second-placed advisor.
The top 10 international advisors by deal volume are as follows:
2015 H1 Advisor name
Rank
1 BCMS Corporate*
2 Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
3 KPMG Corporate Finance
4 Jefferies LLC
5 JP Morgan
6 Pricewaterhouse Coopers Corporate Finance
7 Ernst & Young
8 Goldman Sachs Group Inc
9 Generational Equity LLC
10 William Blair & Company LLC
Source: Bureau van Dijk Zephyr data search, 07/07/2015
*All deals are listed as ‘BCMS Corporate’ completions, which includes all international offices in the BCMS Group of Companies – BCMS Capital Partners LLC, Xigo, BCMS UK, and operations in all other territories.
Sector information – where is the activity?
BCMS is active across all commercial sectors, and in the past six months has completed multiple deals in the healthcare, food, energy and utilities and financial and business services sectors.
However, according to BCMS management data, the most active sector for SME M&A activity globally is manufacturing and engineering, with 35% of BCMS deals completed in this space. Retail and distribution sector transactions represent 15% of all BCMS deals completed.
There has been a notable increase in Technology, Media and Telecoms deals over the past quarter, with four TMT deals announced in the last six weeks alone. TMT companies now represent 15% of all BCMS completions, globally.
For further details of individual deals please click here. Please note BCMS does not disclose details of any transactions without the express permission of all parties involved.
Delivering across the world, across the sectors
David Rebbettes, founding director of BCMS, said: “I am delighted that for the first six months of 2015 BCMS has continued to build – and improve – on its exceptional performance in 2014. But most gratifying of all is the fact we have consistently delivered positive results for our clients, across the world, across a huge variety of sectors.
“We are negotiating a wide range of deal types – including trade sales to large, listed organisations, alongside MBOs, MBIs and sales to Private Equity. Our international reach and on-the-ground deal-making expertise is clearly giving us a competitive edge.
“Our pipeline of deals is also strong and varied, and we hope to announce high-profile deals for our clients in territories as diverse as Poland and South Africa over the coming weeks. We have recently opened new offices in the Gulf and Hong Kong and look forward to bringing the unique BCMS approach to company sales to these territories, too.”
