Mergers & Acquisitions

We deliver to our clients an integrated advisory approach that draws upon our strengths in providing strategic and tactical expertise, international reach, knowledge of the Data Economy, and innovative structuring and financing solutions in M&A situations.

Our clients are located throughout the Americas and in Europe, and include private companies, private equity investors, small and midcap public companies, private individuals and families. We measure success by our ability to fully maximize value and meet the strategic objectives of our clients established at the outset of the engagement.  As advisors, we bring the unique perspective associated with having made principal investments that we lived with post-transaction.  As a result, we look to provide outcomes that make strategic sense and enhance value for our clients in every situation.

GroupArgent’s professionals are active across the full range of M&A advisory roles:

Sell-side advisory

Leveraging our independence and lack of conflicts, we have a strong track record in sell side advisory roles. Acting for companies or selling shareholders, we create a strong process, assist in negotiations and give impartial and objective advice about the merits of offers received. 

Buy-side Advisory

GroupArgent has successfully orchestrated buy side advisory assignments for both public and private companies. We work with our clients in buy-side engagements to develop a strategy for acquisition-driven growth, identify companies to target for acquisition, approach targets and negotiate terms, facilitate due diligence and collaborate with clients to complete transactions on their behalf.

Strong Cross-Border Execution

GroupArgent provides strategic advice to clients on an international basis, and our presence is growing, particularly in fast-changing new markets. Our bankers have worked across the globe, including the US, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and Latin America, and have the attention of both well established and emerging financial and strategic buyers outside of the US. Our professionals have advised on a number of M&A deals in growth areas, including:

• Dream Ad (Argentina), to Ybrant Digital (India)
• Digital Ventures (Argentina), on its sale to FOX/NewsCorp 
• ATT, in its sale of the State of Sao Paulo (Brazil) yellow pages directory to BellSouth
• TeleNor Group (Norway), on its acquisition of a satellite data provider to the US Navy
• ClickDiario Networks (Guatemala), to Livedoor, Ltd. (Japan). 

Private Equity Advisory

GroupArgent has demonstrated leadership on buyout transactions involving financial sponsors, including providing equity and financing solutions for operating executives for management buyouts or buy-ins and fundless sponsors.