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Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance

M&A Advisory

Duff & Phelps supports companies and their advisors through every stage of M&A.

Our capabilities span buy-side and sell-side advisory, comprehensive due diligence, fairness opinions, valuation, compliance, disputes, tax, restructuring and real estate considerations, amongst others.

Leading Middle-Market M&A Advisor

Our team advises public corporations, financial sponsors, family-owned businesses and other private companies in middle-market buy side and sell side M&A transactions globally, with regional teams situated in U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, Ireland, France, China, Brazil and India.

Duff & Phelps has deep experience in buy side and sell side engagements, capital raising, transaction advisory services and financial sponsor coverage. Clients choose us for our:

Senior staff engagement throughout every transaction;
Experience, including more than 275 M&A transactions in the past five years and #4 ranking for U.S. middle-market transactions over the past 10 years¹;

(Source: ^1.Thomson Financial Securities Data (U.S. deals $15M < $170M, including deals without a disclosed value). Full years 2010 through 2019.)

Global reach, including dedicated M&A professionals in the U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, Ireland, France, China, Brazil and India;
Dedicated industry expertise;
Financial Sponsor coverage and access to the global private equity community; and
Breadth of in-house corporate finance and financial advisory services, which significantly enhance our M&A processes and outcomes for our clients.

M&A Advisory

Aerospace Defense and Government Services (ADG) M&A

Consumer, Food, Restaurants and Retail M&A

Energy M&A

Healthcare M&A

Industrials M&A

Real Estate M&A

Business Services M&A

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Contact Us

Stephen Burt

Global Head of M&A Advisory

Chicago

Stephen Burt

Josh Benn

Co-Head of U.S. M&A Advisory

New York

Josh Benn

Andreas Stoecklin

Co-Chair of EMEA Management Committee and Germany Leader
Corporate Finance

Frankfurt

Andreas Stoecklin

Henry Wells

Managing Director and Head of UK Mergers and Acquisitions
M&A Advisory

London

Henry Wells

Howard Johnson

Managing Director and Canada Leader
M&A Advisory

Toronto

Howard Johnson

David Lu

Managing Director
Corporate Finance

Shanghai

David Lu

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Other Areas We Can Help

Valuation Services

Objective valuations for financial reporting, tax and management planning purposes.

Valuation Services

Strategic Value Advisory

Assistance evaluating strategic alternatives and identifying growth strategies.

Strategic Value Advisory

Arbitration

Experienced arbitrators and expert witnesses across a wide array of sectors.

Arbitration

M&A Post Acquisition Disputes

Expert consulting and testifying services related to post-acquisition purchase price disputes.

M&A Post Acquisition Disputes

Global Restructuring Advisory

Advising companies, financial sponsors and other stakeholders involved in challenging situations and distressed transactions.

Global Restructuring Advisory

Financial Sponsors Group

Dedicated coverage and access to M&A deal-flow for financial sponsors.

Financial Sponsors Group

Fairness and Solvency Opinions

Independent opinions for boards of directors and special committees.

Fairness and Solvency Opinions

Revenue Cycle Management M&A Advisory

Prime Clerk

Complex business services and claims administration.

Prime Clerk

Comprehensive Due Diligence Solution

Comprehensive diligence support primarily in the areas of tax, compliance and regulatory, operations, financial and accounting, investigations and disputes and cyber/IT risk.

Comprehensive Due Diligence Solution