M&A Advisory

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 Canada, UK, Germany, Ireland and China. 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 300 M&A transactions in the past five years and #4 ranking for U.S. middle-market transactions over the past five years¹;
• Track record of exceeding or meeting preliminary valuation ranges 89.8% of the time in our last 50 transactions;
• Global reach, including dedicated M&A professionals in the U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, Ireland and China;
• 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.

(Source: ^1.Thomson Financial Securities Data (U.S. deals $50M < $150M, including deals without a disclosed value). Full years 2014 through 2018.)

Dedicated M&A Industry Practices

Duff & Phelps’ cross border transaction teams combine local, industry and technical expertise to serve our clients. We have robust practices dedicated to seven key sectors.