Rudlin Consulting

Daiwa Securities has added another acquisition to its European network of corporate advisory firms by acquiring IBI Corporate Finance for over 10 million euros. This will add 28 employees to the 300 or so based in Europe. More than half of the European employees are based in London and Manchester, building on the acquisition of Close Brothers in 2009. Recent acquisitions have been elsewhere in Europe such as Montalban in Spain in 2019.

IBI provides M&A advice across sectors including finance, health care and infrastructure, centering on on small- to mid-cap M&As worth less than $500 million.