Instructions
This section will be 4,000 words.
Structure
Chronological order of events in terms of acquisitions, alliances, partnerships and others. In some cases a minority stake will turn into a full on acquisition (i.e. Signal Hill and Sagent Advisors in the US).
Each event (either an acquisition, alliance or M&A) will include the following:
1. What happened when (i.e. Daiwa bought minority stake in Signal Hill in 20XX, then in 2018 bought 100% then in 2019 they rebranded to DC Advisory US).
• US
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Nordics
• Kuala Lumpur
• Italy next?
2. Extract from press reviews in form of interviews, i.e. Managing Partner of Signal Hill interview + short bio of Managing partner (can be found on website).
3. Consideration in terms of strategy
To note that some events such as US have different phases. First alliance, then minority stake, then full acquisition and in 2019 rebranding.
Jan 2019
Montalbán rebrands to DC Advisory following acquisition by parent company Daiwa
Dec 2018
Sep 2018
From Lehman’s to Brexit – DC Advisory’s ten years in the North-West
Sep 2018
March 2018
DC Advisory’s global footprint expands with launch of DCS Advisory
October 2017
First stage of DC Advisory’s significantly strengthened US presence is completed
July 2017
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. to Acquire Sagent Advisors and Signal Hill; Significantly Expands
Alliances
DC Advisory in the Netherlands
https://www.phidelphi.com/en/
DC Advisory in the Nordics
https://www.danskebank.com/en-uk/ci/Products-Services/Advisory/CorporateFinance/Pages/corporate-finance.aspx
DC Advisory in Kuala Lumpur
https://affinhwang.com/ib/