Bucharest, December 19, 2023 – # rbj – Blu Capital Partners (BCP) announces its affiliation as an exclusive member for Romania to M&A Worldwide (MAWW), one of the most important global groups of experts in Investment Banking, with more than 45 offices in 35 countries, on all continents. This strategic partnership strengthens Romania’s potential in the area of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and attracting financing, facilitating the access of Romanian companies to strategic players and investment funds with global coverage. MAWW’s activity is focused on the area of mid-market transactions (with a value between EUR 5 and 100 million), the same segment in which Blu Capital Partners is also active.
The integration of BCP into M&A Worldwide brings global openness and valuable opportunities in the field of mergers and acquisitions, facilitating transactions with international investors for Romanian companies. Approximately 80% of transactions closed over time by BCP included an external counterparty (buyer, investor, target company).
MAWW was established more than 20 years ago and comprises over 500 M&A experts who have successfully orchestrated over 2,800 transactions in the last 5 years with a total value of over €34 billion. In 2022 the MAWW group closed more than 500 transactions, 10% more than in 2021, despite the negative evolution of the M&A market, which recorded 14% fewer transactions globally. The cumulative value of transactions completed in 2022 by MAWW was approximately EUR 13 billion (+35% compared to 2021), with an average transaction value of approximately EUR 26 million.
“Joining the MAWW international group confirms our strong position on the investment banking consulting market for the mid-market segment and reflects BCP’s vision to strengthen global relations with investors and the ability to attract international strategic and financial investors for Romanian clients. This affiliation will enable us not only to obtain a greater number of deals for our clients, but also to maximize the price our clients obtain for the M&A transactions in which we engage through increased negotiating power in the transactions”, said Tudor Mafteianu, Founder & Managing Director BCP.
MAWW operates in 12 dedicated industry groups, each bringing together transaction experts from their respective fields, such as technology, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, energy, consumer goods, automotive, services, transportation, logistics and construction. As a member of the MAWW group, BCP now accumulates new internațional sector-specific insights that will benefit its clients.
„One of the important features of M&A Worldwide is its specialization in various sectors, with members of industry groups bringing significant value to M&A processes. Also, the close relationships that each MAWW member has with strategic or financial investors in their region complement the value proposition that BCP can offer its clients. We are talking about a complete solution in the area of M&A and financing that includes the identification of the right partner from anywhere in the world, the special sectoral and transactional expertise, together with the entrepreneurial approach that has already established us”, added Dragoș Tudose, Senior Manager BCP.
Over the last two years, Blu Capital Partners (BCP) played a significant role in facilitating several key transactions, thus strengthening its position on the mid-market mergers, acquisitions and financing market in Romania and in the region:
– the assistance to the BMF group, the main provider of integrated facility management services on the Romanian market, in the transaction with Sarmis Capital;
– the assistance to the shareholders of Augsburg International, number three in the distribution of auto parts in Romania, in the transaction with the strategic investor Autonet Group, part of the Swiss Automotive Group (SAG) from Switzerland;
assistance to Zurich Insurance Company, the largest insurance company in Switzerland and one of the largest insurance companies in the world, in two InsurTech transactions: a strategic partnership with Office Samurai in Poland and the acquisition of AlphaChat in Estonia;
– the assistance to the Tester entrepreneurial group in the sale of Solo Park, an industrial and logistics park of over 20,000 sqm in Iași, to Oresa Ventures;
– the assistance to the shareholders of the Qubiz group, specialized in the provision of outsourcing IT solutions and services and one of the most dynamic companies in Eastern Europe, in the transaction with NewCold, a global player in the construction and management of cold logistics spaces;
– the assistance to FinTech Invoice Cash in obtaining an investment from Menara Capital.
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Blu Capital Partners (BCP) is an investment banking consulting firm, with offices in Bucharest and Amsterdam, offering integrated M&A solutions and financing of all types, from private equity funds, venture capital, private debt, venture debt, bank financing up to strategic investors, for medium-sized companies from Romania and abroad. BCP carries out transactions on the part of entrepreneurial shareholders for growth capital or exits, but also on the part of corporations that want to expand through external growth (M&A).
BCP currently has a portfolio of over 30 clients and completed transactions worth over EUR 100 million in 2022. BCP serves various sectors including automotive, industrial, real estate, energy, services, having significant expertise in the technology sector. Founded in 2019, BCP has deep experience, extensive industry relationships and a commitment to delivering exceptional results to its clients.
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M&A Worldwide is a leading mid-market M&A advisory practice, bringing professional M&A services to clients worldwide. MAWW has been active for more than 20 years and comprises over 500 M&A experts. MAWW’s mission has been to bring together companies, entrepreneurs, private equity firms, and business professionals to manage M&A processes at the highest confidentiality and efficiency standards.
