Présentation

Successfully buying and selling companies requires more than the right funding, planning and preparation. It requires experienced advisors by your side, whom you can trust and who will help you identify, and make the most of, opportunities available.

We advise entrepreneurs, CEOs, executives and owners on mergers and acquisitions, acquisition finance, complex structuring and market transactions. We create tailored corporate finance solutions to address some of the most important strategic decisions key stakeholders have to make.

Our institutional-grade, best-in-class advisory investment banking services add value to private companies and institutions, as well as their stakeholders and executives.

Over five decades and three generations, we have been advising on a full range of local and cross-border transactions, helping our clients with:

  • Mergers and acquisitions;
  • Ownership change;
  • Corporate defence situations;
  • Independent valuations/fairness opinions;
  • Corporate restructurings and generational takeovers;
  • Debt and equity placements (public and private);
  • Acquisition financing; and
  • Derivative transactions directly related to the above activities.


This is what sets us apart:

Global

We offer a unique combination of cross-border reach, in-depth sector knowledge and flexible, personalized service.

Our locally based execution team ensures rigorous transaction execution, are always accessible and able to provide prompt assistance when needed.

Comprehensive

Our solutions are developed by specialists and always take into account your specific strategic, regulatory and financial objectives.

Our comprehensive and innovative services include structuring the right financial packages, company valuation projects, negotiating transaction structure, among others. We are actively involved in each stage of a transaction providing negotiation advice to deal-specific tactics and support

Independent

Our independence and open-architecture model gives us the ability to partner with leading global financial institutions as well as external product specialists in order to help our clients achieve the best results.

Our non-conflicted advice means we are free to add value to your strategic decisions, across all products, sectors and markets.

Couverture sectorielle

<p>Où que vous soyez implanté, quels que soient les défis que vous devez relever, nos services vous ouvrent la voie de la réussite. Nous intervenons dans les secteurs suivants :</p>
Tech
Technologie
Financial
Finance
Food
Agroalimentaire
Transportation
Transport
Fashion
Mode
Health
Santé
Hospitality
Tourisme
Industrial
Industriel
Education
Éducation
Media
Médias
Mobility
Mobilité
Oil
Pétrole et gaz
Real estate
Immobilier
Renewables
Énergies renouvelables
Retail
Commerce de détail
Telecom
Télécommunications

Études de cas

Baobab Group completes sale of Chinese subsidiary, MicroCred China
CIGP acted as the Financial Advisor and Escrow Agent for Baobab Group's sale of its Chinese subsidiary, MicroCred China, to a Hong Kong-based investor as part of its strategic focus on advancing financial inclusion for the underbanked in Sub-Saharan Africa. Baobab is a financial services group with operations in seven countries on the African continent and 4,800 team members. Through its subsidiaries, Baobab provides financial services to half a million micro entrepreneurs and small businesses, fulfilling its mission of broadening access to finance among those underserved by traditional banks. Baobab’s global range of products includes micro-loans, savings solutions, transaction and daily banking services as well as innovative banking products like mobile payments, buy-now-pay later plans and digital nano loans. Its largest shareholders include AXA, APIS Growth 2 Ltd, Abler Nordic and the European Investment Bank....
CIGP Private Opportunities: Co-Investment in Newcleo, the front runner in the next generation of nuclear energy solutions.
CIGP has participated in the Newcleo’s Series B alongside prominent strategic and institutional players....
Sale of a Leading German Manufacturer of Grabs
CIGP successfully advised the shareholders of Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG (“SMAG Holding”), a German-headquartered industrial group active in specialist plant and engineering construction, on the sale of 100% of their stake to AEQUITA, a Munich-based investment group....
Sale of a leading Qatari Fintech Group
CIGP successfully advised the shareholders of Qpay, the largest Qatari fintech group and challenger bank, in a strategic transaction with Qatar Islamic Bank....
Investment in a Leading High-Performance Footwear Manufacturer
CIGP participated and invested in the transaction of Mondeox - the Shoe Factory, a leading manufacturer with over 25 years of experience in the development and engineering of high-performance footwear....
Sale of 100% share in Plastics Recycling Business
CIGP successfully advised the company and owner of MaxCo Polska in the 100% sale of the business to a powerhouse in the plastic recycling business, XL Recycling (trading under the Reborn Group)....
Assessment of an Investment into a K-12 Education Group
CIGP successfully performed an independent assessment for its client on a potential private investment into a US-based education group offering K-12 education mainly in the United States....
Sale of a Majority Stake in a Fast-emerging Cosmopolitan Spirits Company
CIGP successfully advised the shareholders of Mancino Vermouth in a strategic transaction with Italian spirits group Lucano 1894....
Poke House and Eulero Capital
CIGP successfully advised Eulero Capital on their investment in Poke House, one of the fastest growing healthy food-tech companies in Europe....
Vente d'un distributeur de produits de santé au Cambodge
CIGP a agi en tant que conseiller financier exclusif pour les actionnaires d'Alliance Pharma (Cambodge), un important distributeur de produits de santé au Cambodge, lors de la vente d'une participation majoritaire à Zuellig Pharma...
Vente d’une entreprise spécialisée dans l'extrusion plastique
Grâce à ses conseils, CIGP a aidé les actionnaires à concevoir leur stratégie de sortie en encourageant la vente de l’entreprise à une société italienne de private equity. CIGP s’est servie de son expertise dans le domaine du conseil financier, ainsi que de ses solides relations avec des investisseurs financiers et stratégiques...
Vente d'une franchise asiatique d'une boulangerie française haut de gamme
CIGP a conseillé avec succès l'actionnaire majoritaire d'une boulangerie française haut de gamme dans le cadre de la cession d'une de ses activités asiatiques à un investisseur financier régional...
Investissement minoritaire dans un groupe logistique en Asie du Sud-Est
CIGP a conseillé avec succès un groupe logistique de premier plan en Asie du Sud-Est dans le cadre de la vente d'une participation minoritaire à une entreprise d'investissement alternatif d'envergure mondiale...
Investissement minoritaire dans un producteur de café leader basé aux Philippines
CIGP a agit en tant que conseiller exclusif pour une société de private equity dans le cadre d'un investissement minoritaire sur l'un des plus grands exploitants de plantations de café aux Philippines...
Vente secondaire de Private Equity
CIGP a conseillé avec succès un investisseur fortuné lors de la vente secondaire de la participation qu’il détenait dans une société en commandite à un fonds de Private Equity de premier plan opérant dans le domaine des infrastructures....
Case Study: Minority Stake Investment in a Trade Finance Fintech Company
CIGP successfully advised its client on growth capital investment in a leading trade finance Fintech company in Hong Kong....