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A Leading Pan-European Technology Corporate Finance Firm
LONDON, MUNICH and PARIS, May 29, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Lorentz, Deschamps & Associates (LD&A), with offices in Paris and London, and
Munich-based Jupiter Capital Partners, two leading European technology investment banking
boutiques, have announced the combination of their respective businesses to build a
leading pan-European technology corporate finance firm serving highly innovative and
fast-growing companies and investors across Europe. The two firms will integrate their
operations and leverage their sector expertise and customer reach under the common brand
name 'LD&A Jupiter'. With offices in the three largest European markets and reach across
the continent, LD&A Jupiter will offer a pan-European coverage, combining cross-border
capability with local presence and know-how that is unique in specialised technology
corporate finance in Europe. LD&A Jupiter identifies, structures and executes
value-creative private and public market transactions for corporations and financial
investors. Transactions include build-ups, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures as well as
the issuance of equity or debt capital for customers from the Software, IT Services,
Telecoms, Internet/Digital Media, Gaming, Customer Care, Electronics and Cleantech
industries.
The founding partners of the two companies, Francis Lorentz and Marc Deschamps of
LD&A, Ralf Philipp Hofmann and Julian Ostertag of Jupiter, share the same vision with
respect to providing corporate finance advisory services to the European technology
markets. Creation and growth of innovative technology companies will accelerate in Europe,
driven by the ongoing upsurge of technological changes. Cloud computing, mobile internet,
data analytics and connected TV are currently fuelling new waves of disruptive innovations
comparable to internet innovations in the 1990's. European technology companies have
engineers with an outstanding quality and strive to become global players. Start-ups
driven by dedicated entrepreneurs intend to grow internationally, mid-caps will have to
consolidate through cross-border mergers or acquisitions, large and mature companies will
have to update their portfolio through innovative technologies. This will result in an
increasing demand for venture and development financing, for build-up processes and for
merger and exit transactions.
LD&A Jupiter is very well positioned in this highly active market in Europe. The
technology corporate finance firm with more than 25 professionals based in London, Munich
and Paris and has a strong track record of domestic and cross-border transactions and a
strong global reach, including US coverage (East and West Coast) as well as a reach into
India and China via partner investment banking firms. While LD&A Jupiter has the scale and
experience to be a European category leader, the firm is highly flexible, creative and
close to its clients. Due to its unique blend of industrial and financial expertise LD&A
Jupiter has a thorough understanding of both entrepreneurs' and investors' needs and can
enable their corporate finance strategies.
Since inception in 2004 and 2007, respectively, LD&A and Jupiter Capital Partners have
both accomplished numerous international benchmark transactions. The LD&A Jupiter team
works closely with a network of more than 250 private equity funds, family offices and
corporate ventures in Europe and worldwide. Transactions executed by LD&A Jupiter include:
- Financial advisor to Chillingo (UK), leading mobile games publisher, on
the sale to Electronic Arts (USA)
- Financial advisor to La Poste (F), French national Post, on the launching of a
MVNO jointly with the telecom operator SFR, and the acquisition of Debitel
- Financial advisor to Intershop Communications (D) , e-commerce solutions
provider, on the sale of existing shares and capital increase with GSI Commerce, Inc.
(US)
- Financial advisor to Sohomint (D), operator of themed content portals on the
Internet, on the majority sale to Axel Springer (D)
- Financial advisor to SCM MicroSystems (US/D), RFID identification solutions
provider, on the merger with Bluehill ID (CH) to form Identive Group
- Advisor to DFJ Esprit (UK) on the EUR20m equity capital increase and secondary
investment of DFJ Esprit, Alven Capital and FSI in Qosmos (F), network intelligence
technology provider
- Financial Advisor of Identive Group (US/D) on the majority acquisition of
payment solutions
- Financial advisor to Backelite (F), leading m-commerce and m-media technology
provider, on its sale to Prosodie/Capgemini (F)
- Financial advisor to Damilo (F), IT service company, on its sale to Manpower
(USA)
- Financial advisor to ProSiebenSat.1 (D), a leading media group, on the sale of
billiger.de (D)
- Financial advisor to Mendix (NL), PaaS in the corporate application space, on
its private EUR9m equity placement by Prime Ventures and HENQ Invest
- Financial advisor to adnologies (D), retargeting technology company, on the
equity private placement with ViewPoint Capital Partners (D)
For more information, please visit http://www.ldajupiter.com
Source: LD&A Jupiter
Press contact: Corinne Charles - +33(0)6-60-64-33-72 - agence@zacharie-communication.com
A Leading Pan-European Technology Corporate Finance Firm
LONDON, MUNICH and PARIS, May 29, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Lorentz, Deschamps & Associates (LD&A), with offices in Paris and London, and
Munich-based Jupiter Capital Partners, two leading European technology investment banking
boutiques, have announced the combination of their respective businesses to build a
leading pan-European technology corporate finance firm serving highly innovative and
fast-growing companies and investors across Europe. The two firms will integrate their
operations and leverage their sector expertise and customer reach under the common brand
name 'LD&A Jupiter'. With offices in the three largest European markets and reach across
the continent, LD&A Jupiter will offer a pan-European coverage, combining cross-border
capability with local presence and know-how that is unique in specialised technology
corporate finance in Europe. LD&A Jupiter identifies, structures and executes
value-creative private and public market transactions for corporations and financial
investors. Transactions include build-ups, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures as well as
the issuance of equity or debt capital for customers from the Software, IT Services,
Telecoms, Internet/Digital Media, Gaming, Customer Care, Electronics and Cleantech
industries.
The founding partners of the two companies, Francis Lorentz and Marc Deschamps of
LD&A, Ralf Philipp Hofmann and Julian Ostertag of Jupiter, share the same vision with
respect to providing corporate finance advisory services to the European technology
markets. Creation and growth of innovative technology companies will accelerate in Europe,
driven by the ongoing upsurge of technological changes. Cloud computing, mobile internet,
data analytics and connected TV are currently fuelling new waves of disruptive innovations
comparable to internet innovations in the 1990's. European technology companies have
engineers with an outstanding quality and strive to become global players. Start-ups
driven by dedicated entrepreneurs intend to grow internationally, mid-caps will have to
consolidate through cross-border mergers or acquisitions, large and mature companies will
have to update their portfolio through innovative technologies. This will result in an
increasing demand for venture and development financing, for build-up processes and for
merger and exit transactions.
LD&A Jupiter is very well positioned in this highly active market in Europe. The
technology corporate finance firm with more than 25 professionals based in London, Munich
and Paris and has a strong track record of domestic and cross-border transactions and a
strong global reach, including US coverage (East and West Coast) as well as a reach into
India and China via partner investment banking firms. While LD&A Jupiter has the scale and
experience to be a European category leader, the firm is highly flexible, creative and
close to its clients. Due to its unique blend of industrial and financial expertise LD&A
Jupiter has a thorough understanding of both entrepreneurs' and investors' needs and can
enable their corporate finance strategies.
Since inception in 2004 and 2007, respectively, LD&A and Jupiter Capital Partners have
both accomplished numerous international benchmark transactions. The LD&A Jupiter team
works closely with a network of more than 250 private equity funds, family offices and
corporate ventures in Europe and worldwide. Transactions executed by LD&A Jupiter include:
- Financial advisor to Chillingo (UK), leading mobile games publisher, on
the sale to Electronic Arts (USA)
- Financial advisor to La Poste (F), French national Post, on the launching of a
MVNO jointly with the telecom operator SFR, and the acquisition of Debitel
- Financial advisor to Intershop Communications (D) , e-commerce solutions
provider, on the sale of existing shares and capital increase with GSI Commerce, Inc.
(US)
- Financial advisor to Sohomint (D), operator of themed content portals on the
Internet, on the majority sale to Axel Springer (D)
- Financial advisor to SCM MicroSystems (US/D), RFID identification solutions
provider, on the merger with Bluehill ID (CH) to form Identive Group
- Advisor to DFJ Esprit (UK) on the EUR20m equity capital increase and secondary
investment of DFJ Esprit, Alven Capital and FSI in Qosmos (F), network intelligence
technology provider
- Financial Advisor of Identive Group (US/D) on the majority acquisition of
payment solutions
- Financial advisor to Backelite (F), leading m-commerce and m-media technology
provider, on its sale to Prosodie/Capgemini (F)
- Financial advisor to Damilo (F), IT service company, on its sale to Manpower
(USA)
- Financial advisor to ProSiebenSat.1 (D), a leading media group, on the sale of
billiger.de (D)
- Financial advisor to Mendix (NL), PaaS in the corporate application space, on
its private EUR9m equity placement by Prime Ventures and HENQ Invest
- Financial advisor to adnologies (D), retargeting technology company, on the
equity private placement with ViewPoint Capital Partners (D)
For more information, please visit http://www.ldajupiter.com
Source: LD&A Jupiter
Press contact: Corinne Charles - +33(0)6-60-64-33-72 - agence@zacharie-communication.com