About us
Close Brothers GmbH is an independent corporate finance adviser in German-speaking (D/A/CH) and Central Eastern Europe (CEE) with more than 40 employees in Frankfurt am Main, Zurich and Warsaw, Poland.
Since our establishment in 1991, we have specialised in providing advice on corporate acquisitions and divestments, succession arrangements, privatisations and IPOs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Moreover, we assist in arranging corporate financing and financial restructuring. Our focus is on medium-sized transactions ranging between € 20 million and € 500 million.
Our clients include international groups and their subsidiaries, owner-run family firms, investment companies and listed companies. Our clients operate in a wide range of different sectors and markets. The main focus of our advisory services is on automotive suppliers, services, electronics, retail and wholesale, IT, telecommunications and media, capital goods, consumer goods and construction.
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has a strong regional and European presence, employing more than 250 professionals across offices in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Poland. As a subsidiary of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Close Brothers Corporate Finance also has access to a global network of relationships in the Japanese investment bank's existing markets. This includes Japan, Asia (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and other countries), Russia, Bahrain, Dubai and other Gulf territories as well as into the US through Sagent Advisors, an alliance partner of Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd.
All told, the network comprises more than 450 professionals.