Company:C.W. Downer & Co.
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| Industry | Investment banking |
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| Fate | Merged to form Alantra, 2016 |
| Predecessor | C.W. Downer & Co., Downer & Company |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Charles W. Downer |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Products | Mergers & Acquisitions |
Number of employees | 345 |
| Website | www.alantra.com |
C.W. Downer & Co. was a Boston-based global Investment Bank specializing in comprehensive middle-market M&A advisory services. The firm assists both strategic and private equity clients with acquisition, divestiture, and capital raising assignments.
C.W. Downer & Co. was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1975 and has additional offices in Dublin, Frankfurt, Madrid, Mumbai , Oslo, Paris, Shanghai and Sydney.[1] The firm is named for company founder Charles W. Downer and operated as Downer & Company until a rebranding effort was completed in 2008.
In 2016 C.W. Downer & Co. merged with the Spanish firm N+1 Group. The combined company is now called Alantra.
History
Charles W. Downer founded C.W. Downer & Co. in 1975 to provide cross-border merger and acquisition advisory services with a primary focus on middle-market company ($20–500 million) transactions. In 1980, the firm opened its first international office in Paris. It later established offices in Sydney, Dublin, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Madrid, Oslo and Mumbai.[2]
In April 2008 the firm changed its name from Downer & Company to C.W. Downer & Co. The firm trademarked its tagline, “Because the middle-market is global,” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.[3]
Charles W. Downer was awarded the Association for Corporate Growth's 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]
On April 27, 2016, C.W. Downer & Co. completed its previously announced merger[5] with N+1, a global investment bank and asset management firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain. In addition to M&A advisory, N+1 offers debt advisory, restructuring, and equity and debt capital market services. The combined entity employed 240 investment banking professionals across 14 offices in 13 countries. The company was renamed N+1 Downer.[6]
On September 26, 2016, N+1 Downer became Alantra.[6] With this decision, the partners of the 19 countries and different businesses did away with brands that existed from 15 to 40 years, including N+1, Downer, Swiss Capital, Daruma, and Dinamia. Alantra's 57 partners and 345 professionals operate from 25 global offices.[7]
References
- ↑ "Company Overview of C.W. Downer & Co.". Bloomberg Businessweek. October 28, 2015. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=1988601.
- ↑ 2003 M&A Awards - M&A Advisor
- ↑ United States Patent & Trademark Office
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.acg.org/UserFiles/file/global/Press%20Releases/MeritoriousRelease2010vFinal%20_2_.pdf.
- ↑ "Boston investment bank C.W. Downer acquired by larger Spanish firm N+1 Group - Boston Business Journal". http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2015/11/30/boston-investment-bank-acquired-by-larger-spanish.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "N+1 Downer becomes ALANTRA and opens Stockholm office". Alantra. September 28, 2016. https://www.alantra.com/n1-downer-becomes-alantra-opens-stockholm-office/. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ ALANTRA. "N+1 and C.W. Downer become ALANTRA". http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/n1-and-cw-downer-become-alantra-300334061.html.
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