Frankfurt, Milan, Paris – 9 September 2024, CASE Corporate Finance (CASE) and CASSIOPEA Partners (CASSIOPEA), the European partner-led investment banking advisory firms with offices in Frankfurt, Milan and Paris, have just announced their combination to create CASE CASSIOPEA, a unique and dynamic force in the investment banking industry.
The founding partners each have more than 25 years of investment banking experience and share a long-standing relationship, having previously worked together at ABN AMRO Bank.
The combination of CASE and CASSIOPEA is a natural next step after years of successful collaboration, highlighting its strong cultural fit and shared values. CASE CASSIOPEA will be led by founding partners Marcus Bär, Marc Philipp Becker, Nicolas de Canecaude, Damien Segond and Stefano Trentino, also leveraging on the support of over 30 professionals located across three European offices.
CASE CASSIOPEA has a broad sector coverage and deal experience with in-depth expertise in Energy, Transport & Digital Infrastructure, Industrials & Business Services, Consumer and Retail, TMT, as well as Healthcare & Pharma Services.
From advising blue-chip corporations, family-owned businesses and financial investors, CASE CASSIOPEA builds lasting relationships based on trust and results.
Since 2012, CASE and CASSIOPEA have successfully worked together and closed more than 150 transactions, of which around 50% have been cross-border. CASE CASSIOPEA has a strong track record in structuring complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions such as the recent disposal of South American retailer Grupo Éxito by French Casino to Grupo Calleja, the acquisition of German water technology group Aqseptence by financial investor Oaktree GFI and the sale of Grandi Stazioni Retail by Antin Infrastructure Partners, ICAMAP and Borletti Group.
In addition to the long-lasting and exclusive partnership of CASE with ABN Amro Bank for the BeNeLux markets, CASE CASSIOPEA cooperates with partner-led investment banking firms PK Partners in the Nordics, and MAP Alliance in the Americas and Spain. This international network enhances CASE CASSIOPEA’s ability to serve clients across borders.
CASE CASSIOPEA will continue to focus on the independent, customized and confidential strategic advice that has been successful for its clients which include large corporates, entrepreneurs and institutional investors. The new structure will enable CASE CASSIOPEA to support its clients more efficiently with a fully integrated platform and will further accelerate its sustained international growth.
"We see this a natural step in creating a leading European platform, with a direct presence in the three largest economies in the EU and further enabling us to support our clients in their strategic transactions with our unbiased and tailor made advise", stated CASE CASSIOPEA founding partners.
About CASE CASSIOPEA
CASE CASSIOPEA is a European partner-led investment banking advisory firm with offices in Frankfurt, Milan, and Paris, cooperating with an international network of partners in Benelux, the Nordics, Spain and the Americas. We provide our clients with discreet, bespoke and independent advice on all strategic and financial operations including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raisings and other corporate finance transactions. All CASE CASSIOPEA senior partners have been working together for the past twenty years providing the foundation for a common corporate culture with close teamwork across the offices. Partners are all heavily involved in deal execution and are truly committed to long-term relationships based on mutual trust with clients. This culture is shared by our international team of more than 30 experienced and highly qualified professionals, who provide our clients with seamless, customized services: an international team, not just a network.