DC Advisory is the global corporate finance advisory business of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan’s oldest and second largest investment bank

Daiwa Securities Group Inc., established in 1902, is headquartered in Japan and employs 15,000 staff across 118 offices around the world. With strategic relationships with some of the world’s largest and most active private equity operators and corporate strategic acquirers, Daiwa and DC Advisory offer clients genuine access to the international investment community. Via our dedicated Asia Access teams in the US and Europe, and a Global Access team in Tokyo, we ensure seamless connectivity between our M&A, strategic advisory and financing solutions and clients, wherever they are in the world.

Daiwa's global footprint

15000

employees

118

offices

1000

investment banking professionals

$ 15

Bn

Assets Under Management

As part of Daiwa*, DC Advisory benefits from a long-standing, committed investor to build a business dedicated to the needs of our global clients. In the past ten years, together with Daiwa, DC Advisory has expanded its footprint in the US and Europe with six news locations to drive new solutions for clients. Find out more >

Japan & Japan cross-border transactions

Japan
Industrials
Advised
  • Nippon Steel
on its acquisition of the remaining shares of
  • Sanyo Special Steel
Value: 70.5bn JPY
Germany
Japan
Industrials
Advised
  • Yamaha Motor
on its acquisition of Brose Antriebstechnik from
  • Brose
Japan
Industrials
Advised
  • Advantage Partners
on the sale of its shares in FICT to a Consortium
Japan
Technology & Software
Advised
  • Elematec
on the sale of its remaining shares to
  • Toyota Tsusho
Spain
Education
Advised
  • UAX
on a c.€55m project finance
Value: c.€55m
India
Education
Advised
  • Pathways School Gurgaon
on its aquisiton by
  • Lighthouse Learning
Poland
Infrastructure
Advised
  • Greenvolt Power
on the sale of 400 MW of battery storage system assets to
  • A&R Investments
Value: Undisclosed
Germany
Business & Tech-Enabled Services
Advised
  • Planium
on its new debt package to support its refinancing and buy-and-build strategy
Value: Undisclosed
United States
Healthcare
Advised
  • Select Dental Management
on its sale to
  • Guardian Dentistry Partners, a portfolio company of NKP Capital
United Kingdom
Industrials
Advised
  • the shareholders of Arco
on its sale to
  • H.I.G. Capital

For important information regarding transactions, please see our disclaimer.

About Daiwa

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is a comprehensive securities group that provides a wide range of services centered on retail, global markets, global investment banking, asset management, and core investment businesses. The Group marked its 120th anniversary in May 2022. The company and its subsidiaries have business locations in major financial markets starting with Japan and including Europe, Asia and United States. Through our globally expanding network, we provide a wide range of services to meet both the fundraising and asset management needs of our customers throughout the world.

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