Merchant Banking enables corporate clients, financial institutions, entrepreneurial investors and family offices to grow their businesses. We give clients access to our wide range of investment banking products, such as M&A advisory, lending and equity/mezzanine. Our sector experts share ideas and market knowledge on specific sectors in the Benelux and Germany – including among others food, agri & retail services; technology, media & services; manufacturing, automotive & industrials - for the benefit of our clients.

The following teams are part of NIBC Merchant Banking:

Coverage
Our dedicated coverage bankers maintain long-term relationships and provide strategic advice to our corporate clients in the Benelux and Germany through in-depth dialogues and ongoing transactions. Together with product specialists, operating in multidisciplinary teams, client teams deliver a wide range of customised products and solutions.

M&A Advisory
M&A provides advisory services in close cooperation with our coverage bankers. It executes M&A-related transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals and buyouts. M&A combines first class execution expertise with in-depth understanding of the sector and client challenges. It includes: Evaluating and recommending financial and strategic alternatives, identifying potential transaction opportunities, advising on and assisting with negotiations and valuation issues and providing fairness opinions.

Corporate Lending and Leveraged Finance
NIBC has particular strengths in corporate acquisitions, growth financing and restructurings and arranging financing for financial sponsors and others in support of management buyouts, leveraged recapitalisations and public-to-private transactions.

Investment Management
Investment Management acts as principal investor for the bank and has extended its investment activities to third-party investors. Funds have been developed in the field of private equity and mezzanine (in companies), infrastructure and real estate. Investment Management also manages and services the banks' direct investments and investments in third party funds.

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