SOURCE: IMAP
December 10, 2008 13:59 ET
IMAP Expands Its Global Reach With Key Capital
Preeminent Middle-Market M&A Advisor Expands Its Capabilities to Connect Buyers and Sellers Throughout the World
DUBLIN, IRELAND--(Marketwire - December 10, 2008) - IMAP announced it has selected Dublin-based
Key Capital as its exclusive Irish partner to help serve its European and
international clients on cross-border transactions. Key Capital joins 56
other IMAP firms with 100 offices in 35 countries throughout North and
South America, Eastern and Western Europe, Australia and Asia.
"We are delighted to welcome Key Capital as our newest European member,"
said Mark Esbeck, president of IMAP. "Key Capital has a strong transaction
record serving a variety of clients ranging from entrepreneurs, private
corporates and family offices to listed public companies and institutional
investors. The firm's standards for client service and satisfaction
represent the best of what the European and international M&A advisory
market has to offer."
Key Capital is a Dublin-based corporate finance firm formed in 2001 by
Conor Killeen, Kyran McStay and Ken Mintern, offering M&A, capital markets
and wealth management advice to a core group of Irish and international
clients. The firm provides expert and in-depth advice on mergers and
acquisitions, disposals, capital structure and funding. Key Capital has
particular industry and transaction expertise in the areas of
energy/renewables, support services, retail, media, financial services and
private equity securitisations.
"We are very pleased to become the Irish partner in the IMAP network," said
John Sheridan, director of Key Capital. "We look forward to working closely
with our IMAP partners to help bring international acquisition
opportunities to Irish corporates and facilitate companies seeking to
acquire businesses in Ireland."
In 2007, IMAP member firms completed 254 transactions with an aggregate
transaction value of $9.95 billion. Sixty-four of these transactions were
cross-border closings involving collaboration between member advisors to
connect buyers and sellers throughout the world. According to Thomson
Financial league tables for middle market advisors, IMAP ranked No. 6 in
Europe in 2007 for transactions up to $200 million in value and on a global
basis ranked No. 7 for similar sized transactions.
About Key Capital:
Key Capital is a Dublin-based corporate finance firm formed in 2001 by
Conor Killeen, Kyran McStay and Ken Mintern offering M&A, capital markets
and wealth management advice to a core group of Irish and international
clients. The firm provides expert and in-depth advice on mergers and
acquisitions, disposals, capital structure and funding. More information
is available via the Internet at www.keycapital.ie
About IMAP:
IMAP is an exclusive global organization of leading merger and acquisition
advisory firms. Formed in 1973, IMAP is composed of 56 firms with 100
offices in 35 countries throughout North and South America, Eastern and
Western Europe, Australia and Asia. IMAP transaction advisors completed 254
transactions in 2007 with an aggregate transaction value of $9.95 billion.
IMAP advisors provide strategic merger, acquisition, divestiture and
related corporate finance services. Sellers of mid-size companies and
corporate acquirers alike rely upon IMAP for essential local market
knowledge and industry expertise delivered with unparalleled global reach.
More information is available via the Internet at www.imap.com