“The only source of knowledge is experience.”

Albert Einstein

Who we are

We are a boutique investment bank. We have been doing some impressive business for our clients for the past seventeen years. That’s why we’re trusted.

We have delivered complex deals which we believe larger and less experienced or fleet-footed firms might not have pulled off.

We often unlock unexpected value by out-thinking others.

We believe three things are fundamental:• Operating below the radar• Being assiduous in understanding our clients’ objectives• Partnering industry expertise with seasoned M&A practitioners

We regard our task as seeming to give our clients an unfair advantage.

“If you would know the road ahead ask someone who’s travelled it.”

Chinese proverb

Our skills

What makes us different is that we embed in our teams very senior industry advisors who identify unthought-of opportunities.

We concentrate on areas where we have deep expertise:

Media – digital, publishing, broadcasting, exhibitions and creative services

Technology – data, information, analytics

Telecommunications

Luxury goods – brands and retail

Professional Services – legal, consulting and creative industries

Insolubles – tricky issues which others cannot or will not solve or understand

Our clients and counterparties come from around the world including North and South America, the Middle East, India, Australia and across Europe.

“Get closer to your customers.So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves.”

Steve Jobs

How we work

• Clients of all sizes, and a specific skill of working with families

• Strong track record of highly targeted, bespoke, mandated sales and buy sides invisible in their industry until announced

• In today’s world money, resource and a big, bulge bracket name alone are not enough to guarantee success

• Patience, restless creativity and ability to interpret client’s innermost thoughts are the keys

• Small, expert strike-force team beats large, uncoordinated group every time

“Imagine if Martin Luther King had said – I have a dream. Of course I’m not sure they’ll be up to it.”

Benjamin Zander. Leader of the Boston Philharmonic

Creativity

• Paul Zisman chairs a vocal ensemble and an orchestra: The Cardinall’s Musick and the London Sinfonietta

• The perfect orchestration of voices and instruments in complex musical arrangements is a metaphor for issues we face in business today

• Our partners and expert advisors include business leaders who are also artists, mathematicians, authors, musicians and academics

The best thinking nearly always comes from a diversity of stimuli.

Some of our clients

Sale of 80% of Aguas de Tumbes to Aguas de

Manizales

Concyssa–Latinaguas

Acquisition by 3i of ABX Logistics from the

Kingdom of Belgium

Acquisition by 3i of Euro-Druckservice Aktiengesellschaft

Acquisition of Axiom Consulting from Aon by Royal London Corporate

Equity

Sale of Armit Wines to Baarsma Wine Group

Sale by Autobar, a Charterhouse Development Capital company, of King

Belgium and King Netherlands to Ergon Capital Partners

Preparing expert witness statements for the Competition

Commission enquiry into the ownership of Stanstead,

Edinburgh and Glasgow airports

Sale of Boat International Media to a consortium of

investors

Sale of Church House Trust to Virgin Money

Acquisition of Millburns Restaurants by Compass

Group

Acquisition by Conduit Investments of Fantasy

Island Theme Park

Conduit Investments

Sale of Countryside Properties to Oaktree

Acquisition of Early Learning Centre by Chelsea Stores,

funded by DC Thomson and Rhone Capital

DC Thomson

Sale of Europackaging to MidOcean Partners

Purchase of Heartwood by Handelsbanken

Purchase of Condor Travel by Aureos Latin America

Fund

Sale of GF-X tp DescartesSale of Excerpta Medica to Adelphi Group, a subsidiary

of Omnicom Group

Sale of OAG Worldwide to United Business Media

Acquisition of OAG Worldwide by Electra

Partners Europe

Electra EuropeFinancial adviser to the Northern Rock Foundation in protecting

its interests ahead of the nationalisation of Northern Rock

Sale of New Scientist to Kingston Acquisitions

Reed Business Information

Acquisition by Premier Asset Management of two OEIC funds from Aberdeen Unit

Trust Managers

Sale of Makinson Cowell to KPMG

Sale of Key Business Finance Corporation to

Heritable Bank

Sale of pH Group to Experian

Acquisition by Norwood Immunology of Virosome

Biologicals

Acquisition of certain insurance properties by

Qatar Insurance Company

Restructuring and strategic advice to a major

real estate company in a restructuring and

subsequent refinancing

Real Estate Company

Real Estate

Sale of Savoy Asset Management to Syndicate

Asset Management

Purchase by Schroders of a 25% stake in Axis

Asset Management

Purchase of Sofa Brands International by funds

managed by Promethean Investments

Equity financing in support of the purchase of Sofa

Brands International by funds managed by

Promethean Investments

Promethean Investments Promethean Investments

Financial Adviser and Rule 3 Adviser to TripleArc plc on the recommended cash offer by

office2office plc

Sale of TV2 Norway’s interest in Canal Digital

Norge to Telenor

Acquisition of VIO Worldwide from

British Telecom and Scitex Corporation by Citizen

Citizen

Acquisition of TDS Logistics by Walsh Western

International

Financing in support of acquisition

of TDS Logistics by Walsh Western

International

Preparation of a report providing an analytical

critique of the Department for Transport assessment

process for the West Coast Rail Franchise bid

Some recent deals

Testimonials

It was your contacts, patience and guidance that created the platform which led to a successful conclusion. Scott Malvenan, Chief Executive, Sofa Brands International

Thank you for helping us secure an outcome that was so overwhelmingly positive. David Webster, Chairman, Makinson Cowell

You have been an unfailing source of calm and sensible advice in a mad, mad world… you represent the best in relationship banking. Sir Bernard Gray, Executive Chairman, New Scientist

We could not have hoped for more in terms of the professionalism, diligence, candour and pragmatism. John O’Donnell, Director, M&A, Elsevier

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Our Partners

Paul Zisman

TMT specialist ex UBS

Neil Benedict

Media & Luxury Goods

ex Salomon and Dillon, Read

Paul Marshall

Execution & CFOex UBS

Jasper McMahon

Economistex Misys,

McKinsey, UBS

Our specialist advisorsBringing maturity and wisdom to creating unthought-of opportunities

Paul BossonSoftware

MarkBostockTransport

Infrastructure

RupertDarwall

Transport Economics

Nick Forster

Exhibitions

Richard Hall

Marketing Services

LesHigginsMedia &

Consumer

CharlesLlewellyn

Professional Services

David Lowen

Broadcasting

MassimoMarinelliMedia & Internet

John Ranelagh

Broadcasting

AlanRosling

India

AmeetShah

Technology & Communications

NicholasWapshottPublishing

We are all soloists working as a consort, pulling in the same direction.”

Andrew Carwood. The Cardinall’s Musick

33 St. James’s Square, London SW1Y 4JS

Phone: +44 20 7451 4500Email: pzisman@europapartners.com

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