Top 10 Financial Advisors in Industrial Goods and Machinery Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Volume
Houlihan Lokey Inc, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd, Lincoln International LLC, and Rothschild & Co SCA are among the top 5 financial advisors in the industrial goods and machinery industry in 2021 by deal volume. In terms of the geographic split, 5 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 financial advisors in the industrial goods and machinery industry are headquartered in North America, and the remaining 5 are based in Europe. They employed a total of 1,228,252 people in 2021. The Houlihan Lokey-GCA deal was one of the major deals in the industrial goods and machinery sector in 2021. Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd served as a financial advisor, while Latham & Watkins LLP served as a legal advisor to Houlihan Lokey for the Houlihan Lokey-GCA deal. Houlihan Lokey Inc, a US-based investment banking company, that provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services, has acquired GCA Corporation, a Japanese company that provides investment banking services, for consideration of approximately JPY65 billion in cash. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. The Bank of America-Axia Technologies deal was another major deal in the industrial goods and machinery sector in 2021. William Blair & Co LLC served as financial advisor to Axia Technologies Inc. Bank of America, an investment bank and financial services holding company, has acquired Axia Technologies Inc (AxiaMed), a healthcare financial technology company that provides end-to-end, omnichannel patient payment solutions. The deal was completed in Q2 2021. The Manash-FACES Cosmetics deal was another major deal in the industrial goods and machinery sector in 2021. Manash Lifestyle Pvt Ltd (Purplle.com), a provider of an e-commerce platform for personal care products distribution services, has acquired a 100% stake in FACES Cosmetics India Pvt. Ltd. (doing business as Faces Canada), a manufacturer and retailer of cosmetics for men and women. The deal was completed in Q4 2021.