A private equity-backed construction advisory firm with its headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region sought to establish a foothold in the UK and expand its presence in Europe. The client recognised the need for an experienced global M&A advisor who could swiftly identify, engage and progress to transaction targets that aligned with their unique specifications.

A prolific global strategic acquirer operating in the strategy and consulting space was looking to balance a recent major investment in a European smart manufacturing consultancy with an equivalent acquisition in North America. With technology and innovation driving this segment of the market, and extensive cross-selling potential across its global client base, there were compelling reasons for accelerating growth in its North American practice through M&A. Artemis was retained for a series of deep searches across capability sets that could potentially provide the required uplift in capacity and transform growth potential.

Our client, a market-leading global IT services and consulting firm, wished to expand its capabilities in Europe in sustainability and decarbonisation consulting. Interest was beginning to increase among potentially competing bidders for these assets so they needed to move fast with the best fit targets. Artemis carried out two separate scans into European and US assets meeting key criteria, including a comprehensive report on potentially carve-outs among the Global 2000 to support acceleration of this agenda.

One of the world’s top strategy houses, headquartered in the US, sought to accelerate the growth of its enterprise technology platform in Europe through inorganic growth. Given high levels of acquirer interest and corresponding value aspirations (often followed by poor integration outcomes) among marketed firms, our client sought to pursue off-market assets with equal fit to specification. Artemis ran a 12-week origination sprint, scanning the UK and North Europe markets for ideal targets and connecting with over 30 of these to bring 10 into management meetings with our client, resulting in a transaction in 23Q1.

A private equity-backed sustainability solutions firm with European headquarters sought to deepen its North American footprint and accelerate growth by acquiring add-ons in the operational risk consulting segment. Our client and their UK-based PE investors recognised the need for a skilled sector-specific transatlantic M&A advisor who could pinpoint optimal acquisition opportunities and industrialise market access in North America in a targeted, high impact origination sprint.

A UK-headquartered global consultancy with a focus on infrastructure, cities and transportation wished to diversify from deep transport expertise into a more rounded policy & infrastructure consulting proposition. The ideal acquisition would also reposition the business for growth outside the UK. Our client recognised the need for a transatlantic M&A advisor with industry specialism to map UK and North American markets simultaneously, driving synergies in identification and engagement during a targeted, high impact origination sprint.

A private equity-backed custom software engineering firm with its headquarters in the UK sought to diversify its nearshore footprint from a largely Ukraine to a broader Central/Eastern European exposure. By engaging a sector-specific, pan-European, dedicated buyside advisor for a targeted, high impact origination sprint, they industrialized their M&A origination and market access in the new geographies.

A PE-backed innovation advisory firm headquartered in France sought to establish a foothold in the US and expand its presence into North America. Management and investors recognised the need for a skilled, sector-specific, global M&A advisor who could guide and accelerate their M&A process in the new geography via a targeted, high impact origination sprint.