Kingsclere: March 2015 sets new deal making record for international M&A adviser BCMS

International merger and acquisitions adviser BCMS has experienced its most successful quarter of deal making in the company’s 25 year history, with year-on-year company sales at the end of Q1 2015 up significantly compared with the first quarter of 2014.

The advisory also broke its previous record for the most companies sold in a single month, completing 14 company sales in March 2015.

This record-breaking first quarter follows a very positive 12 months for BCMS deal makers, including a surge in international acquirers, with the advisory nominated as a finalist in this year’s seventh Annual International M&A Awards, and the Thames Valley Deal Awards 2015.

In 2014, BCMS ranked as the world’s number one sell-side adviser to privately-owned companies by deals completed, according to data supplied to Bureau van Dijk’s Zephyr database. The company is also listed as the number one adviser under the same criteria for Q1 2015. In February, BCMS was also ranked highly within the Thomson Reuters January/February 2015 Insight EMEA Mid Market Report.

Additionally, BCMS has managed significant international interest on behalf of its clients globally. Cross-border transactions now comprise 44% of the advisory’s completed company sales in 2015.

Jonathan Dunn, managing director of BCMS' major transactions team, said: “These results prove that what BCMS does it does exceptionally well. BCMS prides itself on excellent deal execution and that starts with extensive research, which identifies the best possible acquirers in international markets.”