Capstan Capital Partners
Strategic mergers with tech-enabled distribution platform providers are one solution to progress the just-in-time transformation in the global grocery industry. Capstan Capital (Switzerland) has been advising the board & shareholders of Switzerland’s largest independent online B2C food distributor Farmy AG since 2022 on strategic options during their restructuring phase. As e-commerce matures, large grocery chains […]
It is not so much interest rates that determine the latest dynamics in the cloud sector but government policy. Capstan advised data centre operator dataR to seize the opportunities on hand. Data centres, figuratively the muscle tissue of cloud computing, have become a notable and indispensable element of the global economy. Not only does practically […]
Fast improving enabling software and eSIMs are shaking up roaming technology and the IoT sector. Capstan is playing a part in shaping this sector and recently advised shareholders of Roamsys on their transformative sale to family office Wieland. Tighter regulations and the arrival of eSIMs have created an opportunity in the IoT space that appears to be growing faster than global telcos can […]
Third-largest German cooperative bank sells digital payment subsidiary in Berlin. The bank was advised by London M&A specialist Capstan Capital. Whilst deal volume and sizes in the digital payment sector dropped precipitously from its peak in late 2021 our research found that M&A deal count appears to have held up against this trend by only […]
Capstan advised on a cross-border acquisition by smart building technology specialist GIRA on their acquisition of Wandsworth Group, a manufacturer of switch ranges and emergency call systems for healthcare. As UK-German trade appears to falter burgeoning UK-inbound M&A activity looks to buck this trend, according to the Department for International Trade. Since 2017 foreign direct investment in […]
Shipping and logistics groups in Europe seek Capstan Capital’s advice on identifying M&A opportunities for supply chain integration. Reduced available container capacity in the wake of the pandemic triggered an extraordinary rise in container rates. As this trend shows signs of easing logistics groups are looking for opportunities to invest their cash piles. Intermodal services as […]
We took important notes at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The gathering took place from 22-26 May 2022 as the first global in-person leadership event since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics on the agenda of history at a turning point included rebuilding global cooperation; economic rebalancing; society, equity, and […]
Capstan advised GEWOBAG on their inaugural €500m Social Bond issue lead-managed by JPMorgan, ING and UniCredit. Social Bonds are basically any type of fixed income bond instrument where issuance proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or re-finance new and/or existing eligible social projects. They are aligned with the four core components of the Social […]
Capstan Capital closes $1bn investment into Hipgnosis Song Management by Blackstone. Capstan has been advising the firm that is truly improving commercial merits for talented artists, some of whom have become part of the fabric of nearly everyone’s lives. Hipgnosis have succeeded in bringing British MPs to call on the Government to introduce a system […]
Engie was advised by Capstan Capital’s Swiss team on add-on acquisitions. Engie, France’s second largest utility company offering perhaps the most advanced range of industrial sustainable and renewable energy products in the country is also a significant consolidation force in the technical facility management (TFM) sector. Developing the most advanced capabilities in TFM seems only […]