About GBS Finance
A leading Global Independent Investment Bank
Founded in 1991 by experienced professionals in top-ranked investment banks, GBS Finance is an independent investment bank with a global presence that advises companies in the international mid-market segment through a wide range of Corporate Finance services.
Independent investment bank
Founded more than thirty years ago, GBS has a solid track record in the Spanish market as one of the main M&A entities within independent investment banking. We are rigorous and demanding in the performance of each project, based on the integrity, efficiency, creativity and seniority of a team made up of more than 100 professionals.
Global presence
We are present in Spain, Portugal, China, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Brazil. We have outstanding expertise in Latin America and China which allows us to offer differential advice. In addition, GBS Finance has partners such as Edmond de Rothschild, Metzler, IMTrust, Icici Bank, Degroof Petercam, Handelsbanken, IS Investment, Poalim, Vitale & Co.
International mid-market segment
We have a solid experience accumulated throughout our thirty years, with more than 370 operations successfully closed with multinational companies, national groups and large and medium-sized family businesses. Thanks to this experience, we have an outstanding knowledge of the market and direct access to any national and international investor or source of financing.
Wide range of services
In the last two years, we have begun a process of diversifying our activity, through which we seek to offer comprehensive advice to our clients.
Currently, our activity is structured through the following services:
Our Services
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A high quality service based on a very experienced and senior team
- Advisory on Mergers and Acquisitions, and Divestitures
- Debt Raising
- Capital Market Advisory Services including IPO
- Advisory on Project Finance
- Capital Raising Advisory
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Financial and real estate advisory in the NPA and RE markets:
- Debt portfolios (NPLs/PLs/SPLs) and REO portfolios
- Single Names
- RE advisory
- Equity solutions & structured credit (M&A)
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Helping the development of projects in an initial phase:
- Strategic Advisory for start-ups and New Projects
- Search for capital in aid of ongoing concerns
- Financial Viability Studies
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We advise companies on their issuances on the Alternative Fixed Income Market as a placement agent.
- Financing through debt and other resources
- Highly
senior team - More than 50 successful operations to date
- We monitor
the operation from start to finish and beyond
The Partners and our finance industry professionals have previous experience in top-ranked investment banking institutions such as Credit Suisse, First Boston, UBS Warburg, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Dresdner Bank, JP Morgan, HSBC, BNP Paribas, 3i, Roland Berger and also leading audit firms such as PwC, Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and, as well as, law firms such as Uría & Menéndez, Rodés y Sala and Gómez-Acebo y Pombo. Our clients include many of the major multinational and family-owned businesses in every country in which GBS Finance is present.
Our Values
Commitment
We foster stable and long-term relationships with our clients, based on trust, efficiency and responsibility.
Creativity
We generate new ideas for the development of our clients and in the critical situations they face, thanks to a deep knowledge of their area of activity.
Professionalism
We make a team of experts available to our clients, ensuring the participation of our most senior professionals from the origin, during the execution and until the closing of each project.
Integrity
We are an independent entity, focused on maximizing value for our clients, avoiding conflicts of interest while always maintaining the confidentiality of our mandates.