Beaufire Competitors

We are a dedicated M&A advisory and investment firm, partnering with leaders in Europe’s B2B technology sectors to unlock next levels of growth & success. Based in Frankfurt, London, Geneva, and Chicago, we advise entrepreneurs, senior management, and boards on their most important strategic decisions and transactions. Alongside our clients and partners, we also invest in selected opportunities. For further information, please visit https://www.fraserfinance.com. Since 2005, we have completed over $1.5BN worth of digital M&A and financing transactions, incl. ADTECH AG (acquired by AOL), 3GNet GmbH (acquired by iCrossing and subsequently sold to Hearst), UDG (backed with $100M+ by EQT and then merged with PIA Performance Interactive Alliance), nugg.ad AG (acquired by Deutsche Post DHL and then sold to Zalando), Optivo GmbH (acquired by Deutsche Post DHL), explido GmbH (acquired by Dentsu and combined to form explido iProspect), Optimizely (acquisition of Optivo GmbH, backed by Accel-KKR), Tessian (backed by Sequoia, subsequently acquired by Proofpoint), diffferent GmbH (acquired by Syzygy, part of WPP), Systemiq (backed by Lombard Odier), Mindpeak AI (backed by Zeiss), and Interactive Tools (acquired by TIMETOACT).

Smith Square Partners provides high quality financial advice to entrepreneurs, boards, shareholders, management teams and non-executive directors of companies on acquisitions and sales (including public takeovers), capital raisings, capital markets transactions, refinancings and restructurings. We are also on the UK Government Cabinet Office corporate finance advisory framework.

Herax Partners is an independent firm providing high quality corporate finance advice. Our focus is on national and cross-border transactions in Europe, principally involving the German-speaking region – Germany, Switzerland and Austria – and the UK. The Herax Group has offices in London and Hamburg and access to an extensive international network of advisers and relevant professionals, allowing us to support our clients across Europe, Asia and North and South America. We have substantial experience in a wide range of corporate finance transactions including public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital raising, including IPOs and AIM listings and corporate restructurings.