# Advisiom Global M&A

> Agile AI-Powered Advisory


## Posts

- [Same Time Next Year](https://advisiom.com/same-time-next-year/): A new European city. A new room. The same commitment to the kind of work that only happens when the right people are in the same place at the same time. For our members, this is already yours. For everyone else, the question worth asking is a simple one: where will you be?
- [Advisiom Attends RAISE Summit 2026 in Paris](https://advisiom.com/advisiom-attends-raise-summit-2026-in-paris/): Advisiom was in the room this week as some of the most recognised names in artificial intelligence took the stage in Paris. RAISE Summit 2026 ran from 7 to 9 July at the Carrousel du Louvre, positioning itself as, in the organisers' own words, the annual board meeting for global AI.
- [In Conversation With Amanda Simmons, Founder and CEO at Advisiom Global M&A](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-amanda-simmons-founder-and-ceo-at-advisiom-global-ma/): This interview was originally published by GFSB (Gibraltar Finance & Business) as part of their member Q&A series. It is republished here with the original questions and answers intact.
- ["Partnership instead of a lucky break": How networks and technology make M&A in medium-sized businesses more reliable](https://advisiom.com/partnership-instead-of-a-lucky-break-how-networks-and-technology-make-ma-in-medium-sized-businesses-more-reliable/): A conversation with Steffen Bolz, Managing Partner at Westfalenfinanz, and Amanda Simmons, founder of Advisiom.
- [In Conversation With Samir Agarwal, Director at Indcap Advisors](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-samir-agarwal-director-at-indcap-advisors/): We sat down with Samir Agarwal to talk about why relationships are everything in the Indian market and why meeting in person changes everything.
- [In Conversation With Michael Gethen, Managing Partner at Modus Partners](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-michael-gethen-managing-partner-at-modus-partners/): We sat down with Michael Gethen to discuss the exit pressures building across Southeast Asia's VC-backed tech sector, the strategic value of country exclusivity, and what genuine seniority of experience means in the boutique advisory market.
- [In Conversation With Jan Rezek, Managing Director at NICF](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-jan-rezek-managing-director-at-nicf/): We sat down with Jan rezek to discuss the rise of venture debt, the financing of green initiatives, and why fewer deals done closer to the client is a strategy, not a compromise.
- [In Conversation With Charles Bryan, Managing Director at Bengur Bryan](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-charles-bryan-managing-director-at-bengur-bryan/): We sat down with Charles Bryan to talk about why international connectivity matters for a domestic-focused boutique, the untapped potential of cross-border dealmaking, and what success looks like for Advisiom in the years ahead.
- [In Conversation With Lukas Wenzel, Partner at Westfalenfinanz](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-lukas-wenzel-partner-at-westfalenfinanz/): We sat down with Lukas Wenzel to talk about the surprises of the First Advisiom Deal Summit and what it really takes to break into the German market.
- [Advisiom Wins 'New Association' Leader of the Year 2026](https://advisiom.com/advisiom-wins-new-association-leader-of-the-year-2026/): The 'New Association' Leader of the Year Award recognises a founder who has built a credible, functioning organisation from the ground up and done so with enough momentum to make it matter internationally.
- [In Conversation With Clive Hatchard, Head of Advisory at Debrett’s](https://advisiom.com/in-conversation-with-clive-hatchard-head-of-advisory-at-debretts/): We sat down with Clive Hatchard, Head of Advisory at Debrett’s, to talk about what drew him to Advisiom’s inaugural Deal Summit in Gibraltar.
- [Why the First Advisiom Deal Summit Was Only the Beginning](https://advisiom.com/why-the-first-advisiom-deal-summit-was-only-the-beginning/): Over three days aboard the Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Gibraltar, twelve founding member firms of Advisiom Global M&A were invited to meet face to face for the first time.
- [Gibraltar Hosts the First Advisiom Deal Summit](https://advisiom.com/gibraltar-hosts-the-first-advisiom-deal-summit/): There is a particular kind of professional who does not wait for opportunity to come to them. That is precisely who will be in the room in Gibraltar this May.
- [You Don’t Know What You’re Risking Until You’ve Already Lost It](https://advisiom.com/what-youre-risking-until-lost-it/): The final and most dangerous pain point: unseen downside, unforced errors, and lessons learned exactly once.
- [The Fear of Going Quietly to Market—and Loudly Regretting It](https://advisiom.com/fear-of-going-quietly-to-market/): Information leakage, signaling risk, and the stories owners tell themselves about exposure.
- [“So What Do You Actually Do?” The M&A Value Problem No One Explains Well](https://advisiom.com/ma-value-problem-explained/): Why the most important work in a sale process is invisible, intangible, and hard to appreciate until it’s missing.
- [Built It Once, Can Sell It Myself: When Success Becomes the Enemy of Outcomes](https://advisiom.com/built-it-once-can-sell-it-myself/): Founders built something real. That achievement breeds confidence bordering on certainty.
- [Too Early, Too Late, or Too Tired: The Timing Myth That Kills Leverage](https://advisiom.com/timing-myth-kills-leverage/): Owners don’t choose bad timing on purpose. They just don’t see timing as a strategic asset, until it’s gone.
- [Blame the Bad Bankers: How Industry Stereotypes Cost Good Owners Good Deals](https://advisiom.com/blame-the-bad-bankers-cost-deals/): When every advisor gets lumped in with the worst examples and how that mistrust quietly shapes decisions.
- [Control Is an Illusion: Why Letting Go Feels Dangerous (and Usually Isn’t)](https://advisiom.com/why-letting-go-feels-dangerous/): Hiring a banker feels like surrendering the steering wheel at the most emotional moment of an owner’s life.
- [Why M&A Fees Feel Painful - and Lost Value Doesn’t](https://advisiom.com/why-ma-fees-feel-painful/): Advisory fees feel concrete; upside feels hypothetical. Owners fixate on the percentage instead of the delta.
- [The ‘I Know a Buyer’ Trap: Why Familiar Interest Rarely Delivers Market Value](https://advisiom.com/i-know-a-buyer-trap-market-value/): Business owners often believe their industry contacts, PE friends, or inbound interest are enough.
- [“It’s Just a Bigger Negotiation”: The Most Expensive Oversimplification in M&A](https://advisiom.com/bigger-negotiation-expensive-oversimplification-ma/): Most founders have negotiated leases, raised capital, and hired executives. That experience quietly convinces them that a sale is just “a bigger negotiation.”
- [Succession in the German Mittelstand: Strategic Buyers vs. Private Equity](https://advisiom.com/succession-in-the-german-mittelstand-strategic-buyers-vs-private-equity/): The German Mittelstand - the backbone of one of Europe’s largest economies- is entering a period of profound transition.
- [Understanding Enterprise Value – From Quality of Earnings to Final Purchase Price](https://advisiom.com/understanding-enterprise-value-from-quality-of-earnings-to-final-purchase-price/): For many owners, selling a business is a once-in-a-lifetime event - the financial culmination of decades of entrepreneurial work.
- [Solo M&A boutiques like to think they're lone wolves](https://advisiom.com/solo-ma-boutiques-like-to-think-theyre-lone-wolves/): In reality, they’re specialist scouts in a jungle full of moving targets, asymmetric information, and buyers who love optionality. The boutiques that win consistently aren’t the loudest.
- [France–Germany: Industrial Automation Deal](https://advisiom.com/france-germany-industrial-automation-deal/): A boutique M&A advisory firm based in France was engaged by a client in the industrial automation sector seeking expansion opportunities in Germany.
- [The Netherlands–UK: Tech Sector Collaboration](https://advisiom.com/the-netherlands-uk-tech-sector-collaboration/): A Dutch M&A boutique with a focus on SaaS and digital solutions sought to find UK-based acquirers for a rapidly growing client.
- [Circular Economy/Sustainability: Pan-European Acquisition](https://advisiom.com/circular-economy-sustainability-pan-european-acquisition/): A Spanish boutique firm specializing in sustainable packaging was tasked with helping a client expand into Northern Europe.
- [Why M&A boutiques still matter (even with scary-smart AI)](https://advisiom.com/why-ma-boutiques-still-matter-even-with-scary-smart-ai-2/): Every few years, something comes along that’s “definitely going to end advisory as we know it.” Spreadsheets. The internet. Zoom. Now AI.
- [The 4 Hottest Global M&A Sectors and the Boutique Advantage](https://advisiom.com/the-4-hottest-global-ma-sectors-and-the-boutique-advantage-2/): After a choppy few years, global M&A is finding its stride again. What’s interesting isn’t just that deal volumes are recovering, it’s where they’re concentrating.

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- [Business Services](https://advisiom.com/sectors/business-services/): The business services sector is at the centre of a structural shift, driven by digitisation, outsourcing, talent scarcity, and rising demand for scalable, asset-light models.
- [Industrials](https://advisiom.com/sectors/industrials/): The industrials sector encompasses a broad range of businesses serving critical infrastructure, manufacturing, and end markets.
- [Financial Services](https://advisiom.com/sectors/financial-services/): The financial services sector is evolving amid regulatory complexity, digital disruption, and changing client expectations.
- [Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma](https://advisiom.com/sectors/healthcare-biotech-pharma/): The healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical sector is characterised by innovation-driven growth, regulatory oversight, and long development cycles.
- [Construction & Real Estate](https://advisiom.com/sectors/construction-real-estate/): The construction and real estate sector is shaped by cyclical demand, rising financing costs, labour constraints, and increasing regulatory and sustainability requirements.
- [Consumer & Retail](https://advisiom.com/sectors/consumer-retail/): The consumer and retail sector is being reshaped by changing buying behaviours, digital engagement, pricing pressure, and evolving brand loyalty.
- [Logistics & Transportation](https://advisiom.com/sectors/logistics-transportation/): The logistics and transportation sector is shaped by global trade flows, supply-chain reconfiguration, automation, and rising customer expectations for speed and reliability.
- [Energy & Cleantech](https://advisiom.com/sectors/energy-cleantech/): The energy and cleantech sector is defined by the global transition toward decarbonisation, energy security, and technological innovation.
- [Agriculture, Food & Beverages](https://advisiom.com/sectors/agriculture-food-beverages/): The agriculture, food, and beverages sector is shaped by evolving consumer preferences, supply-chain volatility, regulatory scrutiny, and growing emphasis on sustainability and food security.
- [Manufacturing](https://advisiom.com/sectors/manufacturing/): The manufacturing sector is navigating a complex transformation shaped by automation, supply-chain reconfiguration, rising input costs, and increasing pressure for efficiency and sustainability.
- [Internet, Software & Technology](https://advisiom.com/sectors/internet-software-technology/): The internet, software, and technology sector continues to evolve at a pace, driven by cloud adoption, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity needs, and digital transformation across industries.
- [Paper & Packaging](https://advisiom.com/sectors/paper-packaging/): The paper and packaging sector is evolving in response to sustainability demands, material innovation, and changing consumer and regulatory expectations.
- [Contact Us](https://advisiom.com/contact-us/): We look forward to learning about your goals.
- [Sell-Side M&A](https://advisiom.com/services/sell-side/): When you’re ready to exit your business, our global network of boutique M&A specialists ensures you achieve maximum value through strategic buyer identifications.
- [Debt Advisory](https://advisiom.com/services/debt-advisory/): Our debt advisory services encompass everything from growth capital and acquisition financing to refinancing and restructuring solutions.
- [About Us](https://advisiom.com/about/): Advisiom Global M&A was founded on one belief: boutique M&A firms shouldn’t choose between independence and global capability.
- [Sectors](https://advisiom.com/sectors/): Sectors Learn More Explore Deals 01 02 03 Partner led professionals dedicated to anticipating your needs and creating value.
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