CLEARWATER FRANCE

Clearwater (formerly Vulcain in France and Belgium) is an independent investment bank advising entrepreneurs, financial investors and industrial groups on mergers and acquisitions, financing, restructuring and capital raising. The firm has developed strong multi-sector expertise in the mid-cap segment, typically advising on transactions ranging from €20m to €1bn. Clearwater brings together 475 professionals across 20 offices and 13 European countries and benefits from a strategic partnership with US-based KeyBanc for transatlantic transactions. The business has completed over 3,200 transactions, worth more than €186bn, and ranks among the top five European investment banks by mid-cap transaction volume.