Marco Polo News

The 14 Advisory firms located in Europe and belonging to Aica (Alliance of International Corporate Advisors) met on the 10th to 12th of November in Barcelona for the annual European Meeting with a view to network together and explore some issues of general interest. In a complex scenario for corporate finance activities, the companies belonging to Aica confirmed their confidence in the importance of the advisory international reach and cooperation, which is increasingly seen as a distinctive feature and competitive advantage. Aica confirms itself as an organization in good health, with 34 companies already participating [...]

Marco Polo Advisor assists Comecer in the capital increase transaction with the Italian Investment Fund ("Fondo Italiano di Investimento") The Italian Investment Fund, a private equity vehicle created at the initiative of the Treasury, closed on March 24, 2011 his second transaction, the first in 2011, investing in the sector of nuclear medicine equipments. The Fund has reached an agreement for the entry with a minority stake in Comecer, Castel Bolognese, a company with a turnover of 32 million. The operation involves an equity investment of EUR 7.5 million, achieved through a dedicated capital increase. Marco Polo [...]

Marco Polo Advisor assisted a financial investor in the sale of a 10% stake in an Italian listed company. Marco Polo Advisor assisted in 2011 a financial investor in the sale of a stake equal to about 10% of the capital of an Italian listed company. The transaction concluded confirms the gradual return of interest in Italian small-cap, and the growing liquidity of investments in listed small caps. For information on the transaction, and on the assistance in transactions involving the capital of listed companies please contact f.rozzanigo@marcopoloadvisor.it

Marco Polo Advisor announced the formation of Alliance of International Corporate Advisors (AICA), a global network of merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory firms.Marco Polo Advisor attended the AICA inaugural meeting in Miami Beach, Florida, on May 7-8, 2010, bringing together investment banking firms from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia to launch the organization. The meeting culminates a year-long global effort to invite an optimal mix of geographic coverage and industry specialists among middle-market M&A advisory firms to found AICA across six continents. The objective of AICA is to provide [...]