DealGlobe

What DealGlobe does

DealGlobe is a London-headquartered boutique investment bank founded in February 2014 by Lin Feng, focused exclusively on China cross-border M&A and capital raising. The firm operates through three interconnected business units: DealGlobe Advisory, which provides buyside and sellside financial advisory on cross-border M&A and capital-raising mandates; DealGlobe Capital, a principal-investment vehicle that takes equity participation in selected transactions to align with clients and structure aggregated Chinese capital; and DealGlobe Information, a wholly owned technology subsidiary that develops machine-learning-powered tools for opportunity discovery and cross-border collaboration, with a development team based in China.

The firm's core technology consists of proprietary data applications designed to give Chinese buyers timely, actionable intelligence on international M&A opportunities and to enable distributed, multilingual deal teams to collaborate more effectively. DealGlobe is FCA-authorized (Reference 742015) and combines a London headquarters at 53 Davies Street with a Shanghai regional office at Westgate Plaza, drawing on an integrated team of investment banking professionals across London, Shanghai, and Beijing, plus senior advisors with bulge-bracket pedigrees (UBS, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Haitong, Merrill Lynch).

DealGlobe makes money through two primary fee streams: (1) transaction-based financial advisory fees on completed cross-border M&A and capital-raising mandates, negotiated on a deal-by-deal basis, and (2) equity participation returns via DealGlobe Capital's co-investments. Go-to-market is exclusively enterprise direct advisory, leveraging deep relationships with Chinese listed companies, private corporates, and PE/VC firms on the buyside, and Western asset sellers on the sellside, supported by culturally adapted materials, targeted roadshows, and a WeChat channel. The firm is backed by Wind Information (China's leading financial data provider) and Luolai Home (a $1bn+ Carlyle-backed homeware company), and since inception has advised on and invested in cross-border deals with total deal size exceeding $6 billion, with focus sectors in healthcare, TMT, consumer, and real estate.

Name

DealGlobe

Legal name

DealGlobe Limited

Website

https://en.dealglobe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DealGlobe is a London-based boutique investment bank founded in 2014 that provides buyside and sellside financial advisory on China cross-border M&A, supplemented by equity co-investments and proprietary machine-learning deal-sourcing tools, serving Chinese acquirers, Western asset sellers, and PE/VC firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-Border Investment Banking

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sell-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAA), Transaction Structuring, Negotiation & Deal Execution Support (FSAEAGAK), M&A / Corporate Finance Finders (Deal Origination) (FSAEAMAD)

Keywords

• Cross-border M&A advisory
• China investment banking
• Capital raising advisory
• Equity investment deals
• Boutique merchant banking

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Financial Advisory Fees: DealGlobe Advisory provides buyside and sellside financial advisory services on China cross-border M&A and capital raising mandates. Revenue is generated through advisory fees on completed transactions.
2. Equity Investment Returns: DealGlobe Capital invests equity participation in selected transactions on which it advises, creating alignment with clients and benefiting from upside potential in fast-growing companies through equity stakes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DealGlobe is a boutique merchant bank providing buyside and sellside financial advisory services for China cross-border M&A and capital raising mandates, with a complementary equity investment arm that co-invests in selected transactions to align with clients. It also operates a technology unit developing machine learning applications for opportunity discovery and cross-border team collaboration.

Product overview

DealGlobe is a boutique investment bank focused on China cross-border M&A and transactions, operating through three interconnected business units: DealGlobe Advisory (investment banking financial advisory services for buyside and sellside mandates), DealGlobe Capital (principal investment with equity participation in selected transactions), and DealGlobe Information (data technology applications powering opportunity discovery and cross-border collaboration). The advisory and capital units work in tandem to provide integrated services to Chinese buyers and Western sellers, while the technology division underpins deal origination and execution with machine learning-powered tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DealGlobe Advisory: Integrated team of investment banking professionals providing buyside and sellside financial advisory services for China cross-border M&A and capital raising mandates.
• DealGlobe Capital
• DealGlobe Information

Products and services

• DealGlobe Advisory Investment banking advisory service providing buyside and sellside financial advisory for China cross-border M&A and capital raising mandates, with integrated teams in London, Shanghai, and Beijing serving Chinese corporates and Western asset sellers.
• DealGlobe Capital Principal investment arm that invests equity participation in selected transactions on which DealGlobe advises, creating alignment with clients and enabling Chinese clients to complete cross-border acquisitions through aggregated capital structures.
• DealGlobe Information Technology division developing data applications powered by machine learning for opportunity discovery and intelligence, plus cross-border collaboration tools used by distributed investment banking teams.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lazard: Global advisory giant with a long-standing China presence. Competes with DealGlobe on cross-border China M&A but offers substantially broader capabilities in restructuring, capital markets, and sovereign advisory.
• China International Capital Corporation (CICC): Premier Chinese investment bank with deep relationships into Chinese state-owned enterprises and private corporates. Competes with DealGlobe on outbound Chinese M&A mandates but with substantially greater balance sheet and broader product suite.
• Jefferies: Diversified global investment bank with an active Asia cross-border advisory practice. Overlaps with DealGlobe in healthcare and TMT cross-border mandates but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Houlihan Lokey: Large global investment banking boutique with a well-established Asia cross-border M&A practice. Competes with DealGlobe on cross-border mandates but operates at substantially greater scale and broader sector coverage.

Emerging players

• Clipperton: Independent advisory boutique specialized in digital, tech, and consumer M&A in Europe and emerging markets. Comparable as a focused cross-border advisory competitor in the tech segment that overlaps with DealGlobe's TMT focus.

Direct peers

• Lincoln International: Global mid-market M&A advisory boutique with strong cross-border execution capabilities. Comparable as a competing boutique for cross-border mandates, particularly in industrials and consumer where DealGlobe also operates.
• Rothschild & Co: Global advisory boutique with deep European roots and a long-standing China cross-border M&A franchise. Competes with DealGlobe for mid-to-large-cap cross-border mandates while being substantially larger and more diversified.
• BDA Partners: Asia-focused M&A advisory boutique with offices across China, India, Japan, and the West. Directly comparable as a regional mid-market advisor serving cross-border Asia deal flow for both inbound and outbound transactions.
• Clairfield International: International mid-market M&A advisory partnership with strong European-Asia cross-border deal flow. Directly comparable as a boutique competing for the same cross-border transaction size range that DealGlobe targets.
• China Renaissance: Hong Kong-based boutique investment bank founded by Bao Fan focused on China-related advisory and investment, with deep relationships into Chinese tech entrepreneurs and investors — the most direct competitor to DealGlobe in cross-border China advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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