Global M&A Partners

What Global M&A Partners does

Global M&A Partners operates REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, a worldwide partnership network of 24 independent M&A advisory firms spanning 30 countries, launched on May 6, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. The organization specializes in mid-market cross-border M&A advisory, serving private equity funds, corporate clients, and family-owned companies on acquisitions, sales, divestitures, and mergers across international borders. Service delivery is structured through 13 sector specialization teams — including Aerospace & Defence, Agribusiness, Automotive, Business Services, Consumer Products, Energy & Mining, Food & Beverage, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Industrials, Leisure, Maritime & Offshore, Packaging, and Technology — with deal teams assembled from sector experts and local market specialists within the network.

The underlying business model is transaction-fee-based advisory with no disclosed pricing, recurring revenue, or technology platform; revenue is generated deal-by-deal through negotiated success fees on closed transactions. The network provides a customizable deal-team model in which clients select preferred sector and country specialists. Distribution occurs primarily through the REACH website, LinkedIn presence, and PR/news distribution on partnership and transaction announcements, with named recent transactions including Terrafame Ltd (sale and leaseback), Savaria Kft (majority stake sale), Tethys (sale to Abenex), and Tzviran (sale to Michpal/FORTY). The entity is privately held, with no disclosed parent company, venture funding, or equity ownership structure, and member firms such as Largillière Finance (France) and Lodha Capital Markets (India) appear to retain operational independence while collaborating under the REACH brand.

Name

Global M&A Partners

Legal name

REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions

Website

https://globalma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Global M&A Partners operates REACH, a worldwide partnership of 24 independent M&A advisory firms across 30 countries, advising private equity funds, corporate clients, and family-owned companies on mid-market cross-border acquisitions, sales, and divestitures via 13 sector-specialized teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-Border M&A Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ), M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA)

Keywords

• Mergers and acquisitions advisory
• Cross-border M&A services
• Mid-market investment banking
• Divestiture and sale advisory
• Private equity transaction advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Fees: Revenue generated from advising private equity funds, corporate clients, and family-owned companies on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, sales, and divestitures. Fees are typically structured as transaction-based success fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Global M&A Partners (REACH Cross-Border M&A) is a worldwide partnership of 24 M&A advisory firms operating across 30 countries that provides cross-border mid-market M&A advisory services. The firm advises private equity funds, corporate clients, and family-owned companies on acquisitions, sales, divestitures, and mergers through two core service lines (Acquisitions Advisory and Sales/Divestitures Advisory) backed by 13 sector specialization teams.

Product overview

REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions is a worldwide partnership network of 24 M&A advisory firms operating across 30 countries. The company is not a technology product/platform but rather a professional services organization. Its offerings consist of advisory services organized around two core service lines—Acquisitions Advisory and Sales/Divestitures Advisory—supported by 13 sector specialization teams covering Aerospace & Defence, Agribusiness, Automotive, Business Services, Consumer Products, Energy & Mining, Food & Beverage, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Industrials, Leisure, Maritime & Offshore, Packaging, and Technology. The network enables clients to access sector experts alongside local market advisors for cross-border mid-market transactions.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Acquisitions Advisory Cross-border M&A advisory services for private equity funds, corporate clients, and family-owned companies aiming to acquire businesses across international borders. Buyers receive sector-specialized deal teams combined with local market connoisseurs across 30 countries.
• Sales / Divestitures Advisory Cross-border advisory services for companies looking to sell or divest businesses across international borders, including sale to private and institutional investors. Designed for family-owned companies planning exits, corporates divesting non-core assets, and PE sellers.
• Agribusiness Sector Team Cross-border M&A advisory expertise within the Agriculture and Agtech industry sector, delivered by a dedicated sector team co-headed by Luiz Eduardo Andrade (Condere – REACH Brazil) and based across Dublin, São Paulo, and Seattle.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lodha Capital MarketscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025REACH partnered with Lodha Capital Markets to strengthen expansion in India's M&A market. Lodha Capital Markets is a leading mid-market investment bank in India with over 30 years of experience in M&A advisory and private equity funding, adding strong capabilities to the REACH global platform.
• Largillière FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025REACH welcomed Largillière Finance as its new exclusive partner in France. Largillière Finance is a leading and independent French investment banking advisory boutique, founded in 2005. They served as advisor to Abenex on the Tethys acquisition.
• Aventum PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAventum Partners served as advisor to REACH on the Terrafame sale and leaseback arrangement transaction.
• Invescom Corporate FinanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvescom Corporate Finance served as advisor to the seller on the Savaria Kft majority stake sale transaction.
• Value Base M&AminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValue Base M&A advised Tzviran on its sale to Michpal (publicly traded subsidiary of Formula Group, NASDAQ: FORTY).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IMAP: IMAP is a global partnership of M&A advisory firms organizing cross-border mid-market transactions across more than 35 countries. It is the closest structural analogue to REACH's partnership-of-firms model targeting PE and corporate mid-market cross-border deals.
• Oaklins: Oaklins is a global financial advisory firm specializing in mid-market M&A across sectors including industrials, technology, and consumer. Its cross-border sector-team approach mirrors REACH's model.
• Generational Group: Generational Group is a US-headquartered M&A advisory firm focused on mid-market transactions including cross-border sales. It targets family-owned and PE buyers/sellers in the same segment REACH serves.
• Clairfield International: Clairfield International is a worldwide partnership of mid-market M&A advisory firms executing cross-border transactions. It directly competes with REACH on the same partnership-based model serving PE funds, corporates, and family-owned companies internationally.
• Corporate Finance Associates (CFA Worldwide): CFA is an international network of mid-market M&A advisory firms with a long-established partnership structure serving cross-border mid-market transactions. It is a direct comparable in target client segment and delivery model.
• Benchmark International: Benchmark International is a mid-market M&A advisory firm with strong cross-border transaction capabilities serving private and family-owned businesses, comparable in target segment and transaction size to REACH.
• M&A International: M&A International is a global alliance of independent M&A advisory firms operating across many jurisdictions, focused on mid-market cross-border transactions for corporates, PE, and family-owned businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Rothschild & Co: Rothschild is a global independent investment bank with a strong mid-market and family-owned company M&A advisory franchise. It is a larger incumbent competing for the same cross-border mid-market mandates.
• Lincoln International: Lincoln International is a global, integrated mid-market investment bank advising on cross-border M&A. While integrated rather than partnership-based, it competes head-to-head with REACH on mid-market PE and corporate cross-border mandates.
• Kroll (Corporate Finance): Kroll's Corporate Finance practice advises on mid-market cross-border M&A with sector specialization across multiple verticals, overlapping with REACH's services and sector-team structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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