About CapFive
The integrated global partnershipof middle-market M&A professionals.
CapFive is a global partnership of middle-market M&A advisory firms that gives company owners, acquirers and investors senior, partner-led advice across borders.
- 2,665
- Deals
- 94
- Industries
- 39
- Members
About CapFive
Proven investment banking for the middle market, on an international basis.
Middle-Market Focus
CapFive is committed to middle market companies with enterprise value between US$5MM and US$200MM.
That focus is what makes the network useful: the counterparty on the other side of a deal is usually another member's client, in another market.
Independent by design
Member firms stay independent and keep their own clients.
Global in reach
The network gives every member the reach of a global firm.
About CapFive
Independent firms. The reach of a global one.
CapFive was established to provide middle market companies with access to proven investment banking expertise and resources on an international basis.
Member firms stay independent and keep their own clients, while the network gives them the reach of a global firm.
Explore membershipMeet the Board of Directors
Our leadership team is made up of M&A executives from around the world who contribute to the strategy and collaboration of our organization.
+ Global reach+ Sector specialists+ Partner-led+ Cross-border
The network
How CapFive works
One team, every market
CapFive members work across borders as one team. Work briefed in one market is handled by the partner closest to it, with the rest of the network behind them.
One standard, many markets
Every member firm is held to the same standard of advice and the same way of running a process, so a client gets a consistent experience whichever market the work starts in.
You work with the partner
The partner accountable for the mandate is your point of contact from the first meeting to completion, bringing in sector or market specialists only as the deal needs them.
Members stay independent
Members keep their own clients and their own independence. The network adds cross-border reach and buyers, it does not take over the relationship.
What CapFive does
Senior advisory across the full transaction route.
Sell-side M&A advisory
Pre-sale planning, global buyer identification, transaction management and completion. A seller gets one senior team from the first valuation through to signed completion.
Buy-side M&A advisory
Acquisitions that accelerate growth, expand capability or open a new market. CapFive partners run end-to-end buy-side processes for corporate acquirers, private equity firms and family offices.
Corporate finance
Capital structure, valuation and strategic finance advice at the inflection points where it matters most.
Debt advisory
Senior debt, mezzanine finance and recapitalisations, sourced through the network's reach rather than a single lender relationship.
Why CapFive
What makes CapFive different
Trust + local depth + international reach
Local expertise, global reach
Every member is chosen for reputation and local standing in their own market, and works as one team across borders, so a seller in one market meets the serious buyers in another.
Senior attention, all the way through
The senior team that wins the work is the team that delivers it. Attention does not get handed to a junior bench once the mandate is signed.
One partner accountable
The partner who wins the work runs it, from first approach through to signed completion.
Sector specialists
Sector expertise is brought in as the deal needs it, in every market the network covers, rather than from a single national desk.
Cross-border reach
Buyers and capital are sourced across 55 offices in 32 countries.
Independent members
Member firms stay independent and keep their own clients, so the adviser a client hires is the adviser who does the work.
Who uses CapFive
Four clients. One network behind each deal.
Owners, acquirers, capital and boards come to us when the right counterparty sits in another market.
Owners and founders selling
Selling a middle-market company, where the buyer is often another member's client in another market.
Corporate acquirers
Building through acquisition, and needing targets sourced beyond their own market.
Private equity and family offices
Capital that wants a local operator on the ground, not a distant intermediary.
Boards weighing a decision
A sale, a buy or a recapitalisation, where the advice has to come from someone accountable.
Middle-Market Focus
Committed to the middle market.
CapFive is committed to middle market companies with enterprise value between US$5MM and US$200MM.
That focus is what makes the network useful: the counterparty on the other side of a deal is usually another member's client, in another market.
View our dealsKey facts
- Company name
- CapFive
- Type
- Global partnership of independent middle-market M&A advisory firms
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Core offering
- Middle-market M&A advisory
- Services
- Sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, corporate finance, debt advisory
- Member firms
- 39
- Offices
- 55
- Professionals
- 340
- Countries
- 32
- Focus
- Enterprise value US$5MM – US$200MM
- Transactions
- 2,665
- Industries
- 94
- Website
- capfive.com
- Contact
- office@aicanetwork.com
Frequently asked questions
What size of company does CapFive work with?
CapFive focuses on the middle market: companies with an enterprise value between US$5MM and US$200MM. That is the band where a cross-border network of independent firms adds most, because the counterparty on the other side of a deal is often another member's client in another market.
How does the network work for a client?
You are advised by one accountable partner, who runs the mandate from first approach through to signed completion. Behind that partner sits the network, brought in for sector or market expertise as the deal needs it.
Which sectors does CapFive cover?
Business services, consumer and retail, distribution, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials and manufacturing, real estate, technology, media and telecoms, and transportation.
How do I join CapFive?
Membership is open to established M&A advisory firms that want cross-border reach without giving up their independence. Explore membership to start the conversation.