Solutions
Transactions
Delivering agility, focus, and precise execution in every deal
- Overview
- People
Transactions in today’s complex business environment demand agility, focus, and precise execution. As global competition for strategic and undervalued assets continues to rise, it is no longer enough for dealmakers to simply identify and evaluate sustainable value opportunities. They must now execute deals with speed and efficiency and immediately deliver synergies that drive value through strategic growth and improved performance.
We Protect, Create, and Recover ValueTM for our clients at every stage of the transaction lifecycle. From deal strategy and execution to integration and exit, we partner with you to minimize risk, maximize opportunity, and deliver value-creating synergies.
Our team has executed transactions on six continents and in virtually every industry. When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, licenses, divestitures and carve-outs, and other transaction types, we work seamlessly to structure and complete deals that unlock long-term value, access innovation, and reshape portfolios.
- 1,200+
- Transactions Advised
- $900B
- in Transaction Value
- 150+
- Countries Covered
Deal Types
Our team has assisted on more than one thousand M&A, partnership, and other transactions in financial services and other sectors, supporting corporate and private equity clients from deal strategy, due diligence, and valuation, to deal structuring, negotiations, and integration
We have the world’s leading joint venture and partnership practice, advising clients on joint venture and partnership transactions, as well as on the governance, organizational design, and restructuring of existing ventures.
Ankura has some of the world’s leading IP strategists, who work with clients to commercialize their technology and other intellectual property by developing licensing strategies, structuring licensing agreements, and valuing IP.
We work with clients to plan and execute divestitures and spin-offs, including providing interim management and change management support, to drive value and minimize disruption.
Deal Services
We help our clients develop inorganic growth strategies, creating roadmaps for how firms will use multiple transactions and other commercial agreements to execute corporate and business unit strategies.
Ankura Capital Advisors, our broker-dealer subsidiary, provides end-to-end investment banking services, including buy-side and sell-side advisory as well as private placement capital raises.
We provide market-leading valuation services that support financial reporting and address a variety of tax, regulatory, and legal valuation issues.
We work with clients to develop deal options, identify comparable transaction structures, draft and negotiate agreements, and run the deal process.
Thorough financial, operational, technological, and cultural due diligence to assess deal opportunities and counterparties and understand the risks and opportunities on the horizon.
Ankura focuses on efficient planning and hands-on execution to accelerate integration results and maximize transaction value post-close.
Key Contacts
- Elliot Fuhr
Senior Managing Director
New York, NY
- Richard D. Hitt
Senior Managing Director
Chicago, IL
- Vin Phan
Senior Managing Director
Nashville, TN
- Geoff Walker
Senior Managing Director
Washington, DC
