DC Advisory

DC Advisory

Entity Type
Industry
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Founding Date
1995

DC Advisory is a global middle-market investment bank focused on delivering independent, high-quality corporate finance advice. Founded in 1995, the firm has grown into a leading advisor with deep expertise in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and complex financial transactions. With a team of more than 750 professionals across Asia, Europe, and the United States, DC Advisory provides clients with international reach and specialized sector knowledge. The firm supports businesses, private equity firms, and investors through a broad range of services including mergers and acquisitions advisory, debt financing and restructuring solutions, private capital raises, and secondary advisory. DC Advisory is backed by Daiwa Securities Group Inc., one of Japan’s most established and respected financial institutions, operating since 1902. As a trusted partner in the middle market, DC Advisory combines global scale with local expertise, helping clients navigate strategic transactions and long-term value creation in today’s competitive financial landscape.

ABOUT DC ADVISORY


SERVICES & FOCUS AREAS

  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) AdvisoryDC Advisory helps companies buy or sell businesses, spanning buy-side and sell-side transactions, divestitures, joint ventures, and cross-border deals.

  • Capital Raising & Debt Financing The firm assists corporates with raising capital through debt or equity, refinancing existing obligations, recapitalizations, and structuring financing solutions tailored to growth, acquisitions or restructuring needs.

  • Restructuring & Liability Management DC Advisory provides advice on reorganizing balance sheets, negotiating debt restructurings, handling distressed situations, liability exercises, and guiding companies through complex insolvency or reorganization processes.

  • Private Capital & Secondary AdvisoryThe firm supports private equity investors and alternative capital providers with placement, secondary sales, recapitalizations, and custom financing solutions while offering independent advisory free of conflicts.

  • Cross-Border & International TransactionsDC Advisory leverages its global footprint with offices across Asia, Europe, and the US to facilitate cross-border M&A, capital raises, or restructuring, offering local market insight and global execution capabilities.

  • Sector-Specialized Advisory The firm organizes its advisory services by dedicated industry teams covering sectors such as industrials, consumer & retail, healthcare, infrastructure, financial services, technology, media & telecommunications, and business services.

  • Unconflicted, Independent Advice — As an adviser that does not simultaneously act as lender or investor, DC Advisory prides itself on providing impartial, unbiased strategic advice for clients across complex transactions.