McColl Partners, LLC is pleased to announce that its international strategic partnership, Clairfield Partners ("Clairfield)," has added a new partner firm in Russia. Headquartered in Moscow, Taiga Capital is a middle market investment banking boutique focused on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (the "CIS"), the republics of the former Soviet Union.
Since its founding in 2003, Taiga Capital has provided mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") and capital markets advisory services to more than 50 clients. Taiga Capital focuses on the media and communications, specialty retail, financial services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and mining industries.
Taiga Capital's recent transactions include the sale of Prodvigenie, a leader in street-banner outdoor advertising, to Viatra, a Russian outdoor advertising operator; the sale of an equity interest in Independence Holdings, one of the largest car and service retailers in Moscow, to a consortium of financial investors in the automotive retail sector; and Iceberry's acquisition of Vologodskoe Morozhenoe in the food and beverage sector.
Prior to establishing Taiga Capital, founder Vyacheslav Smerkis spent two years with the Boston Consulting Group in Moscow and more than five years with Schroder Salomon Smith Barney in its London offices, with a special focus on Central and Eastern European M&A.
Dave Vorhoff, Managing Director and co-founder of McColl Partners, said: "As cross-border M&A becomes increasingly important, it is crucial to have strong partners in both established and emerging markets. Specifically, we believe that Russia and the CIS comprise a region that will continue to attract foreign investment and generate a great deal of cross-border M&A activity. Accordingly, we are excited to have Taiga Capital join the Clairfield partnership, given its extensive transaction experience, strong track record, and respected client base."
Vyacheslav Smerkis, partner and founder of Taiga Capital, said: "Taiga Capital focuses on cross-border business, and in order to grow, we needed to strengthen our access to mid-cap companies all over the world as well as to large multinationals that are considering mid-size transactions in Russia and the CIS. Clairfield Partners offers us inroads not only at major corporate firms but also at family-owned businesses. Clairfield Partners expands our reach internationally and at the same time provides international companies and family owned businesses access to our local market expertise. We look forward to enhancing the breadth and quality of our advice to clients together with Clairfield Partners."
About McColl Partners, LLC
McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, private equity groups, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments. More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.
About Clairfield Partners
Clairfield Partners is an international corporate finance partnership that provides advisory services to clients ranging from family businesses to large multinational corporations and private equity funds. The Clairfield Partners network includes firms throughout Europe, the Americas, and Australia. In 2009, Clairfield Partners won the "Western European Investment Bank of the Year" award from ACQ Finance magazine. More information about Clairfield can be found at www.clairfield.com.
For more information about McColl Partners, please contact Dave Vorhoff at (704) 333-0525. For more information about Clairfield Partners, please contact Kim Rizvi at +34 93 487 4623 or krizvi@clairfield.com.