New World Corporate Finance advises management
on the sale of Williams de Broë
New World Corporate Finance (“NWCF”) acted as exclusive financial
adviser to management in relation to the sale by ING of Williams de Broë
plc (Williams de Broë), the UK stockbroking business.
Williams de Broë
Williams de Broë is one of the City’s oldest financial institutions with over
135 years of experience in stockbroking and advising corporates,
institutions and private clients.
The company provides highly regarded equity research on large and
small/mid cap companies via its team of analysts, many of whom hold top
research rankings. The institutional sales and trading business services
small, mid and large cap equities in the UK and Continental Europe.
Williams de Broë acts as corporate broker to more than 50 clients,
focusing on the UK small and mid cap market, with a particular strength in
the mining sector.
A key strength of the Company is its rapidly growing Private Client
business which offers a full range of financial services to over 7,000 high
net worth individuals and has nearly £1bn of assets under management.
The Private Client business offers discretionary portfolio management as
its core service. Advisory and execution-only dealing services are also
available.
Notes:
New World Corporate Finance is a leading independently owned
mergers and acquisitions boutique, comprising a team of four senior
corporate finance professionals with significant UK mid-market
experience.
Recent NWCF transcations include the:
 MBO of The Gaucho Grill
 Acquisition of First Retail
 MBO of Tilney (advising the Cardales’ management team)
 Sale of Henry J Beans
 Acquisition of Blue Inc.
 MBO of Home Win
 AIM listing of Maypole Group
 Acquisition of Loco Locale
NWCF specialises in the provision of expert and creative corporate
transaction-based advice, in particular:
 Company sales
 Part sales/equity release transactions
 Company acquisitions
 Management buy-outs and buy-ins
NWCF’s sector focus includes:
 Financial Services
 Consumer Brands and Retail
 Travel, Leisure and Entertainment
Enquiries
Nigel Berger
nigelb@nwcf.com
Tel: 020 7612 1881
Alexander Rix
alexrix@nwcf.com
Tel: 020 7612 1883