M&A Awards 2021

20 Acquisition International - M&A Awards 2021 Best Mid-Market Transactions Finance Advisory Firm - South America onsultancy firm, Fidem Partners, offers its clients a comprehensive and professional service in a number of key business areas. The team collaborates with its clients as a trusted partner offering services such as corporate finance and business consultancy. Focused on middle market transactions, the firm specialises in joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, business development and the search for capital. Fidem Partners provides corporate finance services to SMEs and family businesses as well as venture capital funds, private equity and multinational companies. As a consultant, Fidem Partners is not content with providing only recommendations and reports. The firm works alongside its clients to implement changes and achieve objectives. The team’s extensive experience allows them to understand business from a range of perspectives. Based in Buenos Aires the professional multidisciplinary team at Fidem Partners are highly trained and experienced in a great variety of sectors including services industries, technology, telecommunications, real estate, agriculture, and manufacturing. As well as corporate finance the consulting firm provides its client with a wide range of services from start-up advice to business process and payroll outsourcing, pricing, due diligence and tax planning. We ask Dario what makes Fidem Partners stand out from the competition, “One of our key differentials is our network of associated firms across Latin America. At Fidem Partners we lead simultaneous processes in multi-country transactions in the region. Our clients have a single point of contact providing them with all the information they need. This maximises the efficiency of our service. In M&A transactions this can be crucial as timescales are often very tight. Our target is to always provide a professional and tailored service that takes into account our specific client’s needs.” In recent years M&A transactions in Latin America and other emerging markets have seen steady growth. But, as for many M&A markets worldwide, in 2020 everything stopped. In the latter part of the year, Fidem Partners saw the start of a recovery. As well as an influx of new opportunities, clients re-engaged the firm on a large number of postponed transactions too. This positive trend has continued C Argentinian firm Fidem Partners is the strategic partner to private equity funds, venture capital funds and international companies across Latin America and other emerging markets. The company has recently celebrated 10 years of unrivalled service to its clients. We speak with founding partner, Dario Diaz, to find out more. Contact: Dario Diaz Company: Fidem Partners Web Address: www.fidem.com.ar throughout 2021, the economic fundamentals of the region having shown themselves to be robust. With all major economies in the region expecting to enjoy a recovery this year, the future is bright. Dario tells us about the particular challenge Fidem Partners faced, “The greatest challenge of 2020 was the change in the way of working due to the restrictions generated by COVID-19. We adapted our processes for meetings and visits to clients. But although the firm was prepared to work remotely, and the whole team was dedicated to making it work, it wasn’t an easy time.” Talking about the culture at the firm, Dario tells us, “Fidem Partners is a horizontal organization. Our leadership style is transformational and democratic. We place great emphasis on teamwork and common goals for all members of the organisation. We’re passionate, pro-active and dedicated, and we want our team to feel part of the firm’s success.” And on future aspirations for Fidem Partners, he explains, “Our plan for the next few years is to become a leader and reference in M&A throughout Latin America. There are great opportunities in the region in a wide range of sectors for us and our clients.”