G5 Partners was elected by Leaders League as the best independent financial services firm in the M&A Boutique category. The award ceremony took place during the Finance & Law Summit and Awards event, held on March 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel, in São Paulo.   Leaders League selects the winning firm through a process involving research, a national survey with key law firms, auditors, investor groups and companies in the Brazilian market, and a final jury vote.  Mr. Levindo Coelho Santos, a senior partner at G5 Partners, represented the firm at the event and stated that this important award recognizes the dedication and qualified work carried out by G5 Partners’ entire team of professionals since its foundation in 2007. “We were founded on the premise that our clients would be better served by an advisory firm that did not carry the conflicts of interest inherent in banking institutions. We were also driven by the belief that maintaining the highest excellence service standards, we could create a unique and highly qualified firm able to provide permanent advice to our clients”. 

Mr. Santos also highlighted that through G5 Partners’ Strategic Advisory division, which includes M&A services, the firm executes complex transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financial restructurings, fundraisings, joint ventures and privatizations, in addition to preparing companies for IPOs on the stock exchange and supporting Boards of Directors of publicly traded companies in making strategic decisions. “First of all, I believe the award granted by Leaders League recognizes our ability to leverage on the know-how and experiences of the professionals at G5 Partners to establish a direct, dedicated and valuable relationship with each of our clients”. 

Ranking   

Since 2016, G5 Partners has been ranked as the leading independent M&A firm in Brazil* and is also recognized as an Excellent Financial Restructuring advisor by Leaders League. Please visit: https://www.leadersleague.com/en/rankings.  

* Anbima Rankings (2016-2018) and Bloomberg (2019)