ABOUT GBS FINANCE
One of the main independent investment banks in Southern Europe, Latin America and China
Founded in 1991 by experienced professionals in top-ranked investment banks, GBS Finance currently has three main areas of business:
- Corporate Finance– Mergers, acquisitions, debt advisory, and capital markets.
- Family Office– In-depth & personalized advice for high net-worth clients.
- Investments– Support in the search of financial solutions for Start-ups and ongoing projects.
The Partners and our finance industry professionals have previous experience in top-ranked investment banking institutions such as Credit Suisse, First Boston, UBS Warburg, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Dresdner Bank, JP Morgan, HSBC, BNP Paribas, 3i, Roland Berger and also leading audit firms such as PwC, Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and as well as law firms such as Uría&Menéndez, Rodés y Sala and Gómez-Acebo y Pombo. Our clients include many of the major multinational and family-owned businesses in every country in which GBS Finance is present.
KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF GBS FINANCE
1991 – 1999 > Inception
1991 GBS Finance is founded.
1994 A collaboration contract is signed with the american investment bank Bear Stearns & Co.
2000-2009 > Growth
2000 Creation of Marco Polo Investments, a venture capital fund.
2003 Beginning of activity within GBS Family Office, one of our current main identities.
2008 Creation of the securities agency GBS Finanzas Investcapital A.V
2010 – 2015 > Growth
2011 First GBS office outside of Spain is opened in Lisbon.
2012 Further internationalization via the opening of GBS Finance LLC in New York.
2015 Offices opened in Miami and Beijing (GBS Finance China), some of the main financial cities in the world.
2016 – Strenghtening our position in South America
2016 Entrance in South American markets, through the purchase of Nogal Asesorías Financieras in Bogotá (Colombia). GBS Finance Colombia is born.
2017 Opening of a new office in Mexico: GBS Finance Mexico.
2018 Growth in South America, opening of GBS Finance Ecuador.