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Houlihan Smith & Co. Advises Altran Technologies, in Sale of The Johnsson Group
Chicago (July, 2007) - Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc. acted as exclusive sell side advisor to Altran Technologies, S.A., an international consulting firm headquartered in Europe, in the sale of The Johnsson Group, Inc. to WMG Capital it was announced by Andrew Smith, President & Vice Chairman of Houlihan. WMG Capital is a unit of Chicago-based Waterstone Group Holdings, LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Marc Leizman, Managing Director at Houlihan Smith who led the advisory team, stated that "We are very pleased to have worked successfully with Altran and the management of the Johnsson Group to accomplish Altran Technologies, SA's objective to divest The Johnsson Group."
Altran Technologies, SA was founded as a global consulting company in 1982. The company's business model is concentrated on consultancy for technology and innovation, organization and information systems, and strategy and management. The company has revenue of €1.5 billion, and employs more than 17,000 people in 20 countries.
The Johnsson Group is a Chicago-based consulting and staffing firm providing clients with finance and accounting services, and is focused in finance process improvement and shared services; governance, risk and compliance; and business intelligence and analytics. WMG Capital is the private investing division of Waterstone Group Holdings. WMG Capital makes many types of private investments, specializing in growth equity, buyouts, public to private transitions, and corporate spinouts.
Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc. ("Houlihan") is a specialized investment banking firm that provides advisory, financing and valuation services to public and private businesses. Houlihan is a registered broker-dealer and NASD/SIPC Member. Houlihan is affiliated and works closely with Houlihan Valuation Advisors, a leading valuation firm with offices throughout the United States, providing Houlihan with a team of industry experts to efficiently handle complex client engagements.
Houlihan understands the time sensitivity of corporate finance and is able to respond quickly and tenaciously to opportunities. The Houlihan approach creates corporate finance transactions where both business owners and investors mutually benefit. We have the knowledge, experience and relationships to match buyers and sellers, as well as to match the appropriate financing and capitalization structure to each unique client situation. The Houlihan name is synonymous with professional financial expertise and we provide cost-effective fairness and solvency opinions, as well as valuations for tax and financial reporting to some of the largest NYSE/NASDAQ companies, as well as small, privately-held businesses.