DC Advisory Expands Global Financial Sponsors Coverage

DC Advisory, the international investment bank owned by Daiwa Securities Group, has significantly expanded its Financial Sponsors Group capacity across three major regions to capitalize on sponsor-driven deal flow. The expansion reflects both organizational growth and strategic positioning within the private equity and alternative capital markets ecosystem, where sponsor-related transactions have become a core revenue driver for the advisory platform.

The firm's FSG now comprises more than 40 dedicated professionals distributed across regional hubs. In the United States, DC Advisory added three FSG bankers in 2026, including Yaron Redlich and Matthew Eichenblatt, strengthening its sponsor coverage and deal execution capabilities. The UK group operates under the leadership of Andrew Strudwick, a senior banker focused on managing sponsor relationships across Europe. In Asia, DC Advisory has built dedicated sponsor coverage through its Japan team, while simultaneously expanding its Southeast Asia footprint through the appointment of Roy Toledano as managing director and head of Singapore investment banking, signaling the firm's commitment to capturing sponsor activity in one of the fastest-growing alternative capital regions.

Transaction data underscores the strategic rationale for this expansion. Over the past 12 months, DC Advisory completed 184 transactions globally, of which 60 were cross-border. Most significantly, 88 transactions—representing 48% of total volume—involved financial sponsors or sponsor-backed companies, while 116 transactions (63%) involved either a sponsor-related client or counterparty. This mix indicates that sponsor relationships, whether as primary clients or counterparties, now constitute the majority of DC Advisory's deal pipeline and are central to the firm's growth strategy.

DC Advisory's service offering to financial sponsors spans 11 industry verticals, including aerospace and defense, technology and software, healthcare, real estate, infrastructure, media and telecom, consumer and retail, financial services, education, business services, and industrials. Beyond core M&A advisory, the firm provides specialized capabilities in debt advisory, restructuring, GP strategic advisory, and private capital markets—a comprehensive toolkit designed to support sponsors across acquisition lifecycle stages, refinancing cycles, and portfolio company optimization. The firm maintains 750+ professionals across 24 locations, providing regional expertise and capital markets connectivity necessary to execute complex, cross-border sponsor transactions.