AMR International are sector specialists in TMT and industrials. We assist private equity funds in making superior investment decisions and driving value creation in advance to exit. We have supported 500+ transactions across the globe by delivering bespoke insights that focus on the themes that make investment decisions.
Sectors
Private Equity
Commercial due diligence
Our experienced CDD team assess the commercial performance and growth opportunities by leveraging our deep-rooted understanding of customers and markets across our specialist sectors to deliver investment insights at pace.
Value creation
We support PE funds and sponsors create winning strategies and deliver operation excellence that accelerates company valuations. We provide a full end-to-end value creation process from ideation to execution and offer a modular approach where our expertise is utilised at crucial stages.
Vendor due diligence
Our independent reports provide potential acquirers with insights that accelerate their understanding of the key investment themes in the target’s market and how they’re performing.
Why AMR?
- We have been supporting PE clients across the globe for more than 30 years
- AMR has worked with 100+ funds, completing transactions across the US, Europe, the Middle East, China and Japan
- We understand the various needs of PE funds, lenders, management teams and corporate finance advisors
“AMR had an impressive set of credentials in this sector, and they didn’t disappoint. This knowledge together with rigorous enquiry enabled us to act decisively.” – Inflexion Private Equity
“We greatly appreciate AMR’s honest and candid feedback, with a clear view on the opportunity.” – Adam Maidment, Managing Partner, Kester Capital
For further information, please contact:
Ben Bugg
Principal - Private Equity Lead
Denzil Rankine
Executive Chairman
Florent Jarry
Partner
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What our clients say
"This is excellent work, combining CDD and strategy – very insightful and valuable. It’s a pleasure to work with the AMR team."
CyberRisk Alliance
“Thanks to AMR we have set ourselves the target of becoming the community catalyst for the industries we represent through our events. This is an ambitious goal that we are confident can be achieved thanks to AMR’s clear guidance, support and recommendations.”
Corrado Peraboni
CEO, Italian Exhibition Group
"The AMR team did a really nice job. The power of the opportunity is clear and we have very explicit next steps; we really appreciate the work."
Playcore
"AMR provided us with the insight required to proceed with confidence. Your collaborative approach and clarity of recommendations enabled us to evolve and strengthen a shared vision with management. Thanks for the great work, always a pleasure to work with you!"
Impact Expansion
“We are very happy with the quality and depth of the work, particularly in areas that are hard to access. It is a credit to the whole AMR team.”
Elsevier
"Thank you AMR, this is great work. We really appreciate the insight you’ve provided both at the macro and micro levels. It’s exactly what we needed."
BC Partners
“Thank you for the huge amount of work you’ve done for us in such a short time. I can only imagine how much data you had to sift through and how challenging it was not to miss anything important given the scale of the goal. Truly astonishing!”
Softline Group
"We had an exceptionally successful partnership with AMR. Their report played a very important role in the success of our IPO.”
Softline Group
“AMR provided us with deep customer insight and clear guidance on the growth opportunities to pursue. This enabled us to proceed with the operation with confidence."
Jérôme Fournier Le Ray
Partner
Impact Expansion
"We were delighted to work with AMR again and to benefit from their deep insights and clear, un-caveated advice.”
James Maxfield
Partner
Tritium Partners
“Thank you very much for the report! Looks very good. Thanks to your team for all the hard work here!"
Crédit Suisse
"Congratulations to the AMR team! This is an excellent piece of work in a very short timeframe and without access to the company. It’s very helpful for us."
Partner
InfraVia Capital Partners
“We were delighted to partner with AMR who brought real expertise and depth of understanding in events. Their China team was great to work with and did a fantastic job in helping us to understand the intricacies and qualities of this investment.”
Min Li
Founding Partner, Nexus Point Capital
“This data monetization project was well worth the effort and the investment; we wouldn’t have been able to do this on our own.”
Senior Vice President
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
“We would never have made such a deep transformation without AMR’s analysis and recommendations."
Eric Everard
Group CEO
Easyfairs
“AMR’s analysis is fantastic work.”
Jean-Christophe Chopin
Founder & CEO
BORN
"It has really been a pleasure working with you (the AMR team). We're looking forward to working with you again on some future project."
Director Strategic Acquisitions & New Business Development
Leipziger Messe GmbH
“Thank you for your team’s great work and for the expedited timeline. We are hopeful that constructive talks continue in the near term.”
Lupa Systems (Private Equity)
“AMR have done extraordinarily good work for us. They are top in their field worldwide.”
Diego Lowenstein
CEO
Lionestone Development
"The workshop was a great experience."
Phillip Ghekiere
Partner
Dovesco
"Not only would I recommend AMR, I’m looking forward to continuing our professional relationship with them."
Jerry Howard
CEO
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
"AMR remains an outstanding collaboration partner we can call on.”
Group Director
Business Development & Planning
Dubai World Trade Centre
“Thank you for the excellent work, it is greatly appreciated – this has been the best support that we have ever received from a professional advisor."
Charlie McCurdy
Chief Executive, Global Exhibitions Division
Informa Markets
“We are very excited to have won this investment opportunity against other private equity competitors. Thank you AMR for producing a high-quality report. And, thanks again for the great job carried out by all of you.”
B & Capital
“The AMR strategy review report is my bible. It’s an excellent piece of work and I ask that all new hires read it upon joining.”
CEO, GL events Japan
“Thank you very much for an excellent report and for all the great work."
Reed Exhibitions
“AMR is one of our key partners. They support us in some of our M&A and business expansion initiatives. We are impressed by their knowledge base and market insight.”
Messe Munich Shanghai
"AMR's work was fantastic."
Pablo Ciano
CEO
Central and South America DHL Express
"We set high expectations, and AMR has exceeded them. We have worked with various consulting firms over the years, but AMR has provided highly differentiated value. "
Enrique Soto Ripoll
Managing Director
Feria Valencia
“AMR has supported us for years with market scoping to inform our strategy, as well as commercial due diligence to support M&A work. The output is always actionable and I’m impressed at the speed with which they get to grips with a new market.”
Simon Platt, Director, Strategy & Business Development
RELX Group
“Your work was fabulous. It was well conducted and you understood the business model very well. You handled the different parts of it efficiently, with good coordination.”
TZP Group
“AMR showed a valuable deep knowledge of the cybersecurity market; and did a great job in providing a clear understanding of our business model.”
Exclusive Group
“AMR’s thorough understanding of the IT security market, and the deep insight they developed into Exclusive Group were great assets in supporting the successful evolution of the group’s shareholding.”
Natixis Partners
“AMR’s very thorough and professional work and clear recommendations have played a pivotal role in ensuring the future growth of Hong Kong exhibitions through their recommendations on venue need.”
Michael Duck, Executive Vice President
Inform Markets in Asia (formerly UBM)
“AMR did an excellent job - we are now happy to see the result."
Stanley Chu
Chairman
Adsale
"Great job on the report. It was clear, understandable, and showed the benchmark data beautifully. Thanks for the quick turnaround and the fabulous deliverable you provided."
Mazars Oman
"Fantastic. Thank you to you and your team for your valuable time, insights and professionalism."
OmanExpo
"AMR really delivered. Furthermore, it was a really enjoyable process, working with a number of enthusiastic, open and hard-working individuals. Working with AMR on this deal gave us real insight into the digital marketing sector and what might be achievable."
Centaur Media
“Thank you to the AMR team: job well done. I’ve had very good feedback from management and the team."
Milestone
“AMR had an impressive set of credentials in this sector and they didn't disappoint. This knowledge together with rigorous inquiry enabled us to act decisively."
Inflexion Private Equity
“It was a fantastic example of deep research that had a significant impact on our business."
Diversified Communications UK
“AMR’s depth of research was excellent, they gave us the insights we were looking for."
RFE Investment Partners
