Over the past 20 years, our team has played an advisory role on the largest and most transformative M&A transactions in the partnerships space. We have unique visibility into the value drivers and contractual considerations of partnership-based portfolios in an M&A context.
Impact Stories
- Played advisory role on the largest and most strategic portfolio purchase/sale transactions that have shaped the card partnership market over the past 20+ years – captive programs, bank to bank program transitions, and fintech platform acquisitions in all sectors.
- Supported clients in entering new markets and segments via M&A activity of asset pools, business platforms or specific partnership programs.
- Advised buyers/sellers of entities (e.g., retailers, private equity players) on the value that can be preserved or unlocked via the underlying credit card program.
- Advised buyers/sellers on portfolio valuations as well as the efforts required to realize program synergies via product launches, rationalization, repricing, and renegotiation.
- Supported due diligence efforts on portfolio/program valuations, diagnostics, and business case validation.