Euromoney awards M&A International Inc. member GILD Bankers “Best M&A House in Estonia”

August 2008. Prominent international finance magazine Euromoney recognised an M&A International Inc. member and leading independent Baltic investment bank GILD Bankers as the Best M&A House in Estonia in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2008.

Euromoney cited a number of innovative and market leading transactions with a total value of €163.8 milion in the assessed period. In awarding GILD Bankers this prestigious award, Euromoney recognized the impressive track record of GILD Bankers across a number of sectors: “With transaction activity across the online media, real estate and retail sectors, GILD is rapidly gaining a name for itself in Estonia’s buzzing M&A market.”

In 2007, GILD Bankers completed several landmark transactions in online media, for example arranging the sale of popular web portals auto24.ee and www.cvkeskus.ee. In addition, GILD advised the leading pan-Baltic car retail group ELKE in the sale of shares to Amber Trust, the leading distributor of alcoholic beverages in the Baltics L.I.O.N. & Ko in the sale to Liviko and Olympic Entertainment Group, the leading gaming and entertainment group in CEE, in acquiring casino operator Kristiine Kasiino.

In 2007, the GILD Investment Banking team was involved in 17 advisory projects with the total value of over €380 million whereas 11 of them were mergers and acquisitons. Since 1999, GILD has advised and successfully completed more than 130 transactions with a combined value of around €3 billion. GILD Bankers has been a member of the world's leading M&A alliance, M&A International Inc. for 5 years.