Alantra Partners Sa. Stock Analysis

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ABOUT COMPANY (BME:ALNT)

Alantra Partners S.A. is an investment banking and asset management firm. The company is an independent financial advisor in mid-market transactions, covering M&A, Capital Markets, Debt and Credit Portfolio activities. In Asset Management, Alantra specialises in promoting, developing and managing investment products investing in alternative asset classes.

CLASSIFICATION : INSTITUTIONAL BROKERAGE

Alantra Partners SA. The company has a market cap of €458.4 Million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38. The stock’s 52 Week High is €13.05 and 52 Week Low is €7.7289 respectively. It has a trailing 12M EPS of 0.79.

INVESTMENT RATIONALE

• Well positioned in its segments: In Investment Banking, Alantra Partners SA strengthens its global presence and maintains its intense activity in Europe and US. In Asset Management, good performance of the funds, growth in assets under management and new vehicles in fundraising helped as growth pillars.

• Strategic Acquisition: Alantra Partners SA and Catalyst Corporate Finance combine to create a leading global advisory business in the mid-market segment. With this acquisition, Alantra Partners SA strengthens its presence in Europe’s core financial market and takes another step towards achieving its goal of becoming one of the most active global financial advisors in the mid-market.

 • Strong Financials: The company has been reporting strong set of numbers with sales and profit are growing up. Net profit of Alantra Partners SA grew by 15.3% and net revenues for the first 9 months reached €82 M in the first 9 months, this implies a growth of 74.3% vs the same period in 2016.

 KEY RISKS

• There may be headwinds in realising the synergies through acquisition of Catalyst Corporate Finance.
• Stiff competition, may suffer as political and policy uncertainty may stall decisions.

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