Milestone Merchant Partners, LLC ("Milestone") is a Washington, D.C.-based merchant bank with offices in Bucharest and Bombay. Milestone was formed to invest opportunistically and to provide investment banking services through Milestone Advisors, LLC, a registered broker-dealer.

Investment Banking

Milestone Advisors, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, business development, capital formation and other strategic alternatives. Our team has completed over $10 billion in capital markets transactions, including approximately 100 M&A engagements. In addition, we have extensive experience in restructuring and recapitalizing businesses for future growth. Milestone Advisors has particular expertise and transaction experience in the financial services industry throughout the world.


Private Equity

In August, 2001, Milestone acquired International Equity Partners, L.P. ("IEP"), a leading sponsor of private equity funds in emerging markets. Milestone and IEP formed IEP Milestone, LLC to manage the Firm's private equity activities. Through its four private equity funds, IEP Milestone provides global investment opportunities for a number of the world's largest institutional investors. We have assembled a team of professionals with extensive investment, consulting, legal and governmental experience to address the various financial, strategic, legal and political challenges often encountered in international business transactions. Investors in IEP Milestone funds include GIC (Singapore), the World Bank's International Finance Corporation, Mitsui & Co., JAFCO, DEG (Germany), the Archer Daniels Midland Company, GSC Partners and The Koos Group.

 


Milestone Merchant Partners conducts its advisory business through Milestone Advisors, LLC, a registered broker dealer, and its investment activities through IEP Milestone, LLC. Any information contained herein is not intended to be a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any security or financial instrument nor an offer to do business in any jurisdiction where these entities are not appropriately licensed.

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