On September 8, the US based merchant bank the Silverfern Group (Silverfern) announced in a press release the opening of its first European office in Amsterdam.
Silverfern Chairman and CEO Clive Holmes said: "We are extremely excited to extend our proprietary investment origination capabilities to Western Europe by way of our Amsterdam office, offering our investment partners true global origination diversification in concert with our existing offices in North America and Asia-Pacific."
As Amsterdam is one of the major financial centers on the continent the new Amsterdam office serves as an excellent base to service Silverfern’s European clients. Finance is the most important sector in the Amsterdam Area generating approximately 20% of the region’s GDP. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is home to 60 foreign bank branches (next to the Dutch institutions) and over 100 international insurance companies.
The density of these companies in Amsterdam has drawn hundreds of legal, accounting, taxation, media, ICT, advertising, venture capital and shared services companies into the Amsterdam Area. All these companies have a pan European and innovative mindset, and therefore can facilitate your businesses European growth from a single location at competitive rates.
Silverfern is an independently owned merchant bank specialising in originating and structuring proprietary (non-auction) investment opportunities, and through its affiliate Silverfern Co-Investment Partners, making equity co-investments with relationship private equity firms and corporates worldwide.
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