Centerview Partners

Tl;dr: 3 examples of M&A presentations prepared by Centerview Partners for their clients in real transactions. Learn how investment bankers do their job by seeing real examples of the PowerPoints they create.

Centerview Investment Banking Presentation Examples

Here are 3 presentations to check out.

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Avx Corp

About

Kyocera AVX Components Corporation, formerly known as AVX Corporation, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of advanced electronic components. Headquartered in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, the company specializes in producing a wide range of electronic components, including capacitors, resistors, filters, sensors, controls, circuit protection devices, and antenna solutions.

In October 2021, AVX Corporation officially changed its name to Kyocera AVX Components Corporation following its full acquisition by Kyocera Corporation. This rebranding aims to leverage the combined strengths of both companies to enhance product offerings and technological innovations across various industries such as telecommunications, automotive, medical, military, aerospace, and consumer electronics.

Kyocera AVX is dedicated to accelerating technological advancements, particularly in key growth areas like IoT, 5G, and advanced driver assistance systems. The company continues to invest in research and development, as well as strategic acquisitions, to maintain its competitive edge and expand its global market presence

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HSN, Inc.

About

HSN, Inc. (Home Shopping Network) is a subsidiary of Qurate Retail Inc. and operates as a multichannel retailer offering a wide range of third-party and proprietary private label merchandise. Its product categories include apparel, electronics, beauty, jewelry, kitchen and food, crafts and sewing, and home furnishings. HSN sells its products through its television network, online platform, and mobile apps. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, and is known for brands like Curations, Diane Gilman, and Apple. HSN leverages various digital and traditional channels to reach its customers.

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About Centerview Partners Investment Bank

Centerview Partners is a premier independent investment banking advisory firm, recognized globally for its exclusive focus on providing high-stakes strategic and M&A advice. As of early 2025, the firm operates purely as an advisor, free from the conflicts associated with lending, trading, or underwriting, allowing it to offer objective counsel.

Centerview specializes in advising boards of directors and senior management teams of leading multinational corporations, financial sponsors, and other large institutions on their most complex and significant M&A transactions, strategic alternatives, restructuring efforts, and capital advisory needs.

Its model is built on deep partner involvement, rigorous analysis, discretion, and long-term relationship building, enabling it to tackle highly complex, often transformative assignments, including hostile defense and shareholder activism situations.

Rankings (2024 & Early 2025)

Centerview consistently achieves top-tier M&A rankings that significantly outperform its relative size, reflecting its focus on large, impactful transactions.

• Global: For the full year 2024, Centerview typically ranked well within the Top 10 global M&A advisors by announced deal value, often placing in the Top 5 to Top 8 range, according to major league table providers. Crucially, it consistently vies for, and often holds, the #1 or #2 position among independent advisory firms globally.
• USA: Centerview maintains an exceptionally strong franchise in the US, frequently ranking within the Top 5 for US M&A advisory throughout 2024, directly competing with the largest bulge bracket institutions and often leading the independent peer group.
• Europe: While having a smaller physical footprint than bulge brackets, Centerview has a significant impact in Europe, advising on major transactions. It typically ranks within the Top 15 to Top 20 advisors in the region, often punching well above its weight on large-cap deals and ranking highly among independents.

Early indications for 2025 suggest Centerview continues its strong performance, highly sought after for complex strategic advice as M&A activity potentially accelerates.

Key Changes (2024 & Early 2025)

• Leadership Stability: Centerview is known for its stable senior leadership team, founded and led by prominent investment bankers like Blair Effron and Robert Pruzan. There were no major announced overhauls at the very top of the firm during 2024 or early 2025, providing strategic continuity.
• Continued Strategic Senior Hiring: A core element of Centerview’s strategy remains the ongoing, highly selective recruitment of established, senior-level investment bankers from bulge bracket firms and competitors. This continued throughout 2024 and into early 2025, adding expertise in key sectors and further deepening its talent pool. This organic growth through strategic hiring is the primary “change” dynamic.
• Steadfast Independent Model: The firm reinforced its commitment to its conflict-free, advisory-only model. There were no indications of diversifying into non-advisory businesses. Its strong restructuring practice also provided counter-cyclical strength during slower M&A periods.
• No Major Acquisitions: Centerview’s growth strategy remained focused on organic expansion and attracting top talent, rather than acquiring other firms.
• Focus on Complexity: Adapted to the 2024 market by focusing on high-value, complex situations where its strategic advice is most differentiated – including carve-outs, cross-border deals, defense advisory, and navigating challenging valuation environments. While senior talent is highly sought after (evidenced by occasional high-profile departures to other firms), Centerview’s deep bench and partnership model maintain its core strength.

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Observations on Centerview Partners presentations

As a newer investment bank, they have one of the more modern designs and font type (sans serif).

About the Investment Banking Decks here

Investment banking presentations are rarely if ever, made public. When I was junior in M&A, it would have been so helpful to have access to see how banking decks were made and how other banks made them.

The issue is that they are never made available, so I set out to help you.

What you will find here

You will find 2-4 real M&A decks from one bank. They are in a fancy form of PDF you can open and go through (best on your computer). If you want to see more, there are options to purchase more access (which funds a little team of analysts to make updates).

If you want to see more, this is part of a collection of 67 free M&A presentations from the top 20 banks (based on ranking and also the quality of presentation for you to learn from).

Why the heck should you care?

Investment banks attracted the best and the brightest.

• Slide structure/design: Learn how complicated concepts are structured and designed in PowerPoint
• Analysis approach: See exactly how complex financial methods are presented
• Strategy and communication: M&A deals are not (normally, other than many Duff and Phelps decks) cookie-cutter. There’s a host of topics that need to be dealt with
• Morbid interest: I used to do this for a living, but it’s still interesting to see how PPT are made… but then maybe it’s just me and so FML 😉

Who this will help

• You want to work in banking: There are a lot of applicants. Knowing the job helps you answer questions
• You work in banking: Even if you’re an MD, you need to know how the best are structuring their thoughts/analysis
• You write presentations: You can’t buy learnings like this. You can learn from the slides
• You have a curious mind: Good for you

Want more IBD decks?

There are resources for you to purchase if they are helpful to you.

• I recommend “Premium” for anyone serious about learning slide structures.
• Get the “Pro” version if you are serious about learning about M&A decks (VP to MD).