Denzil Rankine is chief executive of AMR International, which he founded in 1991.
He has nearly 25 years of experience in advising companies on acquisitions and strategic development.
His early career was in the US assisting British companies to enter North American markets. In 1987 he joined the Seer Group and became increasingly involved in acquisition programmes. Denzil has worked on hundreds of acquisitions predominantly with British, European and American acquirers, and numerous private equity investors. He has been on the ground advising on agreed and hostile deals valued at up to $2 billion in over 30 countries.
Denzil speaks fluent French.
He is the author of five M&A related books:
• Acquisition Essentials, FT Prentice Hall, London (2005)
• Due diligence – definitive steps to successful business combinations, FT Prentice Hall, London (2003)
• Why Acquisitions Fail, FT Prentice Hall, London (2001)
• Commercial Due Diligence - A guide to reducing risk in acquisitions, Financial Times, London (1999)
• A Practical Guide To Acquisitions, Wiley, London (1997)