UBS Inks Partnership With Global Matchmaking Business Network

Tom Burroughes

6 December 2017

UBS Switzerland, part of the Zurich-listed banking group .

The agreement will allow UBS clients to connect among each other and to other counterparts around the world. Clients can raise and invest capital, execute buy and sell side mergers and acquisitions, and real estate opportunities and help businesses they own to expand globally.

Today ON connects over 14,500 chief executives, business owners and private investors in over 100 countries All ON participants are selected by prominent financial institutions, Opportunity Network said in a statement yesterday.

"The platform will serve or provide a digital forum for Wealth Management clients interested in exploring global business opportunities," James Fisher, executive director at UBS, said.

The Opportunity Network organization includes more than 14,500 CEOs from over 100 countries and a total transaction flow of of over $90 billion. ON members post or directly connect to actionable business and investment opportunities ranging from early stage funding to M&A, commercial partnerships, and joint ventures. ON vetting partners include Citizens Bank, Alfa-Bank, London Stock Exchange Group, Intesa Sanpaolo, Caixabank, Eurobank, YPO, and Dentons.