International Acquisitions Services, Inc. established in 1979 and its sister company, IAS Equities, Inc. ("IAS") is a Private Investment Banking firm specializing in "cross border" mergers and acquisitions, advisory services to listed NYSE Companies, and asset based forms of financing to small, midsize and large companies in the United States and the rest of the world.

IAS has originated and put in place financial transactions having a value in excess of $7 billion. Transactions have included debt and equity placements, syndications, sales and purchases of a wide variety of corporations to domestic and offshore corporations.

IAS Companies have worked very closely and represented several major and medium size entities in various capacities, which include:

• Represented Bear Stearns in 1986 who directed the shares owned by their institutional investors to us for our direction, in a bid to win a new slate of Directors during the Manville Corp. bankruptcy proceedings, relating to asbestos claims.
• Acted as agent, representative and advisor to Brown Shipley & Co. – the oldest investment banking firm in the United Kingdom owned by Kreditbank.
• Agent/Representative of Ifabanque of Paris in the US for the Hausmann Holding (WV) flagship fund. HH was ranked first, at that time, among global funds by Lipper Analytical Services. Other funds included the Dermal Group owned by Worms & Cie – Paris, the Quantum Fund NV (Soros) and Jaquor NV (Robertson).
• Acted as Advisor/Negotiator and provided financing to Harrah’s Casino and Aladdin Casino in the late 80’s.
• Acted as agent, representative and advisor to Brown Shipley & Co. – the oldest investment banking firm in the United Kingdom owned by Kreditbank.
• Advisor/Representative for the Bank of New York investment banking division for the underwriting of secured and unsecured debt for foreign and domestic corporations.
• Exclusive representative of Klockner Humbold Deutsh (KHD) engines for Mega Yachts and tankers for which we provided financing in excess of $300 million.
• Representative and Originator of high net worth individuals to Chase Bank Private Banking Division who had purchased mega yachts with KHD engines.
• Managing Director for the Dominion Fixed Income Plus Fund.
• Originating Partner in Ladenburg Thalmann Bulgarian Fund and Ladenburg Thalmann South East Asia Fund LP.
• Advisor to Service Master Company of Chicago for their expansion into Europe.
• Advisor and sole Negotiator for Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. a NASDAQ corporation in purchasing a 50% interest of an existing joint venture from Bekaert NV a Belgium listed Company.
• Co-Manager of a $250 million Real Estate Contrarian Fund with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
• Acted as Advisor and financial placement agent for Energy Conversion Devices in raising $87.8 million in equity.
• Acted as Advisor/Negotiator for Energy Conversion Devices for their expansion plant in Germany.
• Acted as agent /representative of Science, Theology & the Ontological Quest (STOQ) a 501C3 Corporation owned by the Vatican in negotiating and reaching a 5 year agreement with Neostem Inc (a NYSE listed Company) for the acceptance of Adult Stem Cells.

IAS Companies have represented several major clients in Europe and Asia

• Acted on their behalf, been of assistance in expediting governmental action regarding red tape constraints on their business ventures.
• In 1997, IAS was a major shareholders of Innovative Transportation Systems AG until its sale in 2006.
• This German domiciled company was developing and introducing a commercially viable electric vehicle, together with their minority partners, Energy Conversion Devices/Chevron Texaco, and Mr. Lee Iacocca, ex-Chairman of Chrysler Corporation.
• IAS is familiar with the European Union Laws, political and business incentives, and have been successful in having existing laws modified to be compatible with today’s business requirements.