Outcomes
EUR 135,000
Annual saving
55%
Spread improvement
Sub-5 bps
Spread achieved
The company
Highland Europe is a top-tier private equity and venture capital firm with more than €3bn in assets under management, invested in over 70 portfolio companies across Europe, the US and Asia. Currently investing its fifth fund of €1bn, with offices in the UK and Geneva and portfolio companies across Europe, Highland is well versed in making FX transactions.
The results
The outcome was a 55% spread improvement, equivalent to a 3.5 bps reduction and a forecast annual saving of over £100,000. With full transparency and continuous monitoring, Highland Europe gained stronger control over FX execution quality, improved pricing efficiency across its FX flows and secured meaningful long-term cost benefits.
EUR 135,000 annual saving
55% spread improvement
Full transparency and ongoing monitoring to prevent slippage
The mandate
The analytics platform delivers a clear view of transaction costs, enabling the treasury team to benchmark performance and run a competitive tender process with counterparties. This structured, evidence-based approach created a path to reducing spreads to below 5 basis points, with annual savings projected to exceed £100,000.
