M&A Sell-Side

• • Understand what the key requirements from a sale process are, beyond maximising the proceeds

• • Advice and assistance on exploring a number of potential full and partial exit routes including trade buyers, financial buyers including private equity, and employee ownership such as through an MBO

• • Ascertaining what attributes of the business drive value and where there may be potential for price chipping. Help our clients maximise the value drivers while considering if any of the value detractors can be addressed in advance of a process

• • Curating a process that balances maximising the price with minimising the time the process takes, whilst seeking to maintain confidentiality and allowing the business to conduct day-to-day operations

• • Preparing the teaser, information memorandum and other marketing material that highlight the key selling messages, and coordinating the presentation of information throughout the process

• • Identifying long and short targets, contacting and managing prospective buyers

• • Working with other advisers such as external accountants and lawyers to bring the deal to a successful conclusion.

M&A Buy-Side

• • Supporting and understanding your acquisition strategy

• • Developing the acquisition criteria Identifying and approaching potential targets

• • Advice on structure and valuation

• • Valuing & evaluating the targets as the information develops

• • Negotiation of the deal terms

• • Financial, tax and other due diligence and input into the acquisition process

• • Fundraising and debt advisory if required