Acquiring a business can be an excellent method to grow your business quickly or to strategically diversify.

 

Successful acquisitions are well planned and executed, purchased at the right price and, most importantly, have the correct strategic fit with your business objectives.

 

Our service covers all aspects of the process, including:

 

• Devising an acquisition strategy

• Identifying suitable acquisition targets (this can include distressed businesses where appropriate

• Approaching targets

• Valuing the business

• Assessing the viability of the proposition, in terms of strategic fit, price and funding

• Managing discussions with the vendors and their advisers

• Negotiating the purchase terms

• Preparing a business plan and financial forecast, together with raising the most appropriate sources of finance to fund the acquisition (if required)

• Working closely with your lawyers to ensure the most favourable contractual terms are negotiated whilst a commercial perspective is maintained

• Proactively project managing the transaction through to completion

 

If you have the in-house expertise to complete transactions, we can assist by identifying and approaching target business to 'open the door' for further discussions.

 

Our memberships of various global M&A networks, which have membership numbers in excess of 15,000 M&A experts, enable us to identify and approach potential overseas targets for your business.