Mergers & Acquisitions

In recent years growing your business through acquisition has become a mainstream and viable option for many business owners.

Once the domain of only the larger corporates gaining growth in this way, acquisition is now proving to be a cost-effective strategy to expand and develop any size of business. Like any major project, however, it can be time consuming and expensive if you get it wrong.

Our process includes four main focus areas to save you time and money, keeping you focused on the core business and ultimately gain a successful result.

1. Acquisition planning

We will build clarity around your acquisition goals and refine suitable business profiles that fit with your strategy. This process includes investment size, funding support, development of key target metrics and parameters, as well as post-acquisition priorities and strategy.

2.Target acquisition

Once we are clear on the acquisition plan and profiles, we then use our vast network of accountants, bankers and lawyers to research and source direct targets in order to engage with suitable companies. We undertake pre-offer due diligence engagement before entering into any negotiation.

3. Negotiation and due diligence

We undertake a full negotiation processes with your deal team including your accountant and lawyer to structure a suitable deal for all involved. We then lead the due diligence process to support the purchase.

4. Post-acquisition support

We offer a range of advisory services to support you after the successful acquisition to ensure the goals at the start of the project are executed.