ARP Management offer professional services in financial or strategic M&A transaction support to clients looking to acquire or exit equity holdings. Our experienced transaction experts provide the following buy- and sell-side M&A advisory services:
Business acquisition – BUY SIDE:
- Identification of potential acquisition targets
- finding the right business to invest in
- Valuation of the investment target
- provides and upper hand during negotiations
- offers in-depth assessment of financial position, performance, trends
- uncovers the timing of future cashflows and deal-structuring options
- In-depth due diligence of the target company
- allows for obtaining a vantage point in assessing the company’s true worth
- points out strengths, weaknesses, value-drivers and potential synergies
- helps with the evaluation of key fundamentals
- confirming true presentation of valuation bases
- Negotiations on terms, valuation base and final price
- fixed asset deliberations
- investment size
- payment options – e.g. performance-lined
- seller transition and future role
- guarantees and non-competes
- key personnel retention
- Transaction tax optimisations
- Deal structuring and legal advice on terms and details
- Optimisation of the acquired target for synergies
Investing in a business is a delicate and complex move, which requires in-depth market and country-risk analysis, industry research and robust targeting and selection process. Finding the right acquisition, on local or international level, is lengthy and high-risk process, especially when looking into SME sector within emerging or frontier markets. Relying on M&A experts to provide transaction support is crucial for completing a feasible investment deal.
Our experts provide in-depth research and analysis, per your investment criteria and strategy, in targeting and executing optimal deals, in terms of price, strategic fit, synergy and future growth potential. Our advisors ensure the negotiations result in the best possible deal terms and valuations, thus protecting your interests.
We have the capacity, experience and technical expertise to perform a detailed financial, legal, operational and tax due diligence on the acquisition target, to ensure that the valuation base, compliance and prospects of the target are up to par and worth investing in at the asking price
Equity divestment – SELL SIDE:
- Preparing the company for acquisition
- introducing and explaining all sale options
- ensuring the timing is right, per market and sector conditions
- ensuring good business perception, performance and position
- recommending potential improvements to boost investor-allure
- planning out necessary steps and stages to transaction completion
- Support for targeting and analysing potential investors
- investor due diligence and pre-screening
- Assistance in selecting and approaching investors
- selecting the right foreign/domestic buyer for your company
- Company valuation for optimal exit price
- provides crucial advantage during price and terms negotiations
- reveals information on fundamentals and value-drivers
- exposes key strengths and weaknesses of the business
- points out synergy and value-adding opportunities
- Transaction evaluation – comparison to similar deals in the region
- Investment prospectus and company presentation
- introducing the business to the potential investors
- Negotiations for optimal terms and final price
- Tax and legal advice on the deal
- the transaction is structured to meet your needs and requirements
Executing a business sale or raising equity financing is a complex, time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Preparing your enterprise for a potential acquisition or strategic partnership, demonstrating top performance and effective operations, is delicate and vital task in the process of identifying and engaging a potential buyer – financial or strategic investor. Finding a trusted advisor to guide you and provide insights and advice throughout this process is an important step towards achieving your ultimate goals, when selling your business venture