Sell-side advisory
Selling your business
Prepare the business, engage prospective buyers and evaluate value, structure and the future you want for the company.
Selling your business →M&A advisory
How can we help with your next decision?
A transaction is one possible step toward a larger objective. We help you think through the decision and the work it requires.
Working through a transaction together
Understand the work
before you begin
A sale and an acquisition start with different questions. Both benefit from a clear purpose, careful preparation and people who keep the work moving. We agree the scope with you before an engagement begins.
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Prepare
Understand your objectives
For a seller, clarify priorities and prepare the financial story. For an acquirer, define what an acquisition should accomplish.
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Connect
Find the right conversations
Research and approach potential buyers or acquisition targets with attention to fit and confidentiality.
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Evaluate
Look beyond the headline number
Examine value, terms, financing and the questions that need diligence, alongside your professional advisors.
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Coordinate
Work toward a considered transition
Support negotiations and diligence, coordinate the path toward closing and keep the proposed handover in view.
Our advisory work
The advisory work we can help with
Buy-side advisory
Acquiring a business
Clarify your acquisition objectives, research potential targets and evaluate the opportunity and the path to a transaction.
Acquiring a business →Strategic transaction advice
Considering your options
Discuss preparation, succession, liquidity or acquisition-led growth before committing to a process. We define the potential work together.
Discuss your advisory question →A useful starting point
We begin with a conversation about your objectives
You may be exploring a sale, considering an acquisition or deciding what preparation would make sense first.
We begin with the business, the people involved and the outcome you want to explore. Then we discuss where our experience can help and agree the scope of any engagement.
We work alongside your legal, tax and other professional advisors. Their expertise and your existing relationships remain important throughout.
Meet the team →Advisory work in practice
Support for a specific decision
Our work can begin when an owner already has buyer conversations underway, or when a financial question deserves attention before a transaction is settled.