Mergers & acquisitions

Helping secure the best deal

Acquisitions

When organic growth is not rapid enough for the business strategy then acquisition is considered.  If you decide that acquisition is the appropriate route we will help you to identify suitable target companies through various contacts.  We will work with you to take this potential acquisition target list and narrow them down to realistic numbers.

We would then negotiate with the vendors on your behalf followed by due diligence on that business.  We would prepare a Business Plan for the combined business and approach the financial institutions to raise finance.

Our tax services would produce tax due diligence along with advising on appropriate structures for acquisition. We would liaise with the lawyers in order to ensure that you are properly protected and that your lawyers understand the commercial and tax aspects that we have uncovered during our due diligence.

Business disposals

Many businesses seek disposal in order for the owners to capitalise on the hard work that they have put into the business over the previous years. The first stage would be for us to help you groom your business for sale by implementing proper systems and controls and structuring the business so that any tax on sale is mitigated. We could then research companies or individuals that may be interested in purchasing your business. The next stage would be to send out brief teasers to see if any businesses on the list were interested. This would be followed by a non-disclosure agreements and a detailed insight into your business so that the potential purchaser could make a decision on whether an offer will be made.

From here we could help you negotiate the purchases on your behalf and deal with your lawyers in order that they understand the commercial and tax aspects of the disposal.