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Situations we advise on
Our M&A advisory services focus on medium-sized entrepreneurs, owner-managed companies and medium-sized financial investors. Together with our co-operation partners, we also occasionally advise corporate groups, particularly on cross-border transactions.
We advise on both company sales and company acquisitions.
The reasons for such transactions are manifold and include the following.​
Sale of Businesses
• succession planning incl. MBO/MBI
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• due to strategic considerations
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• as part of the management of investment portfolios
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• restructuring situations


Business Acquisitions
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• strategic acquisitions
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• horizontal and vertical diversification
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• financial investment, e.g. from equity, incl. on bolt-on acquisitions
We also advise companies on joint ventures, mergers and debt raising.


Tasks that we perform regarding Acquisitions
• identification of potential target companies
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• approaching the potential target companies or their shareholders
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• arrangement of the confidentiality agreement with the seller
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• analysis of the documents provided together with the client's legal and tax advisors
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• valuation of the target company.
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• modelling of various scenarios in consultation with the client
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• structuring of the acquisition structure together with the client's tax advisor and possibly the client's lenders
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• support with the due diligence investigation
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• evaluation of the findings obtained in the due diligence and transfer of these findings to the company valuation and the financing structure
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• support with the negotiation of the purchase agreement and the completion of the transaction