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Cerea Partners was advised by Lamartine Conseil on M&A, KPMG France on tax, Kea & Partners for duediligence, Finaxeed on M&A, and Oderis Consulting for ESG duediligence.
They accurately value the business, prepare necessary materials, target potential buyers within their network, vet bids, handle negotiations, and help structure and close the deal. Preparing for DueDiligence Sell-side advisory services help you prepare for duediligence.
After receiving a call from an Axial exit consultant to learn more about SunPros goals, Bob and his team were introduced to six pre-vetted, industry-specific investment banks and interviewed each of them (along with a couple of other firms theyd met on their own).
The LOI presents a specific bid for your company, along with the steps to finalize the deal. While its not a purchase agreement, it’s a significant commitment, where you as a business owner agree to give the buyer an exclusive time window (usually around 90 days) to conduct their duediligence and to close the deal.
Executing a Letter of Intent (LOI) and closing the deal: Execute an LOI with a single buyer, engage in the duediligence process, and finalize the deal. We begin by pairing you with an Exit Consultant who learns about your business and exit goals.
We generated 7% underlying revenue growth continuing our best stretch of growth in more than two decades with both risk and insurance services and consulting delivering strong results. Revenue grew 7% on an underlying basis with 8% growth in RIS and 6% in consulting. In the consulting segment, fourth quarter revenue was $2.4
To find your ideal M&A advisor, consider partnering with an Axial Exit Consultant. Limited processes typically result in less competitive bidding, as the smaller pool of buyers gives the seller less leverage in negotiations. If youre ready to get started, you can begin the process here.
This will allow you to confidently address any questions buyers may have during duediligence. A third-party Quality of Earnings (QofE) assessment can validate your financials, identify issues to resolve, and expedite duediligence, ensuring a smoother sale. This niche experience can be hard to find on your own.
This has resulted in increased bid rates for new business opportunities and will allow us to further capture market share. The increase was primarily driven by higher people-related and consulting costs as we continue to stand up our own team and separate our functions from Cummins, partially offset by lower variable compensation costs.
Unlike other methods, this approach accounts for premiums buyers have previously paid, which may include inflated prices from competitive bidding. Advisors skillfully negotiate , streamlining duediligence, addressing buyer concerns, and securing the best possible deal terms whether taking the sale price upfront or over time.
Finalize the Sale and Close the Deal Complete duediligence Manage buyer questions and site visits Negotiate, sign, and close the deal 1. We then pair you with an Exit Consultant who learns more about your business and your exit goals. To get started, you fill out a short form. At this stage of the checklist, you will: #1.
You must plan the transition, understand your business’s value, create compelling marketing materials, and identify the right buyers to advance to the duediligence stage. So before starting the selling process (detailed below), consult with your accountant, tax advisor, wealth manager, spouse, and family.
Unlike the IOI, which offers a general price range, the LOI provides a specific bid for the company that reflects the price they are proposing to pay. During this time, buyers conduct a full duediligence process, while continuing to have meetings with the company’s management team to better understand the business.
Second, it streamlines later-stage processes, such as addressing buyer inquiries during duediligence, making the finalization of the sale smoother and more efficient. We start by pairing you with an Exit Consultant who gets to know your business and your exit goals.
This analysis relies on real, completed sales, which often include additional amounts that buyers paid during the bidding process, resulting in higher prices. However, it can also create a less competitive bidding environment, reducing your leverage due to the smaller buyer pool.
Finding the best-fit M&A advisor to successfully execute your exit with guidance from an Axial Exit Consultant. Buyers dont want to invest time and resources in duediligence such as reviewing financials and conducting a valuation only to have you back out of the deal. Buyers want to know why youre selling.
Out of those 12 potential buyers, the highest bid came from a private equity firm (a financial buyer) , not a strategic buyer. They chose a strategic buyer that knew the ins and outs of the business and did a significant amount of duediligence before submitting their LOI. But the SunPro/Peakstone team didnt take that offer.
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