Corporate Transactions

Considerable value can be added to a business via a range of corporate transactions, including:

  • Mergers and acquisitions ("M&A")
  • Business sales or divestment
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances
  • Minority investments
  • Capital and corporate restructuring – including demergers, recapitalisations and buyouts
  • Public market takeovers

A careful and disciplined approach to assessing acquisition or divestment opportunities ensures the opportunity is properly valued. This includes a full assessment of risks and ways in which those risks may be mitigated.

Beyond negotiating price (which is usually the major focus), value can be maximised, or diminish, during the transaction execution process.

We have the experience to help navigate the issues involved, from deciding whether to acquire or divest, negotiating the appropriate transaction structure, through to successful completion of the transaction.

What we do

We seek to understand your motives for the transaction and the key value elements for your business. We then provide you with:

  • an independent evaluation of fundamental strategic issues associated with the transaction; and
  • full execution support, from early discussions to negotiation and closing, to ensure the transaction captures that value
  • resources solely dedicated to the transaction to minimise the pressure on key management resources and the distraction from ongoing business operations.

We have "hands on" experience in managing all aspects of M&A transactions, including:

  • Strategic planning of acquisition, divestment, takeover, or business appraisal
  • Negotiating and structuring transactions
  • Design and conduct of due diligence programs
  • Providing "front to end" transaction execution support, including coordinating the work of other advisors
  • Development and implementation of divesture strategies

corporate transactions