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Corporate Finance |
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Raising Capital Selling Businesses Business Acquisition MBI IPO MBO |
Whether by acquisition, merger, disposal or a change of ownership, careful planning is imperative when trying to achieve a successful outcome in any business restructuring, For privately-held companies in need of strategic advice, we will help to develop an effective business plan, considering options such as a management or institutional buy-out or buy-in, raising development capital or the disposal of a non-core division. Our partners will help to identify potential purchasers such as trade buyers or private equity firms, or potential targets for acquisition.
We will review prospective management teams, creating imaginative solutions for potential weaknesses. If greater specialist strength is needed, we will search for a suitable candidate.
Our teams will help you raise finance by refining your business strategy, evaluating the options available and selecting the right debt and equity partners. We can negotiate your deal and projects manage it to completion. In the case of a management buy-out, we will groom the management team for presenting to prospective founders. The close relationships that we enjoy with the major private equity houses will ensure that the right team is matched with the right founder fundamental to your success.
If you’re buying a company, or if your company comes under offer, we can provide corporate valuations. We can assist with business models, forecasts and in calculating the prospective internal rate of return.
On the public equity markets, professionals from member firms of the international organization will co-ordinate cross-border capital-raising exercises such as listing on a stock exchange outside a home market. Such transactions are complicated and need to be carefully considered. As the most active nominated adviser on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), a member of the NASDAQ listing committee, and with experience and knowledge of all of the world’s major equity markets, Grant Thornton is perfectly placed to work through the rationale with a client ensuring that a cross-border listing is indeed in the company’s best interest.
If proceeding, we will project manage the listing from start to finish, from designing the best form of flotation to ensuring that the regulatory requirements of the target stock exchange are met. We will introduce a company directly to potential investors while also finding the most suitable brokers and underwriters who will ultimately be responsible for placing the company’s equity.
Inevitably, most growing businesses will have to consider a cross-border transaction at some stage. This may entail setting up a branch outside a home market or acquiring an overseas competitor. Our aim is to provide advice and support which will enable owners and managers to make such decisions and investments with the greatest of confidence. We will help reduce the risk, and associated stress, of investing in another country.
Clients can be confident of receiving the same high-quality service wherever they choose to perform a transaction, whether they work for a privately-owned or a listed business.
If you have a prospective deal lined up, we will check to ensure that the transaction is right for you. We will perform a due diligence exercise on an acquisition target, producing a commercial report that analyses every aspect of a target’s business, from its historic and potential financial performance, to the strength of competition and competency of its management.
We understand that business culture differs from country to country, which we take into account when tailoring our reports to suit you and any potential co-investors.Our multi-national teams will help bridge the expectations of all parties involved, whether overseas investors or regulators.
If a problem is discovered, we will identify and advise on any appropriate solutions. Potential deal breakers will be identified early on in the process, therefore maximising the time available to find a resolution. We will advise on whether the transaction should go ahead or help identify price-adjustment points, ensuring the deal is cost-effective.