Strategic M&A Advisory
Buy-side and sell-side mandates for mid-market transactions.
The rationale comes first
End-to-end execution from strategic rationale through due diligence and closing.
A transaction is the end of a long argument about why two businesses belong together, or apart. We start with that argument. Once the rationale is clear, we value the business, prepare the information the other side will need, approach the right counterparties and manage the process to signing and close.
Buy side
- A company that wants to grow by acquisition and needs targets, a valuation and a process.
- A brand from outside Europe that wants to enter a European market by acquiring rather than building.
Our sector experience includes market entry structuring and brand acquisition for consumer brands entering the Benelux and DACH markets.
Sell side
- An owner considering a sale or a partial exit.
- A business that needs a valuation, the information buyers will ask for, and a process that keeps the initiative with the seller.
How we run it
Mandate scoping
The strategic rationale. Why this transaction, why now, and what the owners need from it. The rationale guides every later decision.
Structuring
Value and structure. Valuation, the structure of the deal and the information that will be presented to counterparties.
Access and execution
The process. Approaching buyers or targets, running the process, managing due diligence and negotiating to signing and closing.
Post-close support
After completion. Support in the first phase after completion, including the priorities for integration.
What you receive
- A written strategic rationale
- A valuation analysis
- A list of buyers or targets
- An information memorandum
- A managed process, with regular reporting
- Negotiation and closing support
The choices that shape a transaction are made early.
Why to do it, at what value, and with whom. We give those choices the time they need before a process begins, because they are hard to change once it has.