In achieving personal and corporate goals, a merger or an acquisition can often be a key success factor. Selling all or a part of a business can help achieve liquidity for shareholders, while acquiring another business can accelerate corporate growth. Depending on the needs, we provide both sell-side and buy-side advisory services to evaluate potential targets or merger partners, as well as financial and strategic alternatives. Our professionals’ experience spans both sides of M&A transactions—as corporate finance professionals and as former (private equity or development finance institutions) investors. With this experience, we provide clients results-oriented advice on M&A strategies. After reviewing the specific situation and client objectives, Atrium Finance provides a variety of M&A advisory services, including:
For the sell-side advisory
- Estimating transaction values
- Preparing the company for the transaction
- Identifying most relevant local and international strategic and financial buyers
- Preparing comprehensive investment memorandum
- Structuring optimal strategies and timing
- Identifying and negotiating terms with financing sources
- Assisting in negotiatiions until transaction completion terms of
For the buy-side advisory
- Screening/analysing the market
- Searching selectively for the most attractive opportunities,
- Analysing targets and completing valuations,
- Assisting in due diligence and the preparation of Board approval materials,
- Structuring the transaction and its related financing,
- Assisting in negotiations until transaction completion.
In addition to developing and identifying acquisition strategies as well as selling companies by marketing to potential strategic and financial buyers, Atrium Finance can assist clients in specific M&A scenarios such as:
- Executing leveraged / management buyout transactions, including sourcing financing investors
- Managing leveraged recapitalizations for owners seeking partial liquidity
- Providing sell-side or buy-side support within the specific context of Privatizations/ Public mergers and takeovers
- Advising on joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Advising on shareholder reorganization.
