Buy A Business

Acquiring an Existing Business

If you own a profitable business, your options for growth can include acquiring an existing business that can add capacity, open new markets, and access new customers. We will guide you through all phases of the process from selection, Letter of Intent, due diligence, negotiations, and closing. Our process ensures our clients exit with the best possible deal given their goals and expectations.

Acquisition Targets

Deciding on the strategic path of inorganic growth involves some complex issues. Defining the qualities and characteristics of desirable business targets can be a daunting process. We help you create and refine your investment thesis, define those decision criteria, and identify, contact, and qualify those likely candidates. 

Preliminary Analysis

As part of the target selection process, we will analyze the financial condition, operational strengths and capabilities, scope of integration with your business, synergies, and prepare an initial valuation of each potential target.

Due Diligence

We will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the target’s financial data to ensure accuracy and completeness, which may include a quality of earnings (QofE) analysis and/or equipment valuation. Before any LOI is issued you will have confidence that the target selection meets or exceeds your expectations, and meets target ROI.

Financial Forecasting

We craft financial projections to highlight the potential growth post-acquisition. These projections, showcasing the business's expected performance in the upcoming years, serve as a foundation for the valuation process, as well as a framework for how the acquisition will be rolled into the existing enterprise. This will include any expected synergies to come from the acquisition.

Funding Structure

We will advise on optimal funding structure of the acquisition including debt and equity offering and appropriate level of any seller financing and seller earn-outs, which can be integral components of any successful deal. The ultimate structure of any deal can be just as important as the selection of the target company and we evaluate the risk profile of any structure to ensure your expectations are met.

Negotiations & Close

Our involvement from initial contact with potential targets through the selection process and LOI stage, due diligence, and financial modeling is maintained at the highest level of professional standards. Our goal is to guide you through the negotiation process, acting as your agent in dealing with the skilled lawyers and accountants employed by the target company, keeping you in a strong and competitive position, and orchestrating the best possible deal obtainable at signing.