Businesses
need to continuously review their strategies and implement
proactive objectives if they are to survive and prosper.
Our specialist skills, practical experience and objectivity
can help you meet the challenges faced by business.
We offer independent advice for all corporate finance
activities including:
Raising Finance
The financial needs of a business vary depending on
the business cycle they are in - they could need working
capital, development capital or even rescue capital.
We can help clients find the right funds at the right
price.
There are many sources and types of finance available.
Our approach to financial structures is to recommend
those that best meet the requirements of a businesses
cash flow and expectations.
When raising finance, we are able to assist in a number
of ways:
- feasibility assessment
- business plan preparation
- cost and suitability comparisons
- business valuation
- identification of and negotiation
with suitable financiers
- personal and corporate tax advice
Buying a Business
Growing by acquisition is often the best way to improve
your competitors position in the market place. The
key is to find the right target and pay the right price.
We can help research and find targets to meet your
specific criteria and open up negotiations initially
on a confidential basis.
We can then assist in screening
targets for suitability and progress the deal as follows:
- Negotiate the price and terms
- Investigating the business to ensure
we are aware of all the risks and potential liabilities
- Raising the necessary finance to make
the acquisition
- Ensure you optimise the financial and
tax position of the combined enterprise
Selling a Business
Selling your business is often a once in a lifetime
event and you need to get it right. The process can
be time consuming, complex and distract you fro the
day-to-day running of your business. We will manage
the sale for you leaving you to
manage your business.
Our approach is:
- Undertake a valuation of the business
to establish a guide price
- Using our database of companies and
our network of contacts we can create a list of potential
purchasers
- Market the business to the selected
number of purchasers
- Assist in the negotiation of the price
- Structure the sale in a tax efficient
manner
Strategic Advice and Management Assistance
We are well placed to help management teams in the development
and implementation of corporate strategy.
We can offer the services of experienced accountants
who can work together with management of client businesses.
This would involve attendance at management meetings,
review of management accounts, preparation of reports
and involvement in the formulation of business strategy.
Where a business is losing direction or market share,
our team can also provide an investigative service to
determine the reasons for any reduction in profitability
and can recommend policies, procedure and strategic advice
as to how the business can maximise its potential.
Business Planning
Whether you are looking to start up a new business or
expand an existing business either organically or through
acquisition, the business plan is the key document. Not
only is it required by funders to assist in raising finance
but it also helps the business map out how it is going
to achieve its overall objectives.
Our business planning process is:
- To establish core objectives and to
identify opportunities for growth
- To assess and consider external factors
and risks impacting on the business
- To identify any changes required to
achieve objectives
- To produce financial projections which
summarise the impact of the plan and identify the
funding required
Our experience in working with a number of businesses
within different industries understanding of the requirement
of the Banks or financial institutions, we ensure the
plan is developed and presented in the right manner and
with the right focus to achieve a positive response.
Due Diligence
We are experienced in carrying out financial and commercial
due diligence for commercial transactions and financial
appraisals.
Financial due diligence involves the detailed investigation
into the financial affairs of a target business to give
the purchaser full knowledge and financial quantification
of any issues that may impact on the value of the transaction.
Commercial due diligence helps the purchaser to assess
the economic benefits that can be achieved from the transaction
by assessing the value of the income streams that will
be generated and reviewing the level of synergy that
will be created by the transaction.
The due diligence process gives the acquirer of a business
some comfort in the knowledge that once a deal has been
signed, there is less likelihood that there will be unforeseen
surprises.
Financial appraisals can assist in assessing a take-over
target, or can help the management of a business determine
whether their business is operating effectively. This
can be achieved through investigative work as well as
benchmarking.
Our independence enables us to consider the range of
financing options. We are not tied to one product, market
or bank. Our structuring skills help you obtain the most
cost-effective financing.
Whatever your needs, our experience and expertise could
prove to determine the success of your venture.
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