Acquisition Search and Support
Co-gency CF has access to sophisticated corporate research tools and to a national and international network of corporate finance intermediaries. We do not act as corporate brokers, but we do undertake retained assignments to help our clients identify suitable acquisition targets, make approaches and (where required) negotiate and implement deals.
Any acquisition search assignment
will start with a detailed review of the client’s business, the logic for making an acquisition, the proposed method of financing the acquisition and the size and sector criteria.
We then agree a brief and commence the research. Following agreement of a target list, we make discreet approaches, usually by telephone.
Anything is for sale – at a price.
A great deal of time and money can be wasted chasing acquisitions that don’t happen because the vendor isn’t really serious about selling or has unrealistic price aspirations. We have the experience to assess a target’s reaction to our acquisition approach and advise you whether we think there is a deal to be done or not.
If there is interest we can, if required, project-manage the detailed evaluation of the target and the acquisition negotiations, and advise you on all commercial aspects, including:
- PValuation
- PDeal Structure
- PFunding requirement and structure, including working capital adequacy
- PAssurance requirements, eg due diligence, warranties, retention
- PEvaluation of the management team
We are experts in the acquisition process.
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Over 70% of acquisitions are subsequently judged by the aquirors themselves to have been unsuccessful.
We seek to ensure that our clients are in the successful minority. We only provide advisory services that enable clients to benefit from our knowledge and experience. Where required, this can include a detailed, value-added due diligence review of the target company.
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- +44 1204 267766
- 2nd Floor Lowry Mill, Lees Street, Swinton, Manchester, United Kingdom, M27 6DB