Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategic advice
We provide expert advice to smaller public and mid-market companies on strategic transactions including IPOs, private equity, acquisitions and takeovers, disposals and financial restructurings. We help our clients to grow and achieve their business objectives by carrying out strategic reviews, assessing their optimal capital structures and executing transaction mandates for them.
Mergers and acquisitions
We assist our clients with the appraisal of target companies, the approach, structuring and negotiation of the deal, as well as addressing the regulatory issues and producing documentation. We have extensive experience and expertise in the practicalities of the Takeover Code, the Listing Rules and the AIM Rules and can help our clients to avoid the pitfalls that await those who are not properly prepared.
Disposals
We advise on the disposal of parts or even the whole of our client’s business using procedures that ensure that the appropriate balance between discretion and competition is achieved, and that the most suitable potential acquirers are approached first.
Capital restructurings
We advise clients on their optimal capital structure and can assist them in restructuring their balance sheets, either through an injection of equity capital in conjunction with our equity capital markets team or by rescheduling or replacement of debt, using our debt advisory specialists.
Debt advisory
Our expert team offers advice on a broad range of strategic debt-related and banking relationship issues including strategic liability management, the raising of debt finance, advising on complex re-financings or facility amendment, debt re-structuring, advice on and analysis of debt and capital markets products and providers, advising on interest rate and currency exposure management and providing expert insight into treasury policy and operations.