OUR FOUR-STEP SELL SIDE M&A PROCESS:
Our structured 4 step M&A process, defined below, driven by our sector expertise, global presence in all key regions of the world, and an in-depth understanding of the buyer landscape is critical to maximise value and ensure a successful sale:
1. Preparation and Planning
- Business Assessment: We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your business, including financial performance, operations, market positioning, and growth potential.
- Strategic Planning: We agree on the objectives for the sale, identify key value drivers, and create a tailored strategy for positioning your business in the market.
- Documentation Preparation: We prepare key documents to support the sale process, including a confidential Information Memorandum (IM), a Financial Model (FM), and an anonymised Executive Summary (ES).
2. Buyer Identification and Marketing
- Target Buyer Identification: We build a list of specific strategic and financial buyers globally, focusing on those who align with your business’s industry, size, and growth potential.
- Marketing Outreach: We execute a marketing campaign and start engaging with buyers, sending NDAs to the interested parties and sharing other materials to generate interest.
- Initial Discussions: We begin conversations with interested buyers, facilitating management meetings, gauging interest and collecting preliminary offers.
3. Negotiation and Due Diligence
- Bid Evaluation: We review and compare offers from prospective buyers, assessing both their financial terms and strategic fit.
- Negotiation: We generate competitive tension and lead negotiations with buyers to refine terms, resolve concerns, and maximize value, ensuring alignment with the seller’s goals.
- Due Diligence: We facilitate the buyer’s due diligence process, coordinating with legal, financial, and operational teams to provide necessary information to mitigate risks and maximise certainty of completion.
4. Finalization and Closing
- Final Agreement: We assist in finalizing the sale agreement, addressing any remaining issues, solidifying terms, and ensuring the sale price and conditions align with the seller’s objectives.
- Legal and Financial Closing: We work alongside external advisors for all necessary legal, financial and tax diligence procedures to ensure the deal is closed efficiently.
- Transition Support: We assist in managing the transfer of ownership, and overseeing any post-closing activities, such as earn-outs, to ensure a smooth handover.
Why Technology Holdings?
Premium Valuations: Leveraging our unrivalled market access, industry leading knowledge, deep understanding of key valuation drivers, and strong negotiation skills, our expert team will strategically position your business to attract global key players, generate multiple offers, create competitive tension, and work to secure a premium valuation, whilst achieving the best strategic fit.
Proven Track Record: Over two decades of experience in executing transactions across our focus sectors in 24 countries, we have created long standing client and industry relationships, and we are renowned for our rich track record of transactions closed and premium valuations achieved globally.
Global Presence in Key Markets: Our expansive team is located across 11 countries covering all key regions of the world, we are strategically positioned to understand the global market dynamics and the competitive landscape. We utilise our team’s cross-cultural knowledge and expertise to deliver outstanding results that will exceed expectations.
Unparallel Relationships with Blue Chip Strategic Buyers & Private Equity Funds Globally: We have built a comprehensive portfolio of direct and established relationships with strategic blue-chip buyers and private equity funds globally across all our focus sectors. We ensure when it comes to positioning your business in front of the key players, we leave no stone unturned to find you the best buyer for your business.
Specialist Sectoral and Regional Teams: Deep sector expertise, regional and sector specialist teams, providing on-the-ground coverage to identify the best strategic buyers and private equity funds to drive multiple offers and work to secure the best valuation by becoming an extension of your team.
Meticulous Service Delivery: We deliver a truly personal and differentiated end to end support offering, where we do all the heavy lifting throughout each stage of the sale process, from deal preparation and due diligence through to negotiations and closing. Rest assured, your business will be in safe hands from start to finish.