Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
EGI's marketplace knowledge gained from decades of successful transactions provides in-depth analysis and planning, aggressive execution, and focused advocacy to ensure that client M&A and capital raising goals are accomplished.
Our expertise in mergers and acquisitions emanates from having been involved in a large number of transactions on both the Buy-side and Sell-side with lower middle and middle market companies in many different industries.
EGI can aggressively execute all aspects of the M&A process. For Buy-side assignments, EGI services include: business case development and analysis to identify opportunities, marketplace prospecting, valuation, negotiation, due diligence, strategic planning, raising capital, restructuring, providing transitional management, and post-acquisition integration. We combine our deep level of operating insight with our deal-making experience to identify ways of maximizing our client’s advantage and financial success.
EGI provides an impartial view of a proposed acquisition and any potential synergies to help guarantee that a fair price is paid, no performance surprises occur post-acquisition, and that all perceived acquisition benefits are realized. EGI can also arrange access to capital to support transactions through raising equity or debt capital utilizing existing relationships with a large number of equity and debt investors.
For Sell-side assignments, EGI will provide the client with marketplace valuation and deal structure expectations; develop a global prospects list, including strategic and private equity investors; prepare all marketing documents; assist in the creation of on-line data rooms to expedite buyer due diligence; contact all prospects; assist with negotiations; conduct an auction among interested bidders creating a sense of urgency and higher valuation; coordinate all bidder visits; work with client legal and tax advisors; and aggressively manage the transaction to closing. Post-closing, EGI will assist a client in achieving earn-out or other bonus or contingent compensation and satisfy any other seller requirements.
We can assume a number of roles in the acquisition process, being especially valuable when the deal has operating complexities or requires raising capital. These roles include:
- Assess, probe, and value the business, including scoping out growth opportunities and exit strategies
- Address infrastructure issues, including systems, and unravel operating hurdles that encumber the divestiture
- Fill any temporary voids in executive positions or operating management and build a capable, permanent staff
- Serve as officers or on the Board to preserve and grow equity, effect a merger or transition
- Emerge from bankruptcy under a 363 Sale
- Provide new sources of equity and debt investment