Are you and your company at the proverbial crossroads and uncertain what to do next? Not sure whether to sell or expand your business? Have you built a company and don’t have a successor?
Whether you are a Czech entity asking similar strategic questions or a foreign investor who plans to enter the market or just needs an initial analysis of a new market, our Mergers & Acquisitions team will guide you through the process.
Financing
- analysis and assessment of the company’s situation
- suggestions for best practice options
- assistance creating or modifying a business plan
- selecting optimal sources of financing from individual or institutional investors (investment funds, banks, etc.)
- addressing and communicating with financial investors or institutions
- selection of a suitable funding provider
- negotiation of financing conditions
- assistance in concluding contractual documentation
Purchase of a business
- identification of a suitable business to purchase
- proposal of acquisition strategy and contacting the owner of the target company
- management of the entire purchasing process, including coordination of any other advisors
- financial and tax review of the management of the purchased company (investor due diligence)
- valuation of the purchased business
- assistance in financing the purchase of a business
- negotiating the best achievable terms of business acquisition
- assistance in signing contractual and other transaction documents
- assistance with the settlement (completion) of the purchase of a business
Valuation and financial modelling
- assistance in creating or modifying a financial plan for valuation purposes
- quick indicative valuation
- valuation based on discounted cash flow method
Post-acquisition advice
- helping to integrate the purchased business into the buyer’s organisational structures to maximise synergies and cost savings
- reporting settings
- migration to the new accounting system
- consolidation settings
- setting up the supply chain, risks and functions of individual entities
- economic/business aspect
- optimisation of tax burden
- transfer pricing documentation, mandatory assessment
Sale of business
- analysis and assessment of the situation
- proposal of variants of sales strategy
- identification of potential candidate(s)
- processing of information for selected buyers (information profile, information memorandum, data room)
- vendor due diligence
- help with the preparation of the company’s business plan
- preparation and management of the whole sales process
- negotiation of the best achievable conditions for the sale of the company
- assistance in signing contractual and other transaction documents
- assistance with the settlement (completion) of the sale of a business
Restructuring and reorganisation
- analysis and assessment of the situation of the company/group
- proposal for variants of the restructuring process
- assistance drawing up a restructuring plan
- implementation of the restructuring, including communication with banks and other creditors
- reorganisation of the group, including risk reduction for the owner, key managers, statutory bodies
- setting up internal audit and controlling
- forensic investigation