Whether a merger, company acquisition, company sale, carve-out, company cooperation or joint venture: We offer an all-encompassing transaction management from your perspective.
Classic M&A transactions - across all company sizes, industries and national borders - form the core due to which clients and employees come to us. Over many years, we have experienced first-hand the highs, lows and all facets of corporate transactions. We have learned to anticipate requirements and peculiarities in detail, to identify and avoid deal breakers at an early stage, to structure transactions systematically and appropriately, to communicate and enforce expectations appropriately, to actively commence negotiations, to exploit potential and to sustainably increase company values. Today, our many years of practice enable us to navigate our clients safely and purposefully through the highly complex transaction process ,using creative solution concepts to arrive safe and sound.
Our advisory services:
information analysis and preparation, company valuation, definition of transaction strategy, identification of suitable target companies, buyers or investors, teaser, management incentive , information memorandum, market approach, management of bidding processes, management presentation, seller/buyer due diligence, data room management, contract negotiation and drafting, purchase price maximization, acquisition financing, KYC checks etc.
What are your investment goals? Which road do you wish to take? We listen to you and implement your interests both from a financial model as well as the contractual perspective.
We are interested in your concerns and needs. Before we make recommendations for you as an investor, we first analyze your personal interests and the existing legal and economic parameters. We guide you through all financing rounds and together with you we work out alternative investment scenarios and exit possibilities. In doing so, we mathematically recreate past financing rounds and model complex, customized investment structures ("capitalization tables"). In doing so, it is important to us to remain linguistically clear. We have wide-ranging experience in reorganizing capital structures and revenue sharing arrangements - especially down rounds - as we have played a significant role in shaping this market segment. Upon request, we take the time to negotiate equity structures with other investors and help you safely avoid legal stumbling blocks.
Our advisory services:
due diligence, financial modeling, scenario analysis, contract negotiation, investment documentation, venture debt etc.
How can you attract sufficient capital to let your business scale? How can you gain interest of those investors who really make the difference and what are their expectations? What alternatives exist to keep the dilutive impact of equity offerings low?
Fundraising for startups and fast-growing companies has evolved over time. It is no longer only pure equity, but the combination of equity, hybrid instruments and debt tranches that meet the interest of founders, shareholders and new investors. At the same time, having the right well-known investor with deep pockets and excellent contacts and reputation on board is more than ever crucial for the future success with customers, employees and other investors. We have the contacts to these investors, often on a personal level. We know what they expect from management teams and can teach you how to fulfill their criteria. At the same time, we have the know-how and modelling tools to develop, structure and implement financing solutions that provide financial flexibility and reduce shareholder (and founder dilution) – a growing niche area of expertise where we are considered to be one of the leaders.
Our advisory services:
access to top venture capital and growth funds, access to variety of debt funds, development and implementation of fundraising strategies, review and improvement of business plan and corporate governance structures, investor due diligence, operational expert network, financial modelling tools, structuring of hybrid financing solutions, hand in hand modelling skills and documentation know-how etc.
Do you want your money to be invested sustainably alongside traditional investment objectives such as return, risk and volatility? Can a market-driven return ever go hand in hand with positive ecological and social impacts on the environment or society?
Institutional and private investors are becoming increasingly aware that the greatest global challenges facing our society (such as climate protection, demographic change, food security or energy efficiency, etc.) are too urgent for financial investments to be made without taking economic and social criteria into account. The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced this trend. Although impact investing is a relatively new asset class, it is arguably one of the fastest growing areas. The additional consideration of sustainability aspects can pay off twice over. Empirical studies show that, on average, the returns on sustainable investments are at least in line with the market. Moreover, they exhibit comparatively lower volatility - even in times of economic crisis - which is why they can serve as an additional risk filter. The prerequisite for this is professional impact monitoring and measurement, which we will be happy to help you with.
Our services:
ESG due diligence, financial modeling, scenario analysis, contract negotiation, investment documentation, ESG monitoring, development of impact goals etc.