Support during the sale process

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

If you want to sell your company or some of its divisions, you must first of all prepare this meticulously. As experienced M&A specialists, we know which information is of interest to potential candidates and how best to prepare it. Once a buyer has been found, we will handle the transaction completely for you - e.g. also in the context of succession planning.

First of all we assist you in answering several central questions with regard to a possible company sale:

How can the perfect time for a sale be identified?
How can the sale be optimised for tax purposes?
What should be taken into account when carrying out the sale?
Which data and information must be made available in which form?
How can remaining outstanding debts be avoided after the transaction?
How can the best sale price be obtained?

Our services during the sale process

We support you during the entire sale process by providing the following services:

Financial and tax vendor due diligence
Creation of a data room/factbook
Support during the evaluation of the offers
Advice on the sale strategy
Supervision of the sale process (but no M&A brokerage)
Tax optimisation

Procedure during the sale process

In order to make a company sale successful, we proceed by taking the following steps. Regular meetings are held to discuss the progress of the project.

Preparation

Analysis of market and competition
Valuation of the company
Creation of an anonymous short profile
Development of a timetable
Creation of a company presentation
Preparation of an information memorandum
Examination of optimal tax structuring

Selection and approach

Support in the selection of existing prospective buyers
Preparation of confidentiality agreements
Advice on the transaction structure
Drafting of a letter of intent (LoI)

Financial and tax vendor due diligence

Execution of vendor due diligence audits to uncover all risks before providing data to the buyer
Preparation of a data room and review of all data in the data room
Takeover of due diligence coordination
Execution of due diligence meetings

Negotiations

(via our sister company BKS Rechtsanwälte)

Support and conduct of negotiations
Coordination of all parties
Provision of a communication channel

Closing