M&A Advisory
Our approach
Whatever your motivation, the decision to sell your company is a major milestone and a highly strategic step. To ensure the transaction is completed under the best financial and ownership conditions, while safeguarding the long-term future of the business, careful preparation and a structured process are essential. To enable you to carry out this operation in the best possible financial conditions, and in the interest of the company’s long-term future, you need to prepare it carefully and follow 6 steps.
This prudent and methodical approach provides the foundation for a successful transaction — enabling you to sell with confidence, at the right time, at the right valuation, and to the right buyer.
Diagnosis
Gain a clear understanding of your individual situation.
Conduct a thorough and precise business audit.
Develop a tailored recommendation and guide you through its implementation.
Company value
Provide you with the most accurate valuation possible, leveraging the expertise of Link Deal’s specialists.
Determine your company’s value based on the results of a comprehensive assessment and its future growth potential.
Determine your company’s value based on the results of a comprehensive assessment and its future growth potential.
Communication
Prepare a concise and compelling teaser along with a detailed information memorandum.
Work with you to define the profile of potential buyers.
Reach out to prospects with the teaser, engage with interested investors, and pre‑screen potential candidates.
Distribute the information memorandum to qualified candidates following the execution of a confidentiality agreement.
Collaborate with you to select, after meetings, one or more candidates to establish a final short list.
Work with you to define the profile of potential buyers.
Reach out to prospects with the teaser, engage with interested investors, and pre‑screen potential candidates.
Distribute the information memorandum to qualified candidates following the execution of a confidentiality agreement.
Collaborate with you to select, after meetings, one or more candidates to establish a final short list.
Audits of potential buyers
Provide candidates with the requested documents for their due diligence. Secure all communications and document transfers through a virtual data room.
Negotiation
Achieve an optimal agreement on all pre-closing conditions of the sale contract, to be drafted by your legal advisors (including engagement period, representations and warranties, and condition precedent clauses).
Deal
Support you in safeguarding your interests throughout the closing process, in coordination with your legal and financial advisors.
Ensure compliance with statutory deadlines and timing requirements to facilitate timely communication with your employees.
Ensure compliance with statutory deadlines and timing requirements to facilitate timely communication with your employees.
