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Mergers & Acquisitions

Bringing businesses together, building a stronger future

When you bring organizations together through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), or create new entities through separations and divestitures, there is little time to second-guess. With our cutting-edge technology and experienced professionals around the world, we can help you create a stronger future for your organization.

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Making M&A history

In today’s world, M&A can be increasingly complex, and decision-makers should move quickly and confidently to seize new opportunities. We understand the challenges—for both buyers and sellers alike.

Our global network of specialists can provide extensive industry knowledge and experience to help you confidently navigate the complexities of uniting organizations. Building value is our priority, and we can work seamlessly with you from start to end.

For sellers

We can help you understand the potential risks and rewards of a divestiture. We can assess your situation and help support your negotiating position to maximize the sale price and execute the deal with minimal disruption.

For buyers

We recognize the need to unlock value at each stage. We can work with you to identify potential targets and support an efficient transaction process.

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Corporate Finance Advisory

Get independent financial, M&A, and debt/equity advice on your terms. Whether you want to expand, raise new finance, review debt facilities, or realize value of a sale, we are here for you.
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M&A Strategy

To help you drive growth and improve your competitive positioning, we can work alongside your senior executives to define strategic objectives that align with corporate strategy.
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Valuation & Modeling

Get insights that help turn critical issues into opportunities for growth. With vast experience in valuing, modeling, and analyzing business interests, we can help you thrive.
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Value Creation

Improve cash flow and enhance profits with the help of our specialists. Together, we can create value by identifying, planning, and applying performance improvement initiatives.
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Acquisition & Vendor Diligence

Due diligence is essential when buying or selling. Whether you are acquiring a business or want to appeal to investors, we offer flexible services to help you make informed business decisions.
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Post-Merger Integration & Divestiture

We help maximize the benefits from integrations with world-class program management skills and robust operational and financial analysis expertise. Our approach is highly pragmatic and is based on extensive experience with carve out operations, the disposal of a business, and delivering value after an acquisition.
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Turnaround & Restructuring

We can help create confidence by advising and supporting your organization’s boards, management teams and stakeholders to manage crises, effect turnarounds, and deliver restructurings.
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Unlock value across the M&A deal life cycle

Stage 1: Assess opportunities and accelerate growth

Combining local and global experience, we build the right teams to explore potential strategies and assess how emerging tech can accelerate both inorganic and organic growth opportunities.

Our target screening approach can help you identify acquisition targets. Then, we can pinpoint ways to diversify or increase market differentiation.

Stage 2: Prepare for the transaction

To help you make fully informed decisions, we use our industry experience to highlight key issues and navigate blockers in valuations, deal structure, execution efforts, and integration or separation planning. 

Throughout the diligence process, we can assess the deal, provide solutions to risks, and identify and quantify potential advantages.

Stage 3: Set up for success from transaction close

Whether you are integrating or separating an entity, we can develop a plan to deliver on the anticipated business interactions. This includes running integration-assessment workshops to developing customer retention plans. 

To reach the full value of your transaction, we may also create and design talent retention programs, and help manage change and communication initiatives to drive a smooth transaction.

Stage 4: Evolve your business to realize greater value

Due to the complex nature of a M&A deal, you may seek a more in-depth and robust understanding of potential obstacles and opportunities for your business. This may include:

  • Assessing avenues for value creation
  • Exploring performance improvements
  • Reviewing readiness for disruptive technologies or events that may impact the future stability 

    Our thinking and assets

    New Era Merger & Acquisition Strategies

    Mergers and acquisitions aren’t always about consolidation—especially with solutions that require collaboration.
    31 Mar 2023
    Perspectives
    5 minute read

    2022 Global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook

    Continued trade tensions, geopolitical events, and slowed economic growth are creating constant barriers to mergers and acquisitions across industries and regions. However, M&A activity in the chemicals industry is predicted to display strong growth in 2020, even amidst uncertainties.
    Perspectives
    2 minute read

    2022 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey

    Despite a strong M&A market in terms of corporate divestiture volume and value, our survey shows there is still room for improvement. 
    30 Mar 2022
    Analysis
    5 minute read

    2023 M&A Trends Survey: Navigating Uncertainty

    As transactions remain essential for growth in most industries, the players who come out ahead from a period of volatility and uncertainty will have one trait in common: boldness. This report captures the sentiment and insights from corporate and private equity firms in the M&A market and projects M&A trends for the next 12 months.
    Analysis
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    iDeal – defining M&A analytics | Deloitte | M&A

    Services
    5 minute read

    M&A Central | Deloitte

    Services
    5 minute read

    The ValueD advantage | Deloitte

    Services
    5 minute read

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      Deloitte supported our client's in-house M&A team on the disposal of seven separate assets. 
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      At a time when many software companies were shrinking, Dell and EMC decided to grow together. Explore their journey to completing the largest technology M&A deal ever.
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    Iain Macmillan

    Global M&A Services Leader
    +44 (0)20 7007 2975