Divestment support

The sale of business units is becoming more complex. Experienced buyers (such as PE or ‘serial acquirers) or new buyers (e.g., from Asia) set stricter requirements, including partial or phased purchases, and impose new demands on the preparation and execution of the sales process. Value loss or deal failure can often be prevented by starting the sales process well-prepared and informed.

• Divestment readiness scan identifies key areas for preparing a potential transaction
• Corporate Finance Advisory, preparation and coordination of the transaction process for a successful sale
• Value Creation Services, identifying operational improvement potential and synergies
• Carve-out financials for preparing, among other things, pro forma financials and carve-out related cost adjustments
• Vendor assist, creating a factbook with a solid and consistent set of figures for the transaction object and necessary analyses for valuation
• Vendor Due Diligence, creating a report that meets the information needs of strategic and financial prospective buyers
• Tax & legal separation entity planning, to address tax-related issues and considerations
• Pension schemes and related obligations
• Legal structures and risks
• Real estate situation
• Treasury and risk management

Divestment support results in higher transaction returns, both in terms of sale value and the efficiency of the sales process. Our extensive experience, comprehensive approach, and use of modern techniques such as Data Analytics make the sales process controlled and transparent.

Corporate finance advisory
Carve-out support (financial and operational)
Value Creation Services
Vendor assist (financial)
Vendor Due Diligence
Tax Due Diligence
Pension Due Diligence
Legal Due Diligence
Real Estate Financial Advisory