Mergers & Acquisitions

Unlock value across the M&A lifecycle

In today’s world, M&A can be increasingly complex and decision-makers should move quickly and confidently to seize 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 organisations. 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, assess your situation, 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 maximum value at each stage. Our specialists can work with you to effectively identify potential targets and support an efficient transaction process.

Stages of the M&A lifecycle

Stage 1: Shape the strategy & identify the deal

Accelerate growth & assess opportunities

Combining local and global expertise, our industry specialized teams explore potential growth strategies, assessing how emerging tech can accelerate inorganic and organic growth opportunities. Our target screening approach and experience helps identify attractive and plausible acquisition targets, encompassing options to diversify or increase market differentiation.

Stage 2: Prepare & execute the deal

Prepare for the transaction. Identify, mitigate and close risks.

To facilitate our clients’ ability to make fully informed transaction decisions, we use our extensive deal and 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 impartially interrogate the deal, provide solutions to any risks, and identify and quantify potential upsides. An Executive briefing plan and board paper help ensure senior stakeholders understand the deal rationale and its implications, including closing risks.

Stage 3: Deliver the promised returns

Set up for success from transaction close.

Whether integrating or separating an entity, our team develops a plan to deliver on the anticipated business synergies. This can include running workshops to assess how sales teams, suppliers, employees, systems and processes will integrate; developing a customer retention plan, and ensuring all regulatory and compliance obligations are met.

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

Stage 4: Transform & realize greater value

Evolve your business by assessing potential disruptors and opportunities.

Transform While You Transact. The complex nature of an M&A deal will often prompt our clients to seek a more in-depth and robust understanding of potential disruptors and transformational opportunities to evolve and advance their business.

This might include assessing avenues for value creation, exploring performance improvements or reviewing readiness for disruptive technologies or events that may impact the future stability and success of the business.

What is End-to-end M&A?

Our thinking

Building a sustainable valuation function

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In an industry where time is money, cost-effective valuation processes are critical to operational success. For one large investment management firm, this was clearly brought home when the company realised their highly paid portfolio managers were spending an inordinate amount of time on compliance.

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Complex divestment of global assets

M&A support to in-house M&A team

Deloitte provided support to the client's in-house M&A team on the disposal of seven separate assets. The team provided Corporate Finance advisory and transaction advice and acted as a sounding board for key decisions.

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Dell, EMC and Deloitte create the next tech icon

Redefining the makings of a tech M&A

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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ESG due diligence

ESG due diligence identifies and assesses potential deal- and sustainability-related risk

Deloitte’s ESG due diligence enables timely identification and assessment of sustainability related risks.

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Multi-divestment journey

Global nutrition company embarks on multi-divestment journey

The Deloitte VCS team supported our Client with a structured end-to-end M&A approach to deliver multiple small- and large-scale divestments.

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IT Due Diligence

IT due diligence shaped a transformative IT separation scenario to meet buy-side restructuring thesis and future growth plan

By ensuring a clear understanding of cost implications and requirements, we supported our client in updating its investment thesis and formulating an informed and strategic bid

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Uncover, create and drive maximum value across every stage of a deal

Unlock value across the M&A lifecycle