Deal Making

Learn how understanding integration communication and keeping all communications streamlined and secure can help your next M&A deal go smoothly.

Understanding the complete picture of a company’s assets and equity, in addition to liabilities and other obligations, is essential when bankers, lawyers, accountants and other professionals are performing due diligence in a strategic merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction. While assets and equity both refer to value or ownership within a company, they are quite different. … Read more

What is an acquisitions manager? An acquisitions manager oversees a company’s purchasing activities, especially as they relate to the acquisition process or the buying of the assets of other companies in mergers and acquisitions (M&As). An acquisitions manager must take steps to ensure the profitability of each deal as well as the successful merger between … Read more

While not all M&As are successful, understanding modern acquisition strategies can help businesses better predict outcomes.

Business transactions, especially ones where investments are to be made, require all types of documentation and paperwork. Many of these are fluid documents — meaning things on them will be changed during the course of negotiations. One of these important documents is a term sheet, which both parties require during the business dealing. What Is … Read more

When you’re attempting to sell your company to a prospective buyer, or trying to secure financing from potential investors, there are a lot of moving parts that have to be dealt with. Among the many other issues is that of documentation — the various types that are needed to move the transaction along. One of … Read more

The world of business is a complex one, and business deals are typically not simple. When one company is sold or decided for a joint venture with another, there are scores of documents — legal, financial and otherwise — to wrangle. Keeping the process flowing and avoiding roadblocks is key to getting the deal done … Read more

A discounted cash flow (DCF) is a valuation formula often calculated during the due diligence process of an M&A. It helps businesses understand the present value of a potential investment by enabling them to compare different transactions and determine whether an investment or M&A transaction is suitable for them. Although this cash flow method requires … Read more

Securing funding for business growth —perhaps to fuel a pending merger or acquisition, or maybe to spur some other type of corporate growth strategy — is never a simple task. Why? Because the layers of bureaucracy, the rules that the pencil pushes demand, and the legal issues regarding financial transactions make it a time-consuming task, … Read more