Transaction Services > Acquisition
Growth by acquisition remains a great way of accelerating your business' strategy or enhancing your business' saleability. Yet it remains the area of M&A that fails most often.
Employing a specialist provides you with the assurance that all the commercial requirements of the deal are being addressed.| Myth | Reality |
| An acquired business only costs what is paid to the sellers. | An acquisition can cost you much more than that. Quite apart from the opportunity cost to your existing business, it can cost you additional capital, it can damage your reputation and reduce your overall exit value. |
| I don't need a specialist adviser – my accountants and/or lawyers can handle it. | M&A advisers are specialists in what they do. They go beyond the legal and financials to see the "big picture". |
| I only need to bring someone in after I have agreed the deal. | Never make a legally binding offer before getting advice! Good advisers will ensure that you factor all the issues into your pricing and will negotiate these for you too. |
How is Great Outcomes different?
- We negotiate hard on your behalf allowing you to maintain good relations with the seller
- We manage the acquisition process so that you can also continue running your own business
- We design acquisition structures that fit your business requirements.
- We understand the issues that carry commercial value.
- Be more certain that you are not overpaying.
- We build strong relationships with all parties.
- We keep in mind the post-acquisition issues – we have had to deal with them!