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M&A Blog #12 – sell-side acquisition (preparation)

Francine Way

Many of these causes have their equivalences to the reasons behind the sale of a company (also known as a divestiture): Liquidity: As the equity holding period matured, investors (private equity funds behind companies) will look to sell. Once a sale has been decided, the process to look for a new owner is pretty well established.

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Is Private Equity Right for You?

OfficeHours

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank. You must be able to consider long-term goals, assess risk, and craft plans to enhance the value of portfolio companies.

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Navigating the Exit: A Mid-Market Owner’s Guide to Crafting an Exit Strategy

Sun Acquisitions

A diversified revenue portfolio strengthens your business’s resilience and makes it more attractive to a broader range of buyers. Having well-documented processes in place not only streamlines operations but also instills confidence in potential buyers regarding the business’s sustainability post-sale.

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08-20-2023 Newsletter: Sunday Reading

OfficeHours

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank. You must be able to consider long-term goals, assess risk, and craft plans to enhance the value of portfolio companies.

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Platform or Bolt-on: Two Different, Compelling Paths of Private Equity Investment

Chesapeake Corporate Advisors

When a PE firm purchases a business, the intent is to grow the company substantially (through organic growth and acquisitions) and quickly (usually within three to seven years) with the goal of a successful sale, to another PE firm, a strategic buyer, or through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance

Growth Business

A management team will need to show they are ambitious, switched on and ready to push the boundaries in marketing, sales and finance. 3) Aquis Stock Exchange Aquis Stock Exchange , run by NEX, allows businesses to raise capital through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). >See What is invoice factoring?

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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

But it wasn’t all carve outs and concerned investors – even with the headwinds in the industry and beyond, there were still several traditional public M&A deals involving biotechnology or medical device companies, as large pharmaceutical companies continued to have cash to deploy for acquisitions. Let’s dig in.

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