Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

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The Company acts as a consultant when facilitating purchase/sale transactions of controlling stakes in companies.

Experts of Altana Capital work out strategies for the purchase or sale of a business and will choose the right partners and control the entire process of the transaction.

The purchase or sale of a business is a complexly structured process geared toward increasing the market capitalization of a company as an outcome of implementing a purchase or sale strategy.

The purpose of conducting M&A deals for a buyer are:

• Business expansion;
• Increase business performance by achieving a synergy effect (optimization of costs and taxes, improving logistics, integrating sources of raw materials);
• Purchase a company aimed at increasing the capitalization of the acquired business and the possibility of selling it in the future;
• Acquiring a competitor to gain control over it or to liquidate it.

Financial advisor to the buyer:

• Analytical support to the buyer: industry analysis, identification of trends.
• Company search according to prescribed characteristics.
• Preliminary assessment of the enterprise's value.
• Negotiations with the seller(s).
• Conduct of due diligence (legal, financial, accounting, organizational audit, personnel audit, production audit).
• Business evaluation.
• Informational and analytical support in the negotiation process, which includes justification of the price(s) offered.
• Deal constructing taking into account tax implications, investment risks and legal aspects of the change in stock ownership and calculation mechanisms of the deal. Constructing and confirming a sales scheme.
• Determining the finance sources of the deal.
• Devising and confirming the plan of guaranteeing the deal.
• Drawing up contracts and contractual agreements.
• Working out and implementing the deal's legal protection plans.
• Facilitation of the contract signing.
• Facilitation of the settlement payments.

Purpose of conducting M&A deals for sellers - the sale of a business at the ceiling price. Conducting the deal with minimum risks in the shortest time period and with the lowest costs.

Financial advisor to the seller:

• Analytical support to the seller: industry analysis, identification of trends. 
• Conducting due diligence (analysis of production, financial and legal aspects of the company-client's activities, company evaluation, risk analysis for potential buyers, personnel audit and auditing the organizational structure).
• Business evaluation.
• Informational and analytical support in the negotiation process, which includes justification of the price(s) offered.
• Comprehensive work aimed at increasing the company's capitalization, which includes, if necessary, implementing international standards reporting, and changes to organizational structure.
• Deal design taking into account tax implications, investment risks and legal aspects of the change in stock ownership and calculation mechanisms of the deal.
• Constructing and confirming a sales plan.
• Determining the finance sources of the deal.
• Devising and confirming the plan of guaranteeing the deal. Working out and implementing the deal's legal protection plans. Facilitation of the contract signing.
• Facilitation of the settlement payments.