Our Services : Merger & Acquisition (M&A)
CF&S, in the M&A space, combine a unique approach based on a deep strategy mindset with strong financial and negotiations skills and business relationships matured in a over 200 managed projects in the transaction advisory space. A unique approach made available to its customers that aim to create a strong trust also assuring an independent business view identifying the best transaction strategy approach or path to maximize customer value.
CF&S Advisors acts as a Strategic and Financial Advisor in the completion of Merger and Acquisitions transactions assisting the shareholders, the management and institutional investors in the following activities:
- Analysis of strategic rationales and assessment of the potential options for the completion of an M&A transaction;
- Definition of the strategies, identification, selection and analysis of the potential buyers or target company, in line with the client’s strategy;
- Company and Intangible Assets Valuation;
- Transaction execution, managing directly all the negotiations regarding the valuation and the strategic and financial issues coordinating also tax and legal aspects.
Our distinctive «issue-driven» approach to provide solution to the most typical company business issues – Merger & Acquisition
Need for a qualified support in managing the entire sales process of a company, business unit, intangible asset or shareholding
Our support includes the analysis of the strategic rational of the proposed transaction, a complete business and financial check up of the company, the company valuation, the information memorandum preparation, the search of potential buyers, negotiations management in line with clients inputs, the coordination of the Due Diligence activities and all the financial, tax, legal, aspects linked to the transaction.
Need for a qualified support in the valuation of company’s growth strategic options, analysing M&A opportunities in Italy and abroad
Our support includes a detailed analysis and valuation of the growth options pursued by the company, a focus on M&A opportunities and transaction rationales, the selections of potential target-companies in line with the company growth strategies, a preliminary analysis of the industrial feasibility of the transaction, the management and coordination of the entire acquisition process.
Need for a qualified support in the analysis and evaluation of different financing options to finance the growth projects or company industrial turnaround
Our support includes a preliminary analysis of the Pro-Cons of the available financing options in line with company strategy and objectives in terms of financing mix and governance, the research of the potential investors and the management and coordination of the entire investment process – Private Equity? Club Deal? Family Office? IPO? Industrial investors? Debt found? Structured Finance?
Need for a qualified support in the management of the company generational change program, or to reorganize the corporate structure or to manage an equity re-placement transaction
Our support includes an analysis of the different alternative in line with the shareholder’s strategies (i.e. sale of a majority or minority stake , sale of the majority and minority reinvestment, buy of minority from resigning shareholders, IPO, managerializationof the company, assessment of the corporate governance)
Preliminary economic evaluation , Search of the financial and/or industrial potential Partner and management of the process from the strategic and financial point of view coordinating also the legal and fiscal aspects.
Management and coordination of IPO and listing process