Corporate Finance

As the transactions in corporate finance have become increasingly important to our clients, who face changing regulatory environments, globalization, the blurring of industry boundaries, and cost pressures. Managing the complexity of transactions can be challenging for even the most experienced corporate leaders. We play a critical role supporting all phases of transactions—before, during, and after—to ensure deals are consistent with corporate strategy and achieve maximum value. We work closely with clients to build their capabilities to evaluate and manage transactions.

Over the last twelve years, our Corporate Finance practice has provided objective and independent support for clients in following transactions:

Mergers and Acquisitions

We help clients ensure their M&A strategy aligns with their broader corporate strategy. We identify and assess targets based on a client's strategic objectives, potential synergies, organizational and cultural fit, and the feasibility of a deal. Through our support of due diligence, we help companies understand the potential for value creation and what drives it. To help the transaction proceed smoothly, we support clients in structuring the deal, communicating its rationale to stakeholders and markets, and planning for integration. To provide a foundation for success after the deal closes, we help clients tailor the integration process, governance mechanisms, and organization to the transaction's strategic objectives. All the while, we build our clients' internal processes and capabilities to execute successful transaction programs.

Alliances and Joint Ventures

To support the formation of alliances and joint ventures, we analyze our clients' needs and the situations that prompt them to look for a business partner, whether to enter a new market, start a new business, gain access to a technology or product, or improve industry relationships. We also assist them in identifying the best possible partners and assessing the potential for value creation. As plans for an alliance go forward, we help our clients develop the strategy and skills necessary to structure, negotiate, and implement the arrangement.

Divestitures

In recent years, many companies have taken a more critical look at the businesses they own and why they own them. We help clients critically assess their portfolio in order to better understand their core and non-core businesses. To support divestitures, we help clients to value the relevant business, identify possible deal structures, and support key issues affecting negotiations, such as the impact on vendors and the possible need for supply agreements with the acquirer.

Initial public offerings (IPOs)

We advise our clients on the full range of public offerings, from start-ups to privatizations and carve-outs. In preparation for an IPO, we help clients improve their business to ensure a public offering captures maximum value. We also assist clients in developing capital market strategies and in assessing IPO timing and structure. We support all aspects of preparing a company for the financial markets, including the key phases of the IPO: overall project management, business plan, valuation, financing strategy, listing documents, and analyst and roadshow presentations. After a listing, we help our clients achieve the stated targets and further build the capabilities needed for success in the capital markets.

Valuation and Discounted Cash Flow Modeling

We use our in-depth sector knowledge to inform modeling scenarios, understand any gaps between market value and intrinsic value, and shape recommendations for action.

In addition, we provide analytical capabilities and insights on the following topics:

Investor relations

We help clients better understand their existing investor base and strategically shape futureinvestor communications. We advise clients on who to talk to (i.e., investor segmentation), what to talk about (i.e., disclosure best practices), and how to talk about it (i.e., channel strategy).

Capital structure

We provide expertise on capital structure questions, such as whether a company would benefitfrom changes in leverage, dividend level, or share buybacks.

M & A

Often in collaboration with the M&A/Other Transactions service line, we conduct a variety of M&A analyses, such as target screening and synergy assessment. We also create performance statements to assess the financial impact of M&A and measure the impact of a proposed transaction structure on value distribution.

Due Dilligence Review

Due diligence refers to the process of research and analysis that is done before an acquisition, investment, business partnership or bank loan in order to determine the value of the subject of the due diligence or whether there are any major issues or potential issues. The prospective acquirer/investor should obtain all the necessary information within the predetermined time and make sure that he makes a good deal and not a costly mistake. Our Due Diligence team performs financial, legal and tax due diligence and business analysis for organizations that are contemplating investments, strategic partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions or that are looking to enhance organizational effectiveness in an existing business unit or portfolio company.

What We Do

To generate valuable due diligence reports and business analyses for our client that become an integralcomponent of their decision-making and negotiation processes. We offer a confidential, sound, unbiased perspective and are the ideal complement to client's internal resources. To focus on providing value-added services that enhances client business decisions by combining a thoroughunderstanding of technologies, logistics, corporate strategy and finance with an ability to summarize complex issues into concise, easily understood terms.

Financial Due Diligence

Our role in a Financial Due Diligence Review involves evaluating the proposed deal by analyzing the present and historical financial statements including important agreements reviewing the control environment and assessing the risk incidental to the business.

Tax Due Diligence

When companies acquire a business, dispose of a non-core business or go into a merger, they need to manage the tax risk by means of a tax due diligence. We provide you with corporate tax, social security and VAT due diligence while focusing on risks (including quantifications) as well as opportunities.

Legal due diligence

In an M&A process, any responsible management will require a comprehensive assessment of the possible legal risks related to the corporate status, assets, contracts, securities, intellectual property etc. of the target company concerned. The negotiation of the transaction will in most cases require the intervention of a legal expert as numerous legal pitfalls need to be tackled as early as at the negotiation table. The drafting of the transaction contracts and related documents cannot be done without the special attention from a business angle.

Our Deliverables

Our Due Diligence Review Report states the outcome of the above engagement supported by findings in each area along with adjustments proposed to achieve the objectives of the engagement.

Advantage Mensk

Extensive experience in advisory, taxation and accounting matters across various industries and service verticals. Multi-disciplinary team of professionals comprising of Chartered Accountants, MBAs, Engineers, Company Secretaries, Cost Accountants and Law graduates.