Mergers & Acquisitions

Are you and your company at the proverbial crossroads and uncertain what to do next? Not sure whether to sell or expand your business? Have you built a company and don’t have a successor?

Whether you are a Czech entity asking similar strategic questions or a foreign investor who plans to enter the market or just needs an initial analysis of a new market, our Mergers & Acquisitions team will guide you through the process.

Financing

• analysis and assessment of the company’s situation
• suggestions for best practice options
• assistance creating or modifying a business plan
• selecting optimal sources of financing from individual or institutional investors (investment funds, banks, etc.)
• addressing and communicating with financial investors or institutions
• selection of a suitable funding provider
• negotiation of financing conditions
• assistance in concluding contractual documentation

Purchase of a business

• identification of a suitable business to purchase
• proposal of acquisition strategy and contacting the owner of the target company
• management of the entire purchasing process, including coordination of any other advisors
• financial and tax review of the management of the purchased company (investor due diligence)
• valuation of the purchased business
• assistance in financing the purchase of a business
• negotiating the best achievable terms of business acquisition
• assistance in signing contractual and other transaction documents
• assistance with the settlement (completion) of the purchase of a business

Valuation and financial modelling

• assistance in creating or modifying a financial plan for valuation purposes
• quick indicative valuation
• valuation based on discounted cash flow method

Post-acquisition advice

• helping to integrate the purchased business into the buyer’s organisational structures to maximise synergies and cost savings
• reporting settings
• migration to the new accounting system
• consolidation settings
• setting up the supply chain, risks and functions of individual entities
  • economic/business aspect
  • optimisation of tax burden
  • transfer pricing documentation, mandatory assessment

Sale of business

• analysis and assessment of the situation
• proposal of variants of sales strategy
• identification of potential candidate(s)
• processing of information for selected buyers (information profile, information memorandum, data room)
• vendor due diligence
• help with the preparation of the company’s business plan
• preparation and management of the whole sales process
• negotiation of the best achievable conditions for the sale of the company
• assistance in signing contractual and other transaction documents
• assistance with the settlement (completion) of the sale of a business

Restructuring and reorganisation

• analysis and assessment of the situation of the company/group
• proposal for variants of the restructuring process
• assistance drawing up a restructuring plan
• implementation of the restructuring, including communication with banks and other creditors
• reorganisation of the group, including risk reduction for the owner, key managers, statutory bodies
• setting up internal audit and controlling
• forensic investigation