Divestment Strategy Is Key to an Efficient and Successful Sale Many companies are proficient in the acquisition process – with skills and capabilities to match. When it comes to divesting, however, many companies have never been through the process. And to make things more complicated, divesting of a business can often be more difficult than … Read more
In a recent webinar with Sami Miettinen, Partner, Translink Corporate Finance, we discussed closing deals in a virtual world. Here are some key themes. It’s a Buyer’s Market Now Amid continued uncertainty caused by COVID, the M&A landscape is in a state of flux. And with much of the global economy paused, it’s no longer business as usual for dealmakers. … Read more
Get a comprehensive overview of how you should approach M&A due diligence and where to focus your efforts. With such high stakes, there is no room for cutting corners, rushing, or skipping over questions during due diligence. Underpinning this is the need to have a customized due diligence checklist for your M&A deal. From both … Read more
Uncaptured Synergies from the Past Acquisitions During the economic expansion over the past 10+ years, many of our clients embarked on an ambitious spree of add-on, tuck-in, and even transformational acquisitions. Many of them were focused on building their target pipelines and executing deals. Sometimes they had time only for superficial integrations of the acquired … Read more
Midaxo has always taken information security seriously as we understand how crucial it is for our customers to keep their data safe. We have a comprehensive, high-quality information security management system (ISMS) for risk management and mitigation to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Audited by KPMG, the Midaxo ISMS meets the international ISO/IEC 27001:2013 … Read more
Serviced offices are no longer the preserve of start-ups. Personal banking can be managed via a smartphone from the beach. The weekly grocery shop – or even an entire Christmas list – can be purchased from the comfort of home. Your favorite meal can be delivered from your favorite city restaurant with the swipe of … Read more
Silo mentality occurs when individuals/teams/departments do not coordinate their activities with other parts of an organization. With this mindset, it can be hard for individuals/teams/departments to understand common objectives/the bigger picture and therefore, how they contribute to the overall success of the organization. In an M&A context this inevitably leads to wasted time, unnecessary costs … Read more
Note: There is a link to the live Synergy Planner at the end of this page. M&A due diligence has traditionally focused on skimming through countless legal agreements, financial documents, board meeting minutes, and other materials to spot red flags that might reduce the value of the acquired company. This due diligence is often performed by … Read more
Traditional due diligence – which relies heavily on static questionnaires, with an expanse of disconnected documents hosted in a separate virtual data room (VDR) – presents an abundance of inefficiencies. For starters, the acquiring entity runs the risk of having to spend significant resources organizing the data before engaging in analysis that would yield the … Read more
Traditional M&A reporting – on your pipeline, on the progress of acquisitions, or on the status of integrations – is typically tedious and time-consuming. The deliverables are static, short-lived, crowded with irrelevant information and are often missing the right pipeline metrics or progress information. Preparing for weekly meetings or presentations to leadership turns into lengthy … Read more