Buying a business

Clients usually involve us when acquisition is one possible path — but the target, the logic and the timing still need to be pressure-tested before serious engagement begins.

Questions worth settling early

• Why this target, and why now?
• Does the strategic case still stand up if valuation, financing or timing move against it?
• Does the business have the management capacity to integrate, scale and absorb change?
• Does the target lend itself to ‘tuck-in’ acquisitions that will further accelerate growth?
• How will sellers and advisers read our seriousness and preparedness?

How we help

We help clients think through acquisition options before they commit to a process. That means pressure-testing strategic logic, clarifying what needs to be true for the case to hold, assessing financing and integration implications, and supporting disciplined execution once conviction is real.

What sellers and advisers test quickly

• Whether the buyer is clear on the strategic logic
• Whether decision authority and funding are real
• Whether integration thinking is credible
• Whether the buyer can move seriously without manufactured urgency

What this often connects to

• Raising capital — where acquisition ambition depends on the right funding route
• Valuation and independent perspective — where price discipline and negotiating reality need testing early
• Refinancing and restructuring — where acquisition logic and capital structure need to be considered together