Acquisitions / Buying A Business

Growth businesses could find acquisitions a valuable route to create value - see our nesletter - Time to Seize the moment? . Buying a business works best when you don't overpay and you only take risks you understand.

vfd net's experienced FDs provides part time FD Services as follows:

Acquisition search - help finding your ideal target business
Commercial due diligence - identify the key characteristics which will drive profit in your hands
Funding - detailed financial and business plans providing real credibility
Funding Presentations to potential funders - Bank, VCs or other equity investment
Due Diligence - Identify risks, arranging specialist due diligence
Project management to help avoid 'deal distraction' from 'heads of terms' to final contract
Post acquisition integration of new subsidiary

The benefits are considerable:

Save cost - Idendify poor deals early
Determine profit drivers
Secure funding
Avoid deal distraction
Use due diligence for best commercial negotiation
Plan for effective integration

vfd net part time Finance Directors have strong experience of buying businesses as shown by our transactions . Contact us to discuss your needs.

Case Study

The client, a business-to-business service company, had established a geographical acquisition policy and was prepared to issue equity to raise the necessary funds for the acquisitions. We began by reviewing the business, advising on how to turn around the existing business, drawing up a detailed financial business plan and presenting the strategy and financial plan to potential venture capital backers. Presentations were given to ten venture capital funds that were subsequently short listed to two prior to final selection. Following detailed investor due diligence, and subsequent successful negotiation, the company completed the three acquisitions and the 6m fund-raising all on the allotted day.

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