- Acquisition Strategic Rationale:
- Targets Scouting, Screening & Selection
- Target Engagements & Manifestation of Interest (Docs, Terms, etc)
- Preliminary Assessment & Target Evaluation
- Valuation, Modelling & Economics
- DCF Analysis
- Comparable Public Companies Analysis
- Precedent M&A Transactions Analysis.
- Leverage Buyout Analysis
- Qualitative Risk Assessment:
- Probability/Consequence Matrix
- SWIFT Analysis
- Bow-tie Analysis
- Deal Structuring & Financing
- Elaboration & Negotiation of Letter of Intent (LOI) / Non-Binding Offer (NBO)
- Detailed Due Diligence:
- Financial Due Diligence
- Legal Due Diligence
- Operational Due Diligence (Technical, Commercial, etc)
- Tax Due Diligence
- Quantitative Risk Assessment:
- Expected monetary value (EMV) risk Analysis:
- Decision tree risk Analysis
- Monte Carlo risk Analysis:
- Sensitivity risk Analysis:
- Three point risk Analysis:
- Confirmation of Synergies and Value Creation Goals
- Confirmation of Deal Structuring & Financing
- Elaboration and Negotiation of the Binding Offer (NBO)
- Documents and Terms (Tax, Legal, etc)
- Post-Merger Integration Planning