Strategy

Financial Intermediaries in M&A

This guide explains what financial intermediaries are in M&A deals. We cover what intermediaries do, different types of intermediaries, and explain the rationale behind using an intermediary in an M&A deal.

How To Write A Teaser

This guide is designed to walk a seller through the process of writing a teaser. A teaser is an important document in M&A transactions and will be the “first look” that potential buyers get at your business.

How Strategic Buyers Search For M&A Deals

This guide explains the process that an acquiring company (strategic buyer) would follow in their search for businesses to buy.

Strategic Buyers in M&A

This guide explains what strategic buyers are in mergers and acquisitions. It goes into further detail about the difference between financial and strategic buyers, and it explains the strategic rationale behind several different types of mergers and acquisitions.

Types of Mergers & Acquisitions

This guide is designed to explain several different types of mergers and acquisitions and how they work. First, we explain the difference between mergers and acquisitions.

Definitive Purchase Agreements

This guide explains what definitive purchase agreements are. Here we will examine the role of a definitive purchase agreement in M&A deals.

Earnouts in M&A

This guide explains what earnouts are in mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, we explain earnouts through an example and explain the rationale behind an earnout arrangement from both the buyer’s and seller’s perspectives.