Strategic M&A: What Personal Motivations Could There be For It? – Article
M&A activity, whether buying, selling or merging has always been a strong complement to business success and in today’s slow-growth economy, it moves centre stage.
Acketts Group
INDUSTRYManufacturing and Security Services Acketts Group is a leading provider of ATM installation and associated security services to customers throughout the United Kingdom. Acketts Group owner, Hilary Fearn, received an expression of interest from Cennox, a major global provider of banking and retail support services. However, with her accountants overseeing the discussions, the deal failed…
Buying a Business: When Strategy Becomes Critical – Article
Buying or acquiring a business is a major milestone in any entrepreneur or business owner’s career. And it’s the one that invariably throws up the most challenges and concerns. With so many potential complexities to navigate, even ‘serial’ entrepreneurs and seasoned M&A veterans struggle to make the process of buying or selling work for them.
9 Key Considerations for Selecting a Professional M&A Advisor
Undertaking your business sale is one of the most important financial decisions you will make and an M&A advisor will help enable you to achieve maximum value and an optimum deal structure.
Network Medical
INDUSTRYManufacturing Established in 1997, Network Medical is a leading innovator and manufacturer of ENT and ophthalmic surgical equipment. With an existing, long-standing relationship, the American PE firm, Shore Capital approached Network Medical with the option to acquire the company. The shareholders knew that Shore Capital had the necessary sector expertise, which combined with shared values…
Be Hopeful: Investment for UK SMEs and Emerging Mid-Market Companies Post-Brexit
With the Brexit deal still locked in controversy and confusion, accompanied by pessimism in the press about the economic implications, it is easy to feel downhearted about investment for SMEs and the mid-market particular.
New Tech Takeover Rules Won’t Stop Investors Coming
At Avondale, we, as much as anyone, understand the value of M&A in driving business growth and wider economic expansion. For small- and medium-sized companies in particular, acquisitions provide a vital avenue for growth and a key outlet when considering an exit or succession planning.
Selling Your Business is Never an Emotionless Process
M&A is technical, so when it comes to selling a business, the focus has tended to fall purely on the “how”. Yet the most effective business conversations start with the “whys” or the “what ifs” – the personal motivations that drive a sale carry their own value and are not to be downplayed.
Informatica Systems
INDUSTRYTechnology, Media & Telecoms Founded in 1992, Informatica Systems provides healthcare customers, including Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Public Health Organisations and GP practices, with a range of clinical improvement software systems. Having worked closely with the NHS for 25 years, Informatica Systems directors Philip Brown and David Collie approached Avondale for advice on selling their…
Business Strategy for SME’s: Effective M&A for Small and Medium Enterprises
Big acquisitions create headlines, but lately, Avondale has observed a growing interest in smaller transactions across global M&A markets. With larger, “scale” deals failing to generate substantial returns over a long period, buyers are seeing the long-term potential lurking in the mid-market.