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Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals 

KPMG's corporate finance services typically involve advice on and assistance with identifying, analyzing and, where appropriate, managing transactions to help our clients maximize benefits derived from any contemplated deal. We advise on mergers, acquisitions, disposals, takeovers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, bid defenses, floatations and public offerings.

How KPMG can help

Buy-side Advisory services include:

 

  • Advice on bidding strategy
  • Advice on identifying, analyzing and quantifying both central value drivers and embedded value in the target business
  • Advice on and assistance with mapping the landscape of other potential buyers and assessing their likely objectives
  • Delivering advice on the target’s anticipated value to you and the parameters for successful bidding
  • Project management assistance — Assisting your own team and also your retained lawyers, financiers and due diligence and other professional advisors on the project management aspects related to the contemplated transaction
  • Commercial negotiation leadership and support
     

Disposals/Sell-side Advisory services include:

 

  • Advice on the sale process strategy
  • Advice on and assist with identifying, analyzing and presenting the business for sale, surfacing and highlighting all embedded value and features attractive to purchasers
  • Identifying and approaching potential buyers in a discreet and targeted manner — and publicizing the opportunity in a planned way when you consider it appropriate
  • Advice on the content of information to be shown to interested parties at various stages throughout the process
  • Independent assessment of the quality of offers received taking into account price, deliverability and other agreed criteria
  • Project management — Assisting your own team and also your retained lawyers and other professional advisors on the project management aspects related to the contemplated transaction
  • Commercial negotiation leadership and support

Why KPMG?

Buying or selling any business is a complex process that requires a seasoned specialist advisor. At KPMG we can help clients close successful transactions, whether public, private, cross border or domestic in nature. Our goal is to help our clients achieve security in transactions and efficient transaction management. Professional corporate finance advice, sector competence and interdisciplinary know-how are crucial in this respect.

Peter Lauwers

Peter Lauwers

Partner

+32 (0)38211815

Jorn De Neve

Jorn De Neve

Partner

+32 (0)27084778