Mergers And Acquisitions

Are you looking at ways to expand your business? You have developed your business to a level where you now see the next step in its progression to be some form of expansion and/or diversification. So what do you do next? Any merger or acquisition comes with significant business and financial risks, although at WKH we have the knowledge and expertise to guide you through the process from start to finish to maximise the chances of success. Our team would involve themselves in all aspects of the transaction including:

• assisting you to find the right partner or potential target to meet your objectives;
• assessing the risks and structuring the traditional due diligence techniques to deal with these risks;
• calculating a reasonable sale price and assisting to raise funding;
• providing taxation advice and in particular advising upon the most efficient tax structure for the transaction; and
• providing assistance and advice in the weeks and months following completion. This is an area often overlooked, but it is an absolutely crucial final step just to ensure that all the carefully devised plans and strategies are followed through to their conclusion.

Many business mergers and acquisitions are undertaken with very little planning or forethought as to the potential risks and consequently the majority of these therefore fail. Don’t let this happen to You! If you would like further information on our Business Succession services, please contact Chris Maylin at our Letchworth office on 01462 687333, or e-mail cmaylin@wkhca.co.uk