Corporate sales & acquisitions

A business sale or an acquisition will often be considered following a viability review and has many benefits:

• Expansion of the business
• Reduction in costs and increase in efficiency
• Eliminating a loss-making department
• Switching funds from one investment to another

The exercises associated with each carry a number of pitfalls and typically business owners are not, and would not be expected to be, experienced in this area.

At Portland we can support you with:

• Finding suitable targets to acquire or merge with
• Preparing a sales prospectus and finding potential purchasers
• Being an intermediary to conduct negotiations, often for tactical reasons
• Recommending suitable advisors and playing a leading role