The M&A Transaction Process
A 5-Step Process
A 5-Step Process
Step 1: Professional Documentation
From: No professional documentation or company evaluation prepared.
To: Full documentation including Commercial Due Diligence, Company Strategy, Evaluation, and Presentation.
From: No professional documentation or company evaluation prepared.
To: Full documentation including Commercial Due Diligence, Company Strategy, Evaluation, and Presentation.
Step 2: Initial Agreement in Principle
From: Documents not yet aligned or prepared for review.
To: Ready-to-share documents aligned with legal, antitrust, and privacy rules.
From: Documents not yet aligned or prepared for review.
To: Ready-to-share documents aligned with legal, antitrust, and privacy rules.
Step 3: Negotiation & Signing of LOI
From: Basic documents prepared but missing additional data.
To: All additional information and data requests fulfilled, with legal checks completed.
From: Basic documents prepared but missing additional data.
To: All additional information and data requests fulfilled, with legal checks completed.
Step 4: Due Diligence Phase
From: No data room setup or documents ready for upload.
To: Data room fully populated with relevant documents, including Q&A responses and legal approvals.
From: No data room setup or documents ready for upload.
To: Data room fully populated with relevant documents, including Q&A responses and legal approvals.
Step 5: Purchase Agreement Negotiation & Signing
From: Additional data may still be needed.
To: Finalized data and documents ready for review and signature, with legal and business approvals secured.
From: Additional data may still be needed.
To: Finalized data and documents ready for review and signature, with legal and business approvals secured.
Expertise and Selected Milestones
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