Our approach focuses attention on the individual needs of owners and individuals wishing to realise value or make investments in growing businesses. We create deals by matching businesses and people, and by designing financial structures that suit all circumstances. We aim to make the process as smooth as possible by co-ordinating the services of all involved including lawyers, bankers, venture capitalists and individual investors.
Our Corporate Finance Team seeks out ways of enhancing and protecting clients’ value through proactive and creative deal work. Experience includes management buy-ins and buy-outs along with more traditional acquisition and merger activity. Our team of specialist partners and staff has a wide variety of experience in public and private company deals. This experience, along with an excellent network of contacts, gives us the ability to produce creative and effective solutions to deals.
ICAS Business Finance Advice
We are a member of the ICAS Business Finance Advice scheme. A UK Government scheme that provides a service to business owners to enable them to easily identify qualified accountants who can give them the support they need to help them grow their business. Get in touch with us to learn more about the scheme.
Deal Management Service
We provide assistance in raising finance for companies expanding or making acquisitions. We use our network of contacts in Scotland and across the UK to arrange suitable packages and are experienced in the application for grants.
| Acquisitions | Disposals | |
| Strategic Review | Consider future plans for business | Review options to realise value |
| Taxation Review | Review tax effective options | Review tax effective options |
| Deal Initiation | Identify targets | Establish potential bidders |
| Business Valuation | Consider range of prices to be paid | Consider range of achievable prices |
| Feasibility Studies | Develop business plans | Create sales memoranda |
| Funding | Negotiate suitable equity and debt packages | Consider investment of proceeds |
| Diligence | Investigate targets | Assist bidders’ investigations |
| Negotiation Support | Support to purchaser in all areas of negotiation | Support to vendor in all areas of negotiation |
| Deal Completion | Review the terms of all agreements | Review the terms of all agreements |
| Post-completion Strategy | Monitor strategy | Consider distribution and reinvestment of proceeds |
The right team for the job
Rod Mathers
Ian McDonald
