Acquiring a company – S&P Mergers and acquisitions

Strategic decisions for entrepreneurs. As entrepreneurs you are forced to continuously think about strategic choices. Buying a company has to offer a clear added value for you as an entrepreneur, compared to growing on your own. Issues such as necessary speed of growth, international expansion, market developments, the necessary integration and financing possibilities play a role. S&P’s grasp on the M&A markets helps you to make the right decisions.

Creating value for investors. As investors you have identified some markets and segments which fit to your investment strategy. How can you convince the sellers that you are the right fit? What could be a smart deal structure to achieve this? How is the talent basis and how can you make sure that execution will work? For this our senior partners are the right experts.

We provide you with answers to the main 3 questions …

What is the right timing
and market to buy?

In which market do you want to invest? Is buying a business a better option thangrowing organically within your current assets? Which are potential target companies?

How do we best organize
the acquisition process?

Which targets can be prioritized for best strategic fit? How do we initiate contacts to sellers and induce their interest? Local expertise in cross-border targeting?

What is an adequate price
and deal structure?

How do we achieve a balanced understanding with sellers? In terms of price/conditions and deal structuring? What do I have to consider abroad? Do I have adequate expertise in my deal team?

Get in touch with us

“My experience from more than 20 years working with S&P is excellent. The team has helped me with various major acquisitions, by a combination of strategic skills, market knowledge, empathy for entrepreneurs and advice in difficult negotiations” Hans J. Moock, Geschäftsführer HQ Equita

We support investors in all stages of the M&A process

Market Research – longlisting and shortlisting of targets

Contacting shareholders and building trust

Building interest for sale or merger

Managing the exchange of early information

Management meeting and target evaluation

Support for indicative offer, term sheet and LOI

Due Diligence, Signing and Closing

Post-deal support in integration, team building

Our mission is to create value for entrepreneurs and investors via well-prepared M&A deals, giving strategic advice, finding the right partners, empowering the M&A-process and facilitating post-deal integration.

industry and
functional know-how

We operate in specialized industry teams and deliver the full scope of the M&A process: strategic advice, identifying partners for the transaction, supporting in negotiations and with value-driving transformation processes pre-deal and post-deal.

Entrepreneurial
mindset and tradition

S&P is an independent M&A consultancy with a long operating tradition. Founded in 1989, it is family business in the second generation with 10+ senior partners. All partners have distinguished experience in managing M&A deals across relevant sectors and cross-border.

Local and global
network

S&P is based in the industrial heart of Germany with offices in Düsseldorf, Essen and Munich forthcoming. S&P is one of the initial founders of the leading mid-market M&A advisory network: M&A Worldwide, with members in 30+ countries worldwide.

What is the right timing and market to buy?

How do we best organize the acquisition process?

What is an adequate price and deal structure?

industry andfunctional know-how

Entrepreneurialmindset and tradition

Local and globalnetwork