Transaction Advisory
Quality of Earnings – Buy and Sell Side
Our Transaction Advisory Services (“TAS”) Group averages over 85 transactions per year and has established a national reputation from successful buy- and sell-side due diligence projects. Our work is 70% buy-side (with 30% of work coming from PE or family office; the remainder are corporate companies making add-on acquisitions) and 30% sell-side.
We represent:
- Private equity firms
- Mezzanine / subordinated debt lenders
- Public companies
- Strategic buyers
The typical transaction we are involved in generates annual EBITDA between $5-$10M; however, we have worked on transactions above and below these thresholds. We pride ourselves on our ability to focus on risk areas and provide cost-effective responsive service. World-class service does not mean top costs for services. By customizing our services to your needs, we identify not only what is necessary to provide top-level service, but also plan the most efficient way to deliver those services.
Accelerate Your Opportunities
Whether buying, selling or valuing a business, successful mergers and acquisitions require a keen awareness of all options to maximize value and minimize risk. Information is your most important asset for any transaction. If you’re a buyer, lender or seller, we can provide due diligence and other services to support your decision-making across a wide range of transactions. That’s why choosing the right professionals to perform due diligence is crucial to the success of your acquisition. We are an analytical, business-minded, and results-oriented team with deep transactional experience and expertise.
Our national practice helps drive stakeholder value in a transaction through:
Financial & Accounting
- Pro forma EBITDA
- Profit & Loss analyses and operational reviews
- Balance sheet and working capital trend analyses
- Off-balance sheet liabilities
- Projection analysis
- Synergy analysis
- Carve out analysis
M&A Tax Services
- Identifying tax exposures
- Advising on tax-efficient transaction structures
Operations & Technology
- Assessing IT infrastructure and capabilities
- Identifying and assessing IT improvement projects
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We pride ourselves on our ability to focus on risk areas and provide cost-effective responsive service. World-class service does not mean top costs for services. By customizing our services to your needs, we identify not only what is necessary to provide top-level service, but also plan the most efficient way to deliver those services. Our National Practice represents more than 40 private equity firms, mezzanine / subordinated debt lenders, public companies and strategic buyers.
How we help
Our transaction professionals help private equity and strategic buyers and sellers increase value through thoughtful transaction structuring as well as being able to identify and mitigate potential risks before they arise. In order to serve your acquisition needs, we combined our transaction-related services into one practice. This provides you with a single point of contact and an improved depth of resources. Our interdisciplinary team is made up of partners and managers. In addition, because each engagement is unique, BMF ensures that well-trained and appropriately skilled professionals with applicable industry specializations are assigned to the team.
A Tailored Service Model
The BMF Transaction Advisory Services Group takes a systematic approach to due diligence projects with a phased program structured and thoughtfully tailored to the specific project at hand. Because every engagement is different, we customize each approach to meet the client’s needs.
Of course, a successful due diligence project can only be achieved if everyone’s expectations are met – at every step of the way. Our people are trained in project management and are committed to timely communication to ensure the project stays on course. Weekly “all hands” meetings or calls are essential to keeping everyone informed. Various aspects of the engagement communicated in these meetings or calls include:
- Coordination of schedules/practice disciplines
- Weekly status reporting
- Progress to date
- Costs to date
- Needs analysis
- Expectations
- Deal assessment/re-evaluation
Post-Merger Services
Once the target has been successfully acquired, integrating the company becomes priority. BMF has assisted numerous companies with successful post-merger integration projects that include the following:
- Data mapping and transfer
- Information system implementations
- Process improvement implementation
- Resource/staffing/placement
- Synergy assessments/cost reduction plans
- Return on investment analysis
- Purchase price allocation
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