Corporate M&A teams

It is a sad fact that many M&A transactions do not deliver the expected benefits. Success requires an intimate knowledge of companies’ strategies, finances and operations and a clear understanding of the needs of all the stakeholders, as well as a clearly articulated and executed plan post transaction. Achieving maximum value for the sale of a business or structuring an acquisition to deliver long-term results is what we do, day in, day out.

What can you expect from FirstCapital?

• —Director-level experience: Our directors have decades of experience in investment banking and have advised on numerous transactions from a few millions to multi-billions. We’ve completed domestic deals, cross border deals, international deals, and advised on IPOs, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and capital raising. We are calm in the face of complex deal dynamics, and creative in structuring solutions.

• Value maximisation: We understand the key drivers of value in a business and in a transaction and we will help strengthen the value proposition and strategic positioning ahead of a transaction. Our track record demonstrates our ability to maximise value for our clients.

• Understanding: We advise on both the buy-side and sell-side, meaning that we have a clear understanding of both corporate needs and concerns as well as those of technology businesses and investors. This enables us to quickly identify the key issues and opportunities, and structure and negotiate deals that satisfy all parties.

• —Connections: We have excellent networks with technology CEOs and growth businesses, as well as with the venture capital and private equity community in Europe.  This provides us with rapid and ready access to a large pool of potentially interesting acquisitions and insight into the appetite and activity of potential financial buyers of corporate assets.

• Streamlined communication: We provide a single point of contact to facilitate communications and take ownership of any issues, enabling all parties to focus on their day-to-day responsibilities and deliver against requirements.

• Timely process: Our rigorous project management of the entire process, including due diligence, ensures a timely and successful completion.

• —Superior results: Our track record of high success rates is a testament to our ability to close a transaction successfully.

Whether you are aiming to sell a business or make a strategic acquisition, we offer profound market knowledge, a vast network of relationships, considerable commercial acumen, and world-class analysis and negotiation skills to secure deals that deliver maximum benefit.