M&A Services

M&A Buy-side mandate

A buy-side mandate is a common situation for retaining Arthur Nordlie & Company in which the firm usually takes full project management responsibility for a broad acquisition process or sometimes for a specific acquisition. The buy-side projects can be describes as going through six phases.

  1. Determining objectives and designing the process strategy.
  2. Research and screening of acquisition candidates.
  3. Establishing contact with acquisition candidates and obtaining relevant information.
  4. Performing due dillgence and valuation analysis.
  5. Formulating transaction proposals.
  6. Negotiations leading to signing and closing of transactions.

The process iself is a critical value driver. In our view the combination of professional process management and securing a good dialogue with the aquisiton candidates will deliver the best possible decission outcome for our client.
In our experience, a succesful buy-side candidate is achieved through hard work, strong project management, continious reporting and dialogue as well as clear areas of  responsibility. Arthur Nordlie & Company advisors always work in close cooperation with the board of directors and management team as well as other advisors.