Buyside Services
Buyside Team
We work with buyers, from individual entrepreneurs to strategics and private equity funds seeking to acquire privately held companies. Our deal team will identify worthwhile investment and acquisition opportunities, structure and negotiate transactions on your behalf and manage the transaction process from the initial NDA through closing.
We surface any barriers to sale, problem solve, suggest actionable quick improvements, and give you a reasonable idea of what the target’s value in the market should be. From start to finish, sbLiftOff quarterbacks every aspect of the acquisition process, even supporting issues post close.
Attractive Purchase Price
We will test whether a target is appropriate for a strategic acquisition that will yield value to you the buyer.
Negotiating Better Terms
A blizzard of complex terms can end up making a huge difference to the price of your acquisition. Our team knows how to structure the deal to minimize both cost and risk.
Identifying and Engaging the Right Sellers
Locating and opening up discussions with the companies that fit your acquisition goals.
Reducing Time-to-Close
Extensive transaction experience and market expertise reduce the opportunity costs associated with drawn-out transactions, such as legal costs, as well as increases the likelihood and speed of close.
Enhancing Deal Structuring
It’s important to maximize the value of your acquisition and minimize tax implications. The goal is an ideal mix of lower cash at close, seller financing, retained equity, and earnout.
Confidentiality
We price confidentiality and ensure that outsiders to the acquisition do not know about the deal until the deal is done.
Mitigating Risks
We surface any hidden liabilities, regulatory or operational issues that could impact the value and future of your acquisition, addressing them upfront to save substantial costs down the line.
“We believe a good M&A advisor pays for themself by enhancing deal value and likelihood of close.”
– CEO Sharon Heaton