Consulting Services
sbLiftOff offers tailored solutions to achieve growth through informed business decisions and collaborative best-in-class solutions
Your Trusted Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting Firm
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are among the most challenging business matters that founder-owners will ever handle. They often involve complex financial calculations, strict regulatory requirements, and strategic considerations that can reshape a company’s future. The technical aspects alone require specialized knowledge that most business owners do not need to develop for day-to-day operations.
Besides the mechanics, every successful M&A transition requires a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics, buyer motivations, and timing considerations that can make the difference between a lucrative outcome and a possible loss. When you partner with sbLiftOff, you gain access to the tools, processes, and insights to make informed business decisions that drive sustainable value.
Whether you’re preparing for an eventual sale, evaluating acquisition targets, or navigating active negotiations, we offer solutions that respond to your strategic goals. Our transaction and consulting experience enables us to collaboratively develop best-in-class solutions for responsible growth.
sbLiftOff consulting services primarily focus on the following areas of expertise:
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M&A Readiness Assessments for Sellers
The assessment is designed to proactively identify potential risks, opportunities, and challenges associated with a transaction and to determine the company’s overall readiness to pursue a successful transition. It includes a thorough review of the target company’s financials, backlog/pipeline, core competencies, and competitive positioning.
M&A Strategy Preparation and Execution for Buyers
This service provides the expertise and support necessary to develop a comprehensive M&A strategy. It includes planning to identify potential targets, conduct due diligence, secure financing, negotiate letter of intent (LOI) terms, and ensure a successful transaction.
Project and Deal Management
We offer project management services for the M&A deal from LOI to closing. These consultations include virtual data room administration, logistical coordination, due diligence facilitation, and project management of transaction documents to ensure timeline adherence.
Financial Readiness / Accounting Solutions
The assessment is designed to document accounting policies and financial reporting systems in place to identify potential areas of improvement ahead of an M&A transaction. This includes an analysis of revenue/expense recognition policies, GAAP reconciliation, financial recordkeeping, etc. to understand how to prepare for an M&A transaction.
Litigation Support
Provides guidance and expert opinion to businesses involved in litigation related to M&A transactions or valuation disputes. sbLiftOff also provides expert testimony in court proceedings, if required.
Financial Modeling
We offer financial modeling to unlock actionable insights that will guide corporate decision-making. We develop tailored financial models to handle your firm’s specific and unique challenges. Examples include optimizing capital structure, structuring and financing M&A transactions, bottom-up budgeting/forecasting, and headcount/labor analysis.
Competitive Benchmarking
Using proprietary industry knowledge, sbLiftOff will review a target GovCon company to produce a scorecard assessment that highlights internal strengths and competitive positioning – e.g. total addressable market (TAM), competitors, financial performance versus peers, contract analysis, geopolitical factors, and areas of improvement.
Why Choose sbLiftOff for M&A Consulting Services?
When you face business decisions that can shape your company’s entire future, you need knowledgeable advisors who genuinely care about your organization and are committed to your ongoing success. Our M&A consulting strategies reflect decades of experience and a thorough commitment to each client’s goals.
Benefits you can expect when partnering with us include:
- Expertise in M&A transitions: Our team has closed transactions across various industries and deal structures, providing insights that come only from hands-on experience in complex negotiations, due diligence, and integration challenges.
- Authority in the GovCon market: From pipeline to backlog, set-asides to sizing out, past performance to recompetes, affiliation to novation, sbLiftOff lives and breathes GovCon. We understand the nuances that make government contracting companies fundamentally different from standard commercial businesses.
- Software and SaaS knowledge: Our focus on software as a service (SaaS) gives us a specialized understanding of recurring revenue models, customer acquisition costs, and technology valuations that drive today’s fastest-growing sectors.
- Navigating the complexities of M&A: We understand that M&A transitions involve multiple moving parts, tight deadlines, and high-stakes decisions. Our team provides the guidance and project management expertise necessary to keep deals on track while protecting your organization’s interests.
- Due diligence and valuation: Our comprehensive approach to financial analysis, market positioning, and risk assessment helps you begin negotiations with complete information and realistic expectations.
- A universe of support: We boast a national network of GovCon subject matter experts — including CPAs, attorneys, and lending partners — who can provide legal, accounting, and financial guidance.
- Proven results: We measure our own success by the outcomes we help clients achieve — not just the deals we orchestrate. We deliver results by enhancing deal structures, negotiating better terms, mitigating risk, and accelerating time to close.
Contact Us Today to Get Started
Do you want to learn more about how sbLiftOff’s M&A expertise can support your organization’s business objectives? Our team is excited to find out more about your situation and recommend the most effective solutions for your strategic planning needs. Contact us today to schedule a consultation or request more information.