OUR SERVICES
We raise funding and investments from a range of banks, VCT’s, Private Equity houses, individuals and We offer a full merger and acquisition service to our corporate and private equity clients.
Selling a Business
Our primary role is to realise the true value of your company, division or subsidiary. Working within your timescales we will gauge market conditions and help you set realistic price expectations and valuation parameters. We will prepare and distribute a sale memorandum to carefully selected prospective purchasers. With no preconceived methodology, we constantly review the most appropriate means of disposal to ensure we are always prepared for any eventuality.
When it comes to Mergers and Acquisitions you need rigorous attention to detail and an appreciation of commercial sensitivities. For the bidder – we advise on approach strategy, arrange underwriting and funding, draft documentation and announce the offer. For the target – we negotiate with potential suitors, identify the best options for both management and shareholders and help deliver your chosen strategy. We advise on compliance with the Listing Authorities (FSA) and the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and identify any taxation, pension or employment issues. Eastwood also offers a comprehensive post-acquisition integration service, an issue often overlooked.
Buying a Business
Succession Planning & Exit Strategy
When it comes to looking after your shareholding – be it minority or majority, personal or institutional, quoted or private – we will help you gain the maximum return on your investment. We can act for individuals, institutions, investor groups or the management team itself on a range of Exit Strategies. Whether the sale is a single transaction, part of a larger restructuring or an exit from a distressed portfolio we can devise and execute the most effective plan.
Guided by our personal experience of the unique issues and pressures facing Management Buy Out teams we will pre-empt potential problems. From initial approach to structuring and financing an offer, we can support your business ambitions. We will help maintain effective management controls, liaise with employees, unions and the press. From initiation to final negotiation and completion we unravel the complex MBO process. Our ongoing service means we can continue contributing to your company’s success through a non-executive Board position.
Management Buy Out (MBO)
Management Buy In (MBI)
When the time comes for a change in your career you need expert advice on how best to proceed. Whatever the catalyst, be it corporate re-structuring or simply a desire to find new challenges, we can help you realise your ambitions. As experienced financiers we can begin by making discreet enquiries to assess the level of serious interest and obtain price indicators. Throughout the Management Buy in process you benefit from our assessment of your overall plan for the business and assist with the structuring, financing and execution of any offer. Our relationship may even continue post-MBI in the form of a non-executive directorship on behalf of principal investors, for example.
Whether it’s initial start-up and seed capital to straightforward re-finance or second and third stage funding we can prepare your business plan and projections. Our professional team has hands-on experience of devising funding strategies and can introduce you to and negotiate with a range of finance providers. Whether you require debt, mezzanine or equity capital we will protect your interests and secure new funds. We have particular expertise in modern structured debt finance instruments and close relationships with leading providers.
Raising Capital
Public to Private
The Public to Private route is becoming increasingly attractive for those small-medium sized companies who feel they have little interest or support from the City. Working with the leading regional solicitor and accountancy practices, we have developed a comprehensive and cost effective P2P service. Although often complex, it is always a means to an end. Choosing the right equity investor, negotiating new management and employee incentive packaging and identifying exit expectations and strategies are closely related issues on which we can also advise.