Mergers, acquisitions and investment analysis

Mergers and acquisitions are major milestones in the lifecycle of any business. They are complex, time-intensive and can carry significant risks alongside substantial opportunities. Having experienced, objective advisers alongside you is critical to achieving a successful outcome.

At Moore Australia, we provide the specialist skills, practical experience and independent perspective needed to plan, negotiate and complete M&A transactions with confidence.

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Strategic support across the M&A lifecycle

Our team has extensive experience advising and supporting clients at every stage of a merger, acquisition or divestment. We help you clarify your objectives, understand the value drivers and manage the competing priorities that come with significant transactions.

We provide hands-on support including:

• Researching, approaching and engaging suitable targets
• Reviewing business plans and financial projections
• Facilitating dialogue and information flows with targets
• Providing valuation advice and advising on offer terms
• Tax planning and advice related to the transaction
• Designing appropriate funding and capital structures
• Assisting you to produce business plans, presentations and supported financial projections
• Preparing and distributing information memorandums, business plans, financial projections and other offer documents
• Supporting negotiations and liaising with your legal advisers
• Project managing the transaction through to completion

We also leverage our relationships with funders to introduce you to appropriate sources of funding where required.

Valuation at the core of every transaction

Valuation is at the core of all merger, acquisition and divestment activities. Transactions will only complete when seller and buyers valuation expectations are aligned. Assessing a business’s value is the starting point to a transaction whether you are a buyer or seller.

A valuation of assets at an early stage of the M&A process enables a buyer to understand the seller’s motivation for the transaction as well as identifying synergistic benefits, capacity constraints or excess capacity, surplus assets for disposal post acquisition and so on.

Support from our team

Our team provide hands on support including:

• reviewing business plans and financial projections
• providing valuation advice
• co-ordinating the due diligence process
• preparing management presentations
• preparing and distributing information memorandums, business plans, financial projections and other offer documents
• identifying and introducing appropriate investors
• coordinating the initial approach to selected investors
• leveraging our relationships with funders to introduce you to financial and strategic investors globally
• organising investor meetings
• scheduling due diligence sessions
• co-ordinating key advisors
• negotiating terms of investment with lead investors
• organising investor syndicate
• co-ordinating completion closing and the funding mechanism.