Providing a Full Range of M&A Support Services

Mergers & Acquisitions create value only when our clients find the right strategic partner that is committed to developing resources that will yield the greatest benefit. At K&A, we understand the complexities of developing competitive and growing businesses. Our search methods have consistently produced positive results for our clients time after time. With our complete suite of M&A support services, we work side-by-side with our clients, ensuring that each step proceeds as planned.

Our clear investment focus ensures you will not waste time with uncommitted investors.

Our M&A support services include:

• Due Diligence
• Business Valuation
• Developing a Marketing Strategy
• Preparing an Investment Prospectus
• Searching for the Right Partner
• Transaction Negotiation
• Financial Structuring
• Closing the Transaction

Click here to see a sample map of activities and timelines.

Due Diligence Planning
K&A provides due diligence planning and support services for our clients, including preparation of the documentation (such as investment prospectus) required as a part of the process. Our sound industry knowledge means our due diligence methodology is thorough, clear-cut, and maintains a strong investment focus. Some of the documentation typically required during the preliminary and final due-diligence stages of a transaction would include:

• Corporate Documentation
• Employee & Management Documentation
• Office, Facilities & Equipment
• Environmental & Safety
• Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
• Litigation & Governmental Investigation
• Licenses & Permits
• Sales & Marketing
• Financial Statements
• Material Contracts
• Workers & Unemployment
• Miscellaneous Issues

What is Your Business Worth?
Value creation is key to business success; however, valuation is often a controversial and complex subject. It requires in-depth understanding of the industry, the market, the company and its competitors, the financial and non-financial information, as well as factors such as the legal or regulatory environment. Valuation advice needs the right blend of analysis, experience and professional judgment. K&A, with its alliance partner – Krishnan Company, CPA, provides business valuation services to clients. Our proven methodology, combines financial forecasting models with in-depth knowledge of industry cycles, product cycles and the regulatory environment to provide a realistic value of your business.

Negotiate From A Position of Strength
Negotiation is a key component to ensure the desired outcome from a transaction. Positioning a company and communicating its strengths is critical in negotiating the right price and structure of a transaction. K&A provides a variety of transaction opinions and related transaction advisory services. Our broad transaction experience, vast industry knowledge base, and proven business judgment allows us to work efficiently and effectively with all parties while helping our clients negotiate from a position of strength.

Whether the purpose of the transaction is investment for growth, stockholder purchase, financial alliance for large projects, performance bonding, acquisition of management talent, salesforce augmentation, or creation of manufacturing synergies we will provide the support services required by our clients to effectively position themselves and successfully close the transaction.