Mergers & Aquisitions

Dahl-Sørensen & Partners has close to 20 years of experience in independent advisory - whether it is buying, selling, dividing or combining companies in a sector.

Sale of a company

Selling a company is a matter of confidence. Whether it is a private individual or a family that wants to sell, perhaps, the life's work of generations or it is a group that for strategic reasons wants to sell a subsidiary or a business activity, the job has to be done with greatest care and with the greatest efforts in order to achieve the optimal benefit. A sale should, of course, be handled by a professional mergers and acquisitions consultant, who, based upon an objective assessment, can determine the right price, the right sales conditions and who has the necessary resources, tools and network to be able to identify the right buyer and ensure the best price.

Acquisition of a company

Companies with a dynamic management and good earnings and capital conditions can often strengthen the expansion by buying competitors or companies with complementary products and services.

Acquiring a company that is not for sale needs much preparation, and the key to success is that both purchaser and seller know that when the negotiations are going on, 100% discretion is necessary! Dahl-Sørensen & Partners can be catalyst for a good dialog and a positive result as our experience as a neutral part in this situation works for the benefit of both parties.

Together with the client Dahl-Sørensen & Partners make a profile of the ideal company to be purchased. By means of internal and external databases and the clients knowledge of the market, suitable companies are identified. When Dahl-Sørensen & Partners have made an initial analysis of, among other things the accounts, the market, the products and the management a prospectus is made for each company so that the client can get a qualified first impression of the identified companies and a realistic price level for the purchase.

Next step is a discrete but direct approach to the owners of the selected purchase candidate.

When a dialogue has been started and both sides are interested, it is up to Dahl-Sørensen & Partners to see to it that the transaction is agreed and carried out to everyone's satisfaction.
Management buy-out
 
Often, a sale to the existing management will be an evident possibility. If this is the case, Dahl-Sørensen & Partners can assist the parties with establishing the right model, determine the right price and not least assist in finding the necessary capital at the right price and at the right terms and conditions. Whether we are to assist the present or future owners must, of course, be determined before we begin the work.

Management buy-in
 
Business managers often want to buy their own business by purchasing part of an existing company. In these cases, professional material that is to be presented to potential buyers, also has to be made. Dahl-Sørensen & Partners have an up-to-date database with both relevant potential buyers and businesses for sale.

If a company has a management crisis, or if a company is facing to have to apply for an administration order, a management buy-in can often be a good solution. It is our experience that in such a situation all the parties involved are willing to co-operate so that the company may survive.