OUR EXPERTISE
Acquiring a business
Takeover, merger or partnership. We help you define your goals and ask the questions that raise your chances of success.
Discuss an acquisitionAn acquisition can accelerate your growth, open a new market or secure a supplier or a technology. It can also absorb management attention and capital for years. The difference lies in the groundwork and in the discipline of the process.
The questions we answer with you
- Is the target company the best option for your strategic development, or are there better alternatives?
- Acquire or merge: which option fits your needs?
- Is the strategic rationale solid, and do your management and the target’s management agree on the goals?
- Is the long-term development of the target secure? If not, what measures are needed, and what do they cost?
- What is the maximum price you can pay, and how will you finance the acquisition?
- In a merger, what equity position will you hold, and how do you obtain a fair valuation?
- Does the due diligence cover all critical aspects, and does the contract protect you if hidden problems surface after closing?
How BridgeLink supports you
BridgeLink guides you through the entire acquisition process, from strategic groundwork to target screening, valuation, negotiation, due diligence and closing. If required, we also arrange the financing.
- Acquisition strategy and search criteria
- Identification and discreet approach of targets in Switzerland, Germany and abroad
- Valuation, offer and negotiation of the terms
- Due diligence coordination, contract support and closing