Investment
Generating and identifying solid leads requires a clear view of what type of investments your fund excels in. It also requires extensive knowledge and connectivity to the marketplace. In an increasingly competitive environment, how do you cut through the noise to find a strategic fit for your investment needs? And can you generate enough quality leads to outperform your competitors and sustain deal flow?
Is this a good company and is the price right? This is the first question that must be answered before any PE fund proceeds to the next phase in the deal flow process. Yet, there is no magic formula or right answer. Financial and commercial due diligence covering the company’s financial performance, commercial operations and earning potential against competitors or industry benchmarks are necessary and to identify growth drivers and risk factors which affect potential synergies and costs of acquisition. Meanwhile, valuation models can vary by industry making it more difficult for in-house teams to determine if “the price is right”.
At PwC, we invest in people and relationships to help our clients throughout the deal flow process. Our people have extensive experience working with a broad base of clients across all industries and many of our corporate finance specialists have worked in leading investment banks. As independent advisers, we make it a priority to help you meet your strategic investment needs. Meanwhile, we have a team of strategy consultants and sector-specific deals, tax and audit specialists to put your needs first. With your objectives in mind, we leverage our industry perspectives and technical knowledge to recommend ways in which you can maximise value in structuring deals and negotiations.
How we can help?
Audit
- Purchase price allocation (PPA) accounting
- Closing audit
- Light due diligence
Tax and legal
- Tax and legal due diligence
- Tax and legal structuring advice and implementation
- Tax transaction cost analysis
- Tax modelling
- Fund flow analysis
- Sales and purchase agreement (SPA) review and negotiation support
Deals
- Target or investor screening and brokerage
- Industry and market research and assessment
- Advice on capital raising
- Buy-side financial advisory
- Preliminary target review
- Financial, commercial, HR, operation, IT, Data and legal due diligence
- Closing assistance
- Valuation, PPA accounting
- Project management (PMO)
- Deal advisory, SPA review, negotiation support