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Value Creation — See things differently
Deals
New value highlights
Creating value beyond the deal
As a corporate or a private equity portfolio company, achieving transformational value through M&A is a challenging endeavour. We help clients to design and deliver value capture at the pre and post deal stage. Accelerating your integration process to ensure a smooth transition from start to finish.
While some global deals failed to deliver transformative value, some succeeded for a reason. Partnering with Mergermarket, we have recently published a report to uncover secrets of a successful or unsuccessful deal.
Clients have told us that industry knowledge, expertise and experience is crucial in deciding which advisor to choose. We’ve responded by making a significant investment into growing our deals industry capabilities by leveraging over 700 transactions across multiple sectors that we worked on last year alone to build specialist teams focused on those industries that matter to you. Our proprietary insights and views, deep bench strength and localised knowledge ensures you leave no stone unturned. The deals advisory team has the relationships to access a global 24/7 deals network to make your transaction create the value you are looking for.
Consistently recognised, demonstrating our competence
Our team was honored with the “Best M&A Management Award” by FinanceAsia in 2024.
In the past, our team won multiple M&A awards, including the Best M&A Financial Service Award and Best M&A Advisor Award presented by the China Merger & Acquisition Association.
Thought leadership
China M&A 2025 review and outlook
China’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded a significant rebound in 2025. The drivers of the boom—including ongoing restructuring and consolidation, as well as and strong liquidity—all remain intact and we expect this activity to accelerate in the coming year.
How we can help
We are committed to help our clients to capture lasting value in deals. We work with strategic and financial investors to raise capital and complete acquisitions, divestitures and strategic alliances/joint ventures. Find out more about our Value Creation approach in deals. The Deals Advisory Team is here to support you on any transaction, with hundreds of years’ worth of deal experience we can help you to see the unseen and create new value.
- Acquisitions and integrations
- Divestitures and separations
- JV and greenfield
- Performance & restructuring and forensics advisory
- Capital markets and IPO services
- Corporate finance
- Deals strategy and value creation
Acquisitions and integrations
We help you to navigate acquisition complexity so you can seize new growth and create lasting value. We build data backed deal hypothesis so you can reshape your business landscape.
- Target search/deal sourcing
- Preliminary target review
- Deal Tax structuring
- Buyside Lead FA/Project management office
- Integrated due diligence：Finance, Taxation, HR, IT, Operation, Environment, etc
- Valuation and modelling
- Other deal support services：Closing review, SPA review, negotiation support, etc.
- Post-deal and value creation
- Private equity: Fund set-up and fundraising, Investment, Portfolio management and Exit
Divestitures and separations
We simplify divestiture complexities and enable clear decision-making so you can fast-track value creation and focus on future growth.
Preparing for exit
There are several key questions that you have to ask in preparing to exit, such as: how do I model the business as stand alone and prepare the financials to reflect the perimeter? What transitional agreements do I need? What contracts, legal entities and IP would be affected? What will it cost and who will bear that cost?
Transaction execution
In today’s uncertain economic environment, shareholders are demanding and often unforgiving. To meet their expectations, you must maximise the value captured from divestitures and navigate the financial nuances of these complex transactions.
Post deal
At completion, the benefits and value that the deal was designed to deliver need to be realised. With this in mind, some key questions to consider are: How will the business mitigate stranded costs? How do I begin to exit TSAs and transition to a standalone model?
- Sell-side
- Vendor assistance
- Sell-side lead FA/PMO
- Valuation and modelling
- SPA review, negotiation support
- IPO and capital markets services
- Carve-out
- Carve-out financial modelling
- Carve-out due diligence
- Carve-out PMO, including operational design, Day 1, Day 100 plan, etc.
- Carve-out support (Operation, environment, Finance, HR, IT)
JV and greenfield
We deliver resilient entry strategies and pragmatic advice so you can adapt quickly, manage risks and drive breakthrough result.
- JV：
- Project Management Office
- JV partner screening/due diligence
- Negotiation support and bidding assistance
- Greenfield：
- Market research, feasibility study
- Valuation and modelling
- Debt advisory
- Construction and infrastructure
Performance & restructuring and forensics advisory
We reimagine restructuring strategies under pressure so you can turnaround your performance and emerge stronger than ever.
- Valuation of assets held on pledge
- Debt restructurings and business recovery
- Offshore services (overseas distressed situations)
- Insolvent liquidations/Bankruptcy/Deregistration
- Taking control of distressed targets
- NPL
Capital markets and IPO services
- Capital market (Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong SAR and US) transactions
- Carve out and spin-off transactions
- Investor relations and media relations
- Analyst presentation
- Corporate governance and financial strategy
- Due diligence for capital market (Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong SAR and US) transactions
- Debt offerings services
Corporate finance
Managing end-to-end M&A transactions
A merger or acquisition represents a pivotal moment for both buyers and sellers. To make informed decisions, each party needs a clear understanding of the company’s current value and its potential performance in evolving market conditions.
Partnering with an experienced, trusted PwC Corporate Finance advisor can make all the difference—guiding you through every stage of the transaction, from identifying the right buyer or seller to valuation, deal structuring, due diligence, and negotiations.
Deals strategy and value creation
Invest, grow, or divest—shaping portfolio strategies that drive long-term value
We deliver commercial and operational insights to assess assumptions, uncover risks, and identify opportunities—so you can build actionable plans before close and execute them post-close. We’ll help drive your transformation to accelerate value creation, including go-to-market, pricing, and new market entry, powered by data, analytics, and AI.
Commercial diligence
Make confident investment decisions with investor-grade commercial diligence. We assess target markets, competitive positioning and growth potential through deep analysis of front-office operations, go-to-market strategy, pricing and revenue optimisation. Our sector-focused, decision-ready insights assess your investment thesis, quantify upside and identify risks—so you can act quickly and execute with confidence.
Operations and analytics diligence
Unlock value with connected insights across strategy, operations, technology and financials. We collaborate with your M&A team to turn strategy into measurable results—identifying efficiencies, capturing commercial upside and strengthening execution. Through integrated operational and financial diligence, we assess cost structures, supply chains and risk so you can uncover hidden value drivers and benefit from faster, more actionable insights.
AI and technology diligence
Capture the value of AI—quickly and responsibly. We help investors and portfolio companies accelerate adoption while managing disruption risk, combining strategic, technical and operational expertise with proven frameworks built from hundreds of engagements. Through digital and analytics-driven commercial excellence, we harness technology, data and automation to enhance performance and drive measurable results.
Contract analytics
We support your organisation through complex stages of the deal by collecting and analysing contracts to identify risks, drive synergies across customer and supplier landscapes and support business continuity at close. We accelerate insights throughout the transaction process so you can focus on priorities while we surface value and risk across the contract base.
ESG due diligence
Embed sustainability into your deal strategy. Our ESG due diligence focuses on the issues most relevant to the target, stakeholders and broader societal impact. We identify risks and value creation opportunities, delivering practical recommendations—from red flag reviews under tight timelines to holistic ESG diligence—so you can strengthen investment outcomes.
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