We provide a range of corporate finance advisory services across our target sectors. We can assist our clients with developing corporate strategies to exploit new market opportunities, maximising value from their existing activities, supporting their implementation and playing a key role in executing acquisitions and divestment or facilitating access to new pools of capital, both equity and debt, through both the private and public markets.

With respect to the markets and sectors that we cover, we can provide strategic advice to those seeking to maximise their returns from either:

• Continuing to participate in those markets
• Exiting those markets by putting in place an appropriate structure, for example through a sale of Individual assets, portfolios, divisions, and/or businesses
• Entering those markets

We can provide a comprehensive analysis of market dynamics, competitor landscape, current activity levels and any risks, threats, or opportunities. This advice can be used to develop tactical approaches to implementing the steps necessary to achieve the desired outcomes as well as act as a benchmark for measuring future performance both at business, investment, and asset levels.

We can advise on structural aspects of raising finance from both private and public markets. Our services cover:

• Evaluating alternative fundraising options
• Advising on structure and/or jurisdictional issues
• Valuation analysis
• Guidance on regulatory considerations
• Identifying and assisting with the appointment of professional advisors and brokers
• Co-ordination and project management

We can help manage the proposed capital raising process and route to market, ensuring progress against specified milestones, taking forward the production of key agreements, and prospectuses and listing particulars, eligibility letters, roadshow presentations, etc.

We are able to act as a financial advisor to both offerors and offerees on mergers and acquisitions, covering such matters as:

• Valuation analysis
• Deal structuring
• Takeovers - recommended, unilateral and hostile
• Bid defences
• Public-to-Private transactions
• Structuring of debt, equity and quasi-equity funding to finance transactions
• Management Buy Outs and Buy Ins as well as secondary buy outs

Our involvement starts with reviewing and inputting into the business plan and then developing a strategy for marketing the investment opportunity, at all times we work alongside the management team to help them achieve and execute their aspirations and where necessary manage expectations through the provision of practical, commercial and impartial advice. We will effect introductions to institutions - venture capitalists, financial sponsors and providers of a broad range of debt and quasi-debt finance - identifying only those that are most appropriate and likely to deliver the management team with the best possible equity deal.

We can advise on disposing of entire businesses, non-core assets or divisions to realise value for shareholders and/or help refocus a business onto a narrower set of activities. Our services include:

• Preparing the business/asset/division(s) for sale
• Valuation using peer group benchmarks
• Identifying key selling points
• Seeking potential buyers
• Preparing sales information for issuance to interested parties
• Negotiating terms and conditions of sale

We are able to assist early-stage companies and larger private companies in raising capital outside of, or in advance of admission to, public markets. This may be through venture capital to promote the development of ideas and innovation, and through growth capital to enable the up-scaling and accelerated rollout of more developed and proven business models.