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Deals Advisory
The Deals Advisory, which encompasses mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital raises, is a high-stakes arena driven by market dynamics, strategic shifts, and the pursuit of value creation. Renaissance Consulting play a strategic role in guiding our clients – corporate buyers and sellers, private equity firms and infrastructure investors – through every stage of their transactions. This includes, corporate finance advisory and investors due diligence - strategic asset identification, commercial due diligence, and valuation modelling, including technical and operational due diligence relating to engineering and infrastructure assets and/or projects. We assesses our clients asset condition, environmental liabilities, operational efficiency, and future capital expenditure requirements, whilst providing a robust engineering perspective that underpins financial valuations. Furthermore, we advise on the design and implementation of post-merger or acquisition integration strategies, ensuring the realisation of synergies, and minimal operational disruptions. In a market increasingly focused on tangible value creation and risk mitigation, we offer transaction advisory services - integrated approach through a combination of strategic, financial, technical, and operational expertise to optimise deal outcomes and drive sustainable growth for our clients and stakeholders.
Our Key Markets Focus are
· Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Advisory:
- Buy-Side Advisory:
- Target Identification & Screening: Identifying strategic asset acquisition that aligned with our clients growth objectives.
- Commercial Due Diligence: Assessing market attractiveness, competitive landscape, growth opportunities, and commercial risks of a target company.
- Operational Due Diligence: Evaluating the efficiency of operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and IT systems of the target.
- Technical Due Diligence : Assessing the physical assets, infrastructure, R&D capabilities, environmental compliance, and future CapEx needs of industrial or infrastructure targets.
- Valuation & Financial Modelling: Building robust financial models to support valuation and assess potential synergies.
- Deal Structuring & Negotiation Support: Advising on optimal deal structures and supporting negotiation processes.
- Sell-Side Advisory (Divestitures & Carve-outs):
- Vendor Due Diligence (VDD): Preparing comprehensive due diligence reports for potential buyers to streamline the sale process.
- Carve-out Planning & Execution: Advising on the complex separation of a business unit from a larger entity, including operational, IT, and legal separation.
- Business Preparation for Sale: Optimizing operational performance and financial reporting to maximize sale value.
- Market Positioning & Buyer Identification: Identifying suitable buyers and positioning the asset effectively.
· Private Equity & Infrastructure Funds:
- Investment Due Diligence: Providing commercial, operational, and technical due diligence for portfolio acquisitions across various sectors such as energy, infrastructure, industrials, and healthcare.
- Value Creation Plans: Developing and implementing strategies to enhance the value of portfolio companies post-acquisition, which include operational improvements, digital transformation, and ESG integration.
- Exit Strategy & Divestiture Support: Advising on optimal timing and methods for divesting portfolio companies to maximize returns.
· Capital Raising & Financing:
- Debt Advisory: Advising companies on raising debt finance, refinancing existing debt, or restructuring capital.
- Equity Advisory: Supporting companies in raising equity capital from private markets (e.g., private placement, venture capital) or public markets (e.g., IPO preparation).
- Project Finance Advisory (Engineering Focus): Providing technical and commercial advisory for large-scale infrastructure projects seeking financing in the key sectors such as - energy, transportation, and water projects.
· Post-Merger Integration (PMI) & Separation:
- Integration Planning: Developing detailed plans for integrating acquired businesses across functions (IT, HR, operations, finance, sales).
- Synergy Realisation: Identifying, tracking, and ensuring the capture of anticipated cost and revenue synergies.
- Change Management: Managing the cultural and organisational aspects of integration to minimise disruption and retain talent.
- Operational Integration: Combining operational processes, supply chains, and systems efficiently.
- IT Integration: Merging IT systems, infrastructure, and data.
· Distressed M&A & Restructuring:
- Turnaround Strategy: Advising companies and organisations facing financial distress on restructuring and operational improvement.
- Distressed Asset Sales: Supporting the sale of non-performing assets or businesses in challenging circumstances.
We also provide the following Cross-Sectoral Themes in Deals Advisory:
- ESG Due Diligence: Assessing environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities associated with a deal, including climate transition risk, supply chain ethics, and social impact.
- Digital & Technology Due Diligence: Evaluating the technology stack, cybersecurity posture, and digital capabilities of a target, especially for tech-enabled businesses or digital transformations.
- Market Entry Strategy: Advising on inorganic growth strategies for entering new geographical markets or product segments.
