03 · Expertise
Buy-side support
We support strategic acquirers and sponsor-backed platforms in identifying, approaching and acquiring software and tech-enabled services companies, from target screening to negotiation.
process.ts
const process = {
1strategy: 'Acquisition criteria, target universe, prioritisation.',
2approach: 'Introductions and first conversations with targets.',
3offer: 'Valuation, offer letter, exclusivity.',
4diligence: 'Coordination of the due diligence workstreams.',
5closing: 'SPA negotiation, signing, closing and handover.',
};
What we do
01
Target screening
A structured map of the targets that fit your strategy, with the market intelligence to prioritise them.
02
Approach strategy
How and when to approach a founder-owned company, and how to position your offer against alternative routes.
03
Valuation and structuring
Valuation, synergies, structuring of the offer and of the earn-out or reinvestment where relevant.
04
Negotiation support
Offer letters, exclusivity, due diligence coordination and SPA negotiation alongside your legal advisors.
Who it is for
Software and tech-enabled services groups with an acquisition programme, private equity sponsors building platforms through buy & build, and corporates entering a tech adjacency.
On every mandate, the partners lead the work from the first call to closing, and we take on a deliberately limited number of mandates at a time.
Talk to us
Thinking about it? A first conversation with a partner is the right place to start.