Mergers, Acquisition & Transfers

Aelios Finance prepares, supports and negociates for one party involved in a merger / acquisition operation. Aelios Finance will either work for the seller (the shareholders of the company being taken over) or the buyer. In either situation, Aelios Finance will work for its client to identify the counterparts who best fit the criteria of the transaction to be undertaken. Once the counterparts have been identified and the strategy established, Aelios Finance

Aelios Finance total commitment to the entrepreneur, linked to their high degree of expertise, is a key success factor in transfer/acquisition negotiations. Jérôme Salord CEO of SantéVet

	Simple of multiple acquisitions on behalf of industrials. Aelios Finance also intervenes in the upstream phase of target identification, when necessary, in the case of a build-up strategy, or to accelerate a company’s development.
	Acquisition on behalf of a rescuer in the case of an LBI/MBI. Aelios Finance becomes involved in the both the negotiations for the company sale and take over financing in an LBO (see MBO / MBI)
	Complete transfers of majority or minority blocks Aelios covers the entire rainbow of transfers: whether designed for a total transfer or minority interest transfer.
	Simple or multiple mergers and/or acquisitions The creation of a group through the merger of two or strongly synergistic companies is an attractive, but difficult, goal to attain. Aelios Finance acts as mediator during this complex period by representing one of the parties and optimizing the shareholder interest of its client, while reassuring the players during complex transactions.

 Aelios Finance's added value

Aelios Finance involvement in a merger/acquisitions operation consists of the management of several key steps:

	Define Strategic target - Strategic analysis and identification of possible options - Formalization of strategic objectives - Conviction of board of directors, shareholder groups and others
	Target the Candidates - Targeting zones - Selection criteria - Profiling and validation of each target
	Approach the selected targets - "Target by target" approach strategy - Adapted presentation material - Contact on several levels if necessary
	Oversight and follow up throughout negotiation phases - meetings, visits - Financial, technical, managerial and other evaluations - Deal breaker management and counter argumentation - Evaluation of alternative solutions… - Financial engineering: optimization for all parties
	Close the deal! - Coordination of all audits and consulting involved - Negotiations of shareholder agreement , reps & waranties, management contracts,… - Document signing and transaction formalization