The Apex team has vast experience of initiating and executing strategic and value-enhancing acquisitions for clients seeking to expand and develop.

Approach

We use a variety of research tools to gain a thorough understanding of our clients’ acquisition criteria, activities and target markets.

Through creative and lateral thinking, we challenge our clients’ ideas on acquisitions and suggest complementary opportunities that they may not have considered.

Our approach is highly proactive and we place a huge emphasis on networking to open doors. This allows us to create opportunities that may not otherwise have been available.

We always focus on building effective professional relationships with potential targets, which we pass on to our clients.

This approach maximises the chances of a successful transaction and often helps our clients avoid a costly and time-consuming auction process.

It also minimises distraction, which is especially vital in people-based service businesses, where our team has a strong record.

Often, we initiate acquisitions that broaden our client's service offering, open up a new service line or take the company into a new market or niche.

We maintain strict confidentiality throughout the process.

The process

In the deal-initiation process, we:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of our client's business and acquisition strategy
• Challenge acquisition plans through lateral, creative thinking
• Network within the sector to identify acquisition targets
• Approach targets to find out if they are open to an offer
• Build relationships with targets and pass these on to our clients

Then, we:

• Provide our client and targets with pertinent summary information
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Arrange and attend initial meetings between our client and the targets
• Provide support throughout the transaction process
• Work with buyer and seller to facilitate a successful deal

Ice-Breaking services

We also offer Ice-Breaking services whereby we discreetly approach targets our clients have identified.

This can help maintain confidentiality, warm up targets and provide a helpful buffer in any subsequent negotiations.

Fees

We are confident of success, so we work mainly on a contingent no acquisition, no fee basis.

This incentivises us to find the most attractive acquisition opportunities for your company. We then work hard with the buyer and seller to deliver a successful outcome.

Our fees are usually structured as a percentage of the deal value, and further information can be provided to interested parties.

Completed deals

The Apex Corporate Finance team has an excellent track record of completed acquisitions. For further details, please visit our News section now or contact Paul Warren, Managing Director, today.