ESP International has the knowledge and expertise to provide top quality strategic merger, acquisition and integration advice to clients considering a major financial transaction. We customise our services to meet our client’s specific requirements and work alongside the financial advisors to ensure you gain maximum transactional value.

ESP International recognises that the sale process can be complex and time consuming. Our role is to act as your advocate and strategic adviser to guide you through the various steps of the deal. Our role can be as involved or as high level as you require. In many cases, we act as an intermediary between yourselves and the financial and legal deal team members to help guide you through the due diligence process and respond to any deal-related legal, accounting and regulatory issues.

In other situations, we can work alongside your financial representative to market the company to selected potential buyers. As part of this process, we ensure that we have an in-depth understanding of your business, operations and financial conditions. In many cases, we will meet with potential candidates and provide independent advice on the desirability of the transaction. Should you decide to proceed with the transaction we will advise and assist the leadership team thoughout the process, and if you desire, participate in the negotiations.

Our sale process is tailored to the specific needs of each individual client. Our aim is to create multiple alternatives to maximise shareholder value.

Should you wish to explore an acquisition based growth strategy as a means of increasing market share, strengthening your market position, expanding your product suite, or to leverage cost economies, we have the knowledge, operating and transactional experience to help your leadership team make a sound strategic decision.

We do not employ a one-size-fits all approach to our buy side services, rather we spend considerable time at the outset to understand your acquisition growth strategy and key milestones, metrics and benchmarks. We review key corporate objectives and strategies including; product and service offerings, infrastructure needs, geographic targets, operating strategies and capital requirements. This helps us more effectively execute a successfully integrated acquisition. ESP’s role can be as involved or high level as you need but covers the full range of pre through to post acquisition services including; assistance with prospect identification, validation and solicitation, letter of intent preparation, deal negotiation, and assistance with due diligence.

Whatever ESP’s role, we begin by preparing a plan that covers every step of the deal from pre-acquisition planning, through acquisition to successful integration. Our team’s considerable experience in the areas of transactions and operations ensures that you are making an informed acquisition decision that fits with your corporate strategy.

ESP International helps provide the critical success factors to ensure a successful post-merger integration. While many mergers and acquisitions fail, in the majority of cases this is due to inadequate pre-acquisition planning and post-acquisition integration. ESP can help avoid these common pitfalls by helping design and execute a thorough plan that addresses many of the key reasons for failure. These range from lack of ownership by key stakeholders, to cultural differences between the merged entities, and lack of transparent communication.

ESP works with corporate managers, buy-out funds and entrepreneurs to ensure a targeted auction sale of their business. Our principals are experienced corporate buyers and are well placed to advise on account price, compatibility and timeliness of a potential opportunity.

ESP provides a comprehensive advisory service including assistance with raising capital, valuation of the targeted asset to ensure investors are gaining maximum value, and due diligence to ascertain divestment opportunities. We also assist with strategies around managing the business and change management strategies.

Lack of available capital for market expansion and growth is a problem faced by many companies in the early stages of their life cycle. ESP International can assist with raising additional funds through private equity, subordinated debt and senior debt to allow additional growth. Our extensive experience working with the venture capital market means we know that they are looking for and how to capture their attention. We will work with you to present a compelling story that highlights your company’s past wins while emphasising the opportunity for future growth.