☰ OFFERING M&A services for investors At every stage of the investment cycle, investors face critical opportunities to create—or destroy—value. Our complete suite of M&A services, from generating deal flow to improving performance to maximizing exit value, helps investors make the right decisions and take the right actions, when it really matters. PRE-DEAL We use our deep industry knowledge, wide global network, and rapid, data-driven approach to identify and evaluate potential deals to uncover the highest-value opportunities. Industry attractiveness and sector insights Perform systematic sector screening, based on extensive sector experience and research, considering trends, growth areas, developments and issues Target identification and screening Generate deals and review potential M&A transactions; evaluate transactions’ rational and value potential Operations and IT due diligence Perform implementation-focused due diligence, highlighting and quantifying opportunities, costs, execution priorities, issues, and red flags Commercial due diligence Review commercial considerations related to market dynamics, competitive landscape, customer/client feedback, growth opportunities, and risk Management due diligence Assess management capabilities and performance track record; review proposed incentives and potential impact on business deliverables Corporate finance and debt advisory Provide M&A lead advisory services, trade and asset sales, debt advisory, business valuations, and private equity fundraising Pensions Provide M&A transactions advisory, including potential regulatory considerations and negotiation support Legal & Regulatory Support Provide regulatory and legal support, working together with partners, around antitrust issues, potential litigation, and disputes RELATED CLIENT STORIES HENKEL/NATIONAL STARCH MERGER OF TWO GLOBAL SOFTWARE BUSINESSES OUR M&A TEAM Stefano Aversa Managing Director London EMAIL BIO Graeme Smith Managing Director London EMAIL BIO Eric Hillenbrand Managing Director Detroit EMAIL BIO David Garfield Managing Director Chicago EMAIL BIO SIGNING/COMPLETION Our “quick start program” spans onboarding, assessments and prioritization, and enables the new entity to begin creating value as soon as the deal is signed. Onboarding Onboard the PE or management team and establish business objectives, incentives, and corporate governance procedures Build reporting and KPI dashboards Operational assessment Conduct a “quick scan” of operations and opportunities based on the due diligence review Evaluate the quick scan results alongside the investment thesis, ensuring alignment and highlighting potential issues Setting value enhancement priorities Identify and accelerate priorities Highlight potential focus areas, like top-line growth, procurement, working capital and CAPEX, SG&A and IT, and manufacturing POST-DEAL Using our proprietary data mining capabilities and analysis, we build a full-potential program that helps new companies achieve real results on the top line, the bottom line, and across all business lines. Revenue growth Market and channel strategies Contract bidding and management Pricing and product, customer, and channel profitability Sales force effectiveness Applied analytics Cash and working capital management Cash forecasting and liquidity management Working capital reduction CAPEX effectiveness Business plan development Refinancing support and balance sheet restructuring Organizational effectiveness Leadership team effectiveness and organization design Talent strategy and evaluation Coaching for enterprise change Culture transformation assessment Risk and compliance management Profit improvement Operational facility performance and network improvements Procurement optimization Innovation and new product or process introduction Overhead and support functions INTEGRATION/CARVE-OUT/EXIT The decisions surrounding a transaction are critical. We work with urgency and a relentless focus on results to maximize deal value, both before and after the deal. Post-merger integration Ensure strict EBITDA focus; assess leadership; integrate the organization, culture, systems, and processes; develop and realize synergies; provide clean room support; establish and execute PMO; buy and build support Carve-out Separate the organizations, segregate duties, establish governance structures; develop standalone financial reporting; de-couple systems and processes; separate operations; analyze and review separation costs; provide M&A lead advisory and project management Exit readiness Prepare exit readiness/reparation (pre-500 days); prepare management; provide exist support and stakeholder management Transaction advisory Provide M&A lead advisory, trade and asset sales, debt advisory services; prepare business plan and investment rationale; perform valuation; identify buyers Sell-side due diligence Perform operations, IT, and commercial due diligence GLOBAL COORDINATORS Stefano Aversa Managing Director London EMAIL BIO Graeme Smith Managing Director London EMAIL BIO Eric Hillenbrand Managing Director Detroit EMAIL BIO David Garfield Managing Director Chicago EMAIL BIO GLOBAL TEAM Andy Eversbusch Managing Director New York EMAIL BIO David Hutchinson Managing Director London EMAIL BIO Stefan Ohl Managing Director Munich EMAIL BIO JOIN OUR MAILING LIST SIGN UP About AlixPartners Careers Offices Contact Us Privacy Policy Legal Notices New York (Headquarters) 909 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 O +1 212 490 2500 F +1 212 490 1344 © 2021 AlixPartners, LLP. 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