Special situation mergers and acquisitions
We provide dynamic support to businesses navigating significant change or financial distress.
Our Special Situations Group combines mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and restructuring specialists to offer dynamic support to businesses and help stakeholders reach optimal solutions in periods of significant change or financial distress.
The partner-led team provides transaction support to both sell-side and buy-side teams for corporates, lenders, and other financial stakeholders across the UK and globally.
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We can provide:
Accelerated M&A
- We specialise in efficiently managing accelerated and distressed M&A transactions for clients navigating critical business deadlines.
- Our tailored sale strategies maximise value within tight timelines, often driven by existing borrowing facilities or creditor pressures.
- Typically achieved within 2-12 weeks. These transactions encompass share sales, business and asset sales, debt refinancing, or sales facilitated through insolvency mechanisms.
Accelerated funding
- We facilitate accelerated funding for rapid capital acquisition in time-sensitive scenarios to alleviate cash-flow constraints and deliver optimal solutions for special situation funders.
- Our team oversees the entire process, allowing you to concentrate on your business operations. If you're facing short-term cash flow challenges, it's the perfect moment to contact us.
Preparation services
- We conduct focused investor research, compile curated lists aligning with key requirements, and assist in financial due diligence. As a result, our clients benefit from a streamlined and personalised approach, saving time and effort in the investment process.
- Managing the client's data room, we provide analytical insights for informed decision-making.
- We take charge of crafting and communicating the equity story, offering valuable input in drafting the Information Memorandum (IM) or Information Overview (IO).
Transaction support
- We offer impartial oversight and expert guidance to distressed asset buyers and sellers when recent refinancing efforts have faltered, and successful restructuring appears uncertain.
- Our customised approach includes advising on insolvency processes and monitoring activities conducted by other parties.
- Innovaré Systems
- Osborne Property Services
- IWJS
Innovaré Systems
Our special situations M&A team advised on the trade and asset sale of Innovaré Systems Limited to Bowmer and Kirkland Limited.
The deal was a complex carve-out from a large group, and the team ran an intense, accelerated, five-week sell-side process. Our services included pre-transaction assessment, advising on the heads of terms, deal structuring, obtaining industry certifications, and providing negotiation support with interested buyers to ensure a seamless and successful transaction process.
Osborne Property Services
Our special situations M&A team advised on the share sale of Osborne Property Services Limited to the Cardo Group.
The share-sale to Cardo Group was an intense and thorough sell-side process, spanning four months. We assisted the client in achieving their strategic objectives. This included identifying and approaching potential buyers and investors, leading key negotiations, and project managing all aspects of the transaction through to completion.
IWJS
Our special situations M&A team advised on the share sale of Industrial Water Jetting Systems Group to Maybrook Investments.
The transaction unfolded as a challenging, fast-paced, multi-stage process involving several competing bidders. Over a four-month period, we provided support identifying and engaging with potential purchasers, spearheading pivotal negotiations, and overseeing all facets of the transaction until its finalisation.
