Mergers & Acquisitions

Buy-side, sell-side and carve-outs.

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We take companies through the transaction itself: the approach, the diligence, the paper and the consents, then the weeks after signing when the deal actually has to work.

Scope

Most of our acquisition work starts with a call that opens, we have had an approach. From there we set the timetable, build or break down the data room, and put a partner in every negotiation, so an answer never waits a day for somebody senior to find the time to read the file properly and call you back.

Buy-Side Diligence

Is the revenue contracted or hopeful? Which customer relationships belong to the seller personally, and what happens to them on completion? We read the contracts ourselves and write what we find into the price and the indemnities, rather than into a report nobody acts on.

Preparing a Sale

A buyer will ask for everything. We clean up the cap table, clear the change of control consents and assemble the disclosure before an approach turns into a process, so diligence does not quietly reset the price you agreed in principle or hand the buyer a reason to retrade.

Carve-Outs and Integration

Separating a business is a hundred smaller agreements: transition services, licences, employees, data. We paper each of them before closing, so that day one runs on signed documents instead of goodwill between two management teams who have just met.

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Restructuring

Workouts without a courtroom.

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Growth Capital

Rounds, notes and sponsor equity.

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Commentary

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Financing

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Aug 2, 2026

The Indemnity Cap Is Back on the Table

Warranty and indemnity cover made caps a formality for a decade. Underwriters have tightened, and the negotiation has moved back into the purchase agreement.

Governance

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Jul 26, 2026

Why Integration Stalls in the First Month

Separation documents get signed and then sit unread. The transition services schedule, not the purchase agreement, decides whether day one is quiet or expensive.

Governance

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Jun 28, 2026

Board Consent Is Not a Formality

Reserved matters decide who can stop a deal, and most boards only discover the list in the week they need to move quickly on one.

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