We help clients prepare a clear exit strategy and sale tactics, identify the best buyers, whether strategic or financial from around the world, prepare the necessary material and documentation to present to such buyers and manage the negotiations and transaction process through to legal completion.

We specialize in advising a broad range of companies across many industry sectors on their acquisition strategies, especially with regards to international expansion.

Our services include market research, target search and identification, high level due diligence, valuations, negotiations, closing preparations and post acquisition advising.

In addition to helping our clients develop their M&A strategies we will identify suitable targets, approach and develop constructive relationships with the target’s owners and manage the full acquisition process through to legal completion.

The Partners of SCIS.LTD conducted their own management buy-out (MBO) of Northstar and have extensive experience with other MBO’s and management buy-ins (MBIs). Our personal experience helps us better assist our clients in structuring such transactions. Our buy-outs and buy-ins are typically structured using a mix of private equity funding, vendor funding, mezzanine funding and senior and junior bank debt. Our professionals have access to a wide range of sources of capital to ensure the deliverability of the buyout.

We address a number of critical questions in helping family businesses sort through important strategy and shareholder decisions, including:

• How much is my business really worth?
• Is now a good time to be thinking about selling my business?
• How can I retire with no family member to replace me?
• Can I sell my company and still maintain an ownership stake?

As well as other important questions facing family business with the goal of creating solutions that both capture wealth and preserve it for the family members.

We venture beyond traditional corporate finance to offer advice on many aspects of business strategy, merger & acquisitions, financing and business development and work through the implementation process to create, unlock and enhance value for our clients.

Do you consider to sell your business in the following years to come – but you are not sure yet When and How?

• You believe that your company has more potential than the current financials imply.
• With regard to the employees and customers you want to sell a sustainable business.
• But in addition you want to optimize your company for the time of sale.
• You are open minded towards an optimization of your company with external support.

SCIS can assist you in doing so and offers you an integrated, collaborative approach, where we support you along the entire process and all aspects of it – from the analysis to the realization with the following instruments:

• General & Management Advisory
• Merger & Acquisitions / Financing Advisory
• Business Development / Trade House Services