Transaction advisory

Grant Thornton Transaction advisory will help you ensure that a prospective transaction is right for you.

Inevitably, most growing businesses will have to consider a cross-border transaction at some stage. This may entail setting up a branch outside a home market or acquiring an overseas competitor. Our aim is to provide advice and support which will enable owners and managers to make such decisions and investments with the greatest of confidence. We will help reduce the risk, and associated stress, of investing in another country.

Clients can be confident of receiving the same high-quality service wherever they choose to perform a transaction, whether they work for a privately-owned or a listed business.

If you have a prospective deal lined up, we will check to ensure that the transaction is right for you. We will perform a due diligence exercise on an acquisition target, producing a commercial report that analyses every aspect of a target's business, from its historic and potential financial performance, to the strength of competition and competency of its management.

We understand that business culture differs from country to country, which we take into account when tailoring our reports to suit you and any potential co-investors. Our multi-national teams will help bridge the expectations of all parties involved, whether overseas investors or regulators.

If a problem is discovered, we will identify and advise on any appropriate solutions. Potential deal breakers will be identified early on in the process, therefore maximizing the time available to find a resolution. We will advise on whether the transaction should go ahead or help identify price-adjustment points, ensuring the deal is cost-effective.

Financial due diligence is an exercise performed on behalf of a prospective bidder in a negotiated bid in order to confirm the accuracy of the information and assumptions on which the bid is based.
A due diligence report will provide the bidder with an independent assessment of the business and will highlight and quantify areas of commercial and financial risk.

It will also assist finance providers to identify worthwhile investment opportunities - and highlight those where caution should be exercised.
A due diligence report will address:

	the dynamics of the business - including critical success criteria, key performance indicators, industry trends and any seasonal implications which may affect the business
	management issues
	taxation risks and opportunities

It will also comment on the quality of the financial and management information, the proposed structure of the investment and the company's ability to service its terms.
The financial due diligence process is a necessity to any transaction and is one in which Grant Thornton has a long and established track record.