Baldwins has a dedicated team of specialist Corporate Finance advisers.  We are highly experienced in advising business owners and managers on a range of matters, including:

Business Sales

We provide business owners with a full advisory service, including all of the following key elements:

• Preparing your business for sale in order to maximise its potential value.
• Identifying, approaching and negotiating with potential purchasers.
• Helping produce and supply information to be provided to potential purchasers.
• Project managing the transaction from start to finish.

Acquisitions

We can provide a range of services, including:

• Assisting companies develop and define their acquisition strategy.
• Researching, identifying, approaching and negotiating with potential acquisition targets.
• Raising acquisition finance.
• Project managing the acquisition from start to finish.

Management Buy-Outs

We can provide a range of services, including:

• Exploring with business owners or managers how a management buy-out (MBO) might be achieved.
• Helping management teams develop their business plan and raise finance.
• Assisting in negotiations and deal structuring.
• Project managing the transaction from start to finish.

Raising funds and re-financing

We can assist businesses, their managers and their owners in raising funds for a range of situations, including:

• Buying back shares from existing shareholders.
• Re-banking.
• Business development.
• Acquisition of plant, machinery, property, etc.
• Acquisition of businesses, MBO’s, etc.

Business Valuations

We can provide formal business valuations for a range of purposes, including:

• Shareholder disputes.
• Tax planning and group re-structuring purposes.
• Matrimonial (divorce).

Financial Forecasts

We can help produce financial forecasts for a range of purposes, including:

• Good practice – to assess headroom within existing banking facilities.
• To assess the impact  of making proposed changes to the business.
• Where required by an existing or incoming bank or other funder.