M&A Advisory: Full-Service Expertise, Strategies, & Solutions

Mergers and Acquisitions

Achelous Partners specializes in Mergers and Acquisitions and related corporate advisory assignments including:

Sell-Side Mandates

Representing sellers in the sale of their companies throughout process

Buy-Side Mandates

Representing buyers in locating and acquiring targets

Financial Advisory

Fairness Opinions

Mergers of Public and
Private Companies

Takeover Defense

Schemes of
Arrangement

Tender and
Exchange Offers

Restructurings,
Divestitures and Spin-offs

Leveraged Buyouts and
Private Equity Investments

Strategic Investments
and Joint Ventures

Our Competence

Our bankers provide high quality senior-level advice and expertise to the Boards of our corporate clients
We specialize in the healthcare, life science, biotech and pharma industry sectors, allowing us to provide insight and shape a strategy that is most relevant to those sectors
We have the right combination of diverse backgrounds in investment banking, capital markets, legal, life science industry and academia, to be able to manage the most complex cross-border transactions
We fulfill our clients’ desire for objective independent advice
We assist our clients to originate and execute assignments, no matter
how complex
We transact across the entire spectrum of deal size

Our Independence

Our independence ensures no conflicts of interest
We are specialist corporate advisors free to operate without the pressure to cross-sell other products and services
We are not partial to the size of deals, our only incentive is to push for the best deal in order for us to earn our client’s trust on the next assignment

Our Difference

Our bankers spend significant time meeting clients and potential M&A opportunities across North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America
We service clients globally
We bring a global perspective combined with local knowledge and technical expertise
We provide a more targeted and relevant choice of buyers and targets from our >25 year specialization in these fields
We have significant expertise in structuring cross-border deals which provide value added outcomes for our clients’ shareholders

How We Work

Our bankers spend significant time and energy getting to know our clients’ businesses and understanding their strategic objectives
We are results/solutions driven
We provide and maintain absolute client confidentiality
We provide the highest quality independent advice to our clients’ Boards
We are acutely aware of the importance of management and cultural fit
We focus on efficient deal execution
We strive to create shareholder value for our clients

Achelous Partners
Brings Independence

To each engagement, Achelous Partners brings independence, rigorous analysis, cultural understanding and local experience. It is this experience and application of our proven process that culminates in the closure of a successful transaction in the best interest of our clients. Achelous Partners has access to legal, accounting, and tax advisors globally, and has well established strategic relationships with other financial institutions, institutional investors, and private equity providers.

Sell Side Advisory

For our sell-side clients, value maximization means identifying and communicating the key attributes of the business or asset being sold to the most appropriate and qualified group of potential strategic and financial buyers. Key factors of success for sell-side transactions include identifying the best potential buyers and accessing decision-makers among them to present an organized, competitive sale process managed across a realistic timeline. Without a competitive sale process- or at least the perception of one- a seller can lose control of the sale process and fail to maximize value. Our sell-side services include:

Maximizing value
Identifying the most qualified acquirers
Negotiating and structuring the transaction
Tailoring the sale strategy relative to our clients’ goals and objectives
Valuation modeling
Preparation of Information Memorandum / Teaser
Marketing to bidders, with a focus on speed of execution and achieving a high certainty of transaction completion
Maintaining complete confidentiality throughout the sale process

Buy Side Advisory

For our buy-side clients, Achelous Partners’ team members source acquisition opportunities through constant global travel and attending a significant number of industry conferences every year. Our role includes: