M&A Advisory
M&A advice for entrepreneurs, investors and owner-managed businesses.
What we do on a mandate
Crystal Zest supports acquisitions and disposals through valuation, commercial assessment, financial modelling, structuring and execution support. We coordinate the process and the other advisers around it so the owner is not managing five workstreams alone.
We are deliberately selective. We take mandates where we understand the sector economics, where the expectations are realistic, and where there is a credible route to a completed transaction.
Capabilities
- Mergers and acquisitions advisory
- Buy-side advisory
- Sell-side advisory
- Business sale preparation
- Target identification and acquisition screening
- Indicative valuation and financial modelling
- Due diligence coordination
- Deal structuring and negotiation support
- Post-acquisition value creation planning
Working with your other advisers
Legal drafting, tax structuring, audit and regulatory advice are provided by appropriately qualified specialists. Our role is the commercial and financial spine of the deal, and the coordination that keeps the process moving.
UK regulatory perimeter
Corporate finance and M&A work can constitute regulated activity depending on the specific transaction and service. Certain sales of bodies corporate fall within recognised exclusions. Crystal Zest scopes each engagement accordingly and involves authorised firms where required.
Start a confidential conversation
Whether you are preparing to sell, looking to acquire, raising capital or trying to lift the value of a business you already own, the first step is a short, confidential discussion about the situation.