Strategizing and planning to grow a company are
one of the more important issues leadership at a
company undertakes. It is also one of the most complex,
least thought-out, and costly tasks done in terms
of lost opportunities. Black Watch provides its
clients with a methodical approach on how investors
would view their companies’ as well as advising
them on alternatives that create and enhance enterprise
value. Services offered include:
Enhancing enterprise value for existing
shareholders
Combining corporate strategy with valuation
methodology
Advising on what is the intrinsic value of
the business
Advising on how the capital markets would value
the company
Crafting a strategic vision based on study
and findings made
Identifying trends, prioritizing issues, and
implementing strategy
Identifying whether inorganic growth is viable
and why
Identifying newly created value chains, products,
and services
Evaluating backward and forward integration
alternatives
Determining which identified opportunities
create the most value
Recapitalizations
Planning and executing a recapitalization of a company
or division is a complex process. It requires both
financial and strategic knowledge of the industry,
who is interested as an investor, and how partners
evaluate lending and investment opportunities. Black
Watch Partners has extensive experience in advising
on all steps in the process, including the following:
Assessing and evaluating financing alternatives
for liquidity
Assessing cash flow and potential market value
(if alternative has equity attributes)
Preparing a confidential information memorandum
Assessing, identifying, and introducing the
best partner(s) to ensure growth
Obtaining term sheets and structuring a transaction
Managing the due diligence process
Negotiating and closing a transaction
Sales and Divestitures
Planning and executing a divestiture or sale of
a company or division is a complex process. It requires
both financial and strategic knowledge of the industry,
who is interested, and how buyers evaluate acquisition
opportunities. A sale process must be intense, focused,
and competitively managed by professionals. Black
Watch Partners has extensive experience in advising
on all steps in the process, including the following:
Evaluating alternatives for liquidity and diversification
Assessing potential market value
Identifying and developing the strategic growth
story
Preparing a confidential information memorandum
Identifying and contacting prospective purchasers
Structuring a transaction
Managing the due diligence process
Negotiating and closing a transaction
Mergers and Acquisitions
Acquisitions play a key role in a company’s growth
by broadening its lines of business and allowing
it to access and expand into new markets. A business
is either growing or maturing. We assist clients
in maximizing value through all phases of the merger
and acquisition process and transaction, including
the following:
Developing merger/acquisition
criteria
Matching acquisition criteria with specific
target entities
Contacting targets
Establishing a value range for identified targets
Conducting in-depth analysis to assess the
impact of the transaction
Conducting due diligence
Negotiating and closing a transaction
Management Buyouts
We assist client through all phases of the buyout
process and the transaction, including the following:
Advise, introduce, and determine appropriate
sponsor
Obtain information on assets to be bought and
begin preliminary due diligence
Assess financing alternatives and assist in
securing financing
Perform valuation and assess alternative structures
Review highly confident letters and advise
on preliminary bid
Companies and business owners seeking to raise private
equity and junior debt frequently face many obstacles.
We have extensive experience in both the private
debt and equity markets and extensive knowledge
regarding market pricing and structural criteria.
We assist clients in obtaining new capital from
a wide array of corporate, private, and institutional
investor relationships we have. In accessing the
private market, we assist clients with the following:
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