Mergers & Acquisitions

Sell-side Services

EdgePoint has significant experience in leading successful sale transactions for closely held and privately owned businesses. Unlike our competition, we believe that the sale of your business is not just a transaction, but also a significant piece of your life and our relationship. You can trust us to locate the right buyer, negotiate a fair deal and at the same time understand and explain all of the complex financial and non-financial issues driving your business.

Helping business owners realize their objectives from the sale of a company is a complex process that requires specialized skill, knowledge, and resources throughout the entire process of selling your company. We believe that the selling process begins anywhere from three to five years prior to the actual sale and will continue on after the actual sale for several years. We are the professionals that serve your strategic and transactional needs during the period of transition. That is why...

"We take a relationship based approach to a transactional business"™

In addition to the technical skills required to properly execute the sale of your business, we maintain honesty, integrity and confidentiality throughout the sale process. All projects are conducted with project names, confidentiality agreements and a respect of the confidential nature of the matters at hand.

Proven Process

EdgePoint has developed a highly effective approach to representing the shareholders of middle-market companies in selling their business or division(s) in a confidential manner. Our process starts with a detailed valuation to determine how much a business is worth and identify potential market opportunities. Once this step is complete and a client decides to proceed with a potential sale, EdgePoint aggressively begins the process of taking your company to the target market.

Marketing
We develop comprehensive marketing materials, including a Confidential Offering Memorandum and a one-page executive summary. We also develop a broad list of target buyers using our extensive contacts and databases of strategic and financial acquirers. We work with our M&A International, Inc. alliance partners to identify and approach the very best buyers for your business whether across town or across the world.

We begin the process of prospecting and qualifying client-approved potential buyers, and strategizing with the client to determine the most desirable deal structure and terms. We help the client evaluate various offers from buyers and represent the client's interest from initiation of negotiations, through due diligence and consummation of a transaction. In addition, we also take into consideration the most effective tax structure in selling a business by working with our clients' tax advisors.