Mergers and Acquisitions

Our clients typically have mature businesses that have been successful for numerous years. Through the normal course of business, our clients routinely consider acquisitions and are approached to sell their businesses. Each client has their own merger or acquisition objectives; we assist in the design and implication of these growth or contraction objectives. Based on these client objective; Audientis develops a plan and assists in implementation. Through our knowledge of the business and the Family, as well as the market, our success in this area is unparallel; “we get deals done”.

As part of the planning process, we will provide a complete analysis on the best corporate structure in the anticipation of future acquisitions, and/or opening of new markets organically. This process will take in the following considerations:

• Review of all current corporate agreements
• Business lines
• Financial restrictions
• Liabilities, both corporate, and individual
• Business and opportunity flexibility
• Address tax consequences
• Management retention issues/benefits

Strategic Growth Opportunities through Merger and/or Acquisitions

Our objective is to help create and assist in the execution of possible acquisition ideas/opportunities. Audientis assists in the process through analyzing information to help enable management to make stronger decisions. The benefit is that management is able to go about their daily business of running the company. This service would include but not be limited to the following:

• Developing appropriate acquisition strategies and criteria
• Identifying potential acquisition candidates
• Initiating discussions with acquisition targets
• Analyzing financial characteristics of the transaction
• Develop a proforma detailing valuation analyses
• Negotiating the transaction
• Assist with legal council
• Assist in acquiring the required financing
• Along with legal counsel; close the transaction