Acquisitions

Business expansion has the potential to expose your business to a broader audience. Increasing your customer base will help you diversify, convert more customers, and improve sales. This leads to higher profits. Just like your team, expanding your customer base is important to the success of your business.

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Buyer Representation

Understanding your acquisition goals is the foundation for developing a successful acquisition strategy. The primary factors for consideration are:

  • Cultural alignment
  • Valuation and deal structure
  • Geographic location(s)
  • How to search for the best firms
  • Return on investment

At Thinc Strategy we help you develop an acquisition strategy that leads to a successful outcome.

Firm Search and Identification

We have a team of professionals that research firms based on your goals. We reach out to these firms and determine if they are the best fit. Once the most qualified firms are identified, Thinc facilitates meetings with you and the potential seller.

Are you considering an acquisition or thinking about growth through expansion? Thinc can help you identify firms to purchase, assess the seller’s business value, manage the due diligence process, support implementation, and provide coordination as required.  Our goal is to make this stress-free and allow you to focus on running the business.

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Firm Search and Identification

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We have a team of professionals that research firms based on your goals. We reach out to these firms and determine if they are the best fit. Once the most qualified firms are identified, Thinc facilitates meetings with you and the potential seller.

Are you considering an acquisition or thinking about growth through expansion? Thinc can help you identify firms to purchase, assess the seller’s business value, manage the due diligence process, support implementation, and provide coordination as required.  Our goal is to make this stress-free and allow you to focus on running the business.

Strategic Valuation and Deal Structure

Thinc will assist your finance team with valuing the acquisition target and recommend various deal structures to achieve the greatest return on investment.

 Due Diligence

We have a team of professional accountants and acquisition advisors to assist with the due diligence process. Our ability to facilitate the due diligence process allows your internal team to focus on their daily job responsibilities. They can think about the potential transaction from a high level without needing the additional capacity that goes into the due diligence process for a target acquisition. Our due diligence process is completely customizable to focus on areas of the potential transaction paying close attention to those are of particular concern to leadership as well as covering a broad range of generally accepted topics for the overall transaction to be set up for success.

Due Diligence Tactics 

We employ various tactics to perform due diligence including but not limited to inquiry of key personnel and inspection of various documents provided by the potential target company. The general topics of due diligence we will cover in due diligence for a potential acquisition include the following high-level areas:

Throughout the due diligence process, we will continue to have regularly scheduled check-ins with leadership to share progress and any potential areas of concern. Upon completion of the due diligence assessment, we will provide leadership with a summary checklist, all backup documents received in support of the due diligence assessment and report documenting all findings.

Integration Planning

A successful integration is one that is well-planned, communicated, and executed with no surprises and minimal disruption to normal operations.  Thinc Strategy works to gain alignment with all parties, facilitates the tasks required pre and post-close, and monitors progress through implementation.

Pre-Close Planning

A best practice is to create a task force with both the buyer and seller key stakeholders responsible for the successful integration of the two firms.  Thinc will facilitate the integration planning required pre-close and work with the stakeholders in each area of the business (IT, accounting, human resources, operations, legal, business development, marketing, etc…) to leave no stone unturned.  Communication is one of the most important elements of an integration plan.  When and how to communicate is vital in creating a positive message internally and externally.

Post-Close Integration

Now you have purchased the company,  what integration steps remain?  Up to this point, discussions have been “when” we are one firm, now you are one firm.  It is important for you as the buyer to continue integrating the new business into your culture.  Thinc will guide you through a set of milestones to achieve in the first month, ninety days, six months, and first year.   Communication will be more important than ever to ensure the new employees and clients are successfully integrated.

Integration Planning

A successful integration is one that is well-planned, communicated, and executed with no surprises and minimal disruption to normal operations. Thinc Strategy works to gain alignment with all parties, facilitates the tasks required pre and post-close, and monitors progress through implementation.

Pre-Close Planning

A best practice is to create a task force with both the buyer and seller key stakeholders responsible for the successful integration of the two firms.  Thinc will facilitate the integration planning required pre-close and work with the stakeholders in each area of the business (IT, accounting, human resources, operations, legal, business development, marketing, etc…) to leave no stone unturned. Communication is one of the most important elements of an integration plan. When and how to communicate is vital in creating a positive message internally and externally.

Post-Close Integration

Now you have purchased the company, what integration steps remain? Up to this point, discussions have been “when” we are one firm, now you are one firm.  It is important for you as the buyer to continue integrating the new business into your culture. Thinc will guide you through a set of milestones to achieve in the first month, ninety days, six months, and first year. Communication will be more important than ever to ensure the new employees and clients are successfully integrated.