Mergers and Acquisitions

ACS works with clients’ senior executives and corporate development officers to formulate a strategy for expansion and diversification. Then we conduct a detailed search to identify all the acquisition candidates that would advance that strategy. Making discreet inquiries, we screen each prospect (without disclosing the identity of the acquirer) to gauge their interest and suitability.

ACS has a long and successful history of making companies available for sale. By professionally presenting our client’s strategy, backed by extensive industry knowledge developed for each search, we often convince targets to negotiate—not necessarily because they need to sell, but because a suitor with a well-defined growth plan intrigues them. In most instances, we make such a compelling case for our client that the target refrains from seeking competing offers. In all cases, we save our clients considerable time by introducing them only to viable candidates.

Our efforts often attract buyers, sellers and venture partners that had not previously considered themselves in the market. By skillfully identifying the prospects most likely to advance our clients’ strategic goals, and professionally presenting that strategy, we often convince target, acquirers or prospective partners to negotiate. Significantly, virtually every time ACS has represented a buyer, we have made such a compelling case for our client that the target has refrained from seeking competing offers, thus avoiding an auction. In all cases, we save our clients considerable time by introducing them only to viable candidates.