What is the business worth under defensible assumptions?
Service 02
Deals & Corporate Finance
Independent analysis of value, earnings quality, funding and transaction structure for consequential capital decisions.
When this practice is relevant
We support principals evaluating acquisitions, disposals, funding options and stressed situations. The work concentrates on questions that move price, change structure, alter downside exposure or determine whether the transaction should proceed.
- A buyer or investor needs to test reported earnings.
- Shareholders need a valuation or clearer exit options.
- A company is comparing funding alternatives.
- Liquidity pressure requires restructuring analysis.
Questions we help answer
Which issues should change price, terms or the decision?
Can the capital structure survive the downside case?
Specific services and outputs
Tangible work products, not a generic workstream.
Valuation & modelling
Build an evidence-led view of value and its drivers.
- DCF and comparable-company analysis
- Scenario and sensitivity models
- Valuation report and assumptions register
Financial diligence
Focus on earnings quality, cash conversion, net debt and working capital.
- Quality-of-earnings analysis
- Red-flag financial review
- Completion-mechanics schedules
Deal evaluation & structure
Connect strategic rationale, transaction economics and implementation.
- Transaction options paper
- Deal model and return analysis
- Negotiation and decision support
Funding & restructuring
Compare capital choices and identify actions required to protect liquidity and value.
- Funding options analysis
- Debt-capacity and covenant model
- Restructuring scenarios
Typical engagement
The question stays connected to the final recommendation.
Frame the decision
Agree the decision, audience, constraints, timing and what a useful answer must enable.
Build the evidence
Establish the baseline, test the data and document the governing assumptions.
Challenge the options
Model the alternatives, downside cases, trade-offs and decision thresholds.
Deliver for action
Translate the analysis into a recommendation, roadmap and accountable next steps.
Who this is designed for
- Corporate buyers and sellers
- Shareholders and family businesses
- Private investors and lenders
- Institutions evaluating projects