Asico

Deals and Valuation Advisory

Deals and Valuation Advisory

Assistance in the critical moments of acquisitions and divestitures that define your business’ success.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The M&A process is inherently intricate, requiring considerable time and the navigation of complex decisions. It is imperative to not only devise a sound strategy but also to engage capable advisors to ensure effective management of the deal and the creation of value for shareholders and broader stakeholders.

We confidently offer premier advisory services to large corporations, privately owned enterprises, entrepreneurs, and investors in the vital areas of business acquisitions and divestitures, fundraising, and debt restructuring. Leveraging our extensive experience across diverse industries and transactions of varying magnitudes, our powerhouse, multinational team possesses the prowess to curate project teams comprising experts with laser-focused expertise essential for your venture’s triumphant realization. Our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialists are adept at forging connections with potential acquisition targets, acquirers, and financial backers on a global scale with unwavering confidence.

Our structured deal methodology, forged through the successful completion of numerous transactions over many years, simplifies complexity to deliver compelling outcomes quickly. Whether you’re considering an acquisition, exit strategy, divestment, IPO, or securing private investment, our deep transaction experience across various industries maximizes process efficiency and transaction certainty, adding significant value. Our strong collaboration with M&A resources and experts enables us to optimize buyer or investor interest or, alternatively, identify acquisition growth opportunities in international markets – maximizing the chances of a successful transaction.

In addition, with a comprehensive range of ASICO transaction advisory services, encompassing financial due diligence, tax due diligence, and tax structuring counsel, ASICO can deliver tailored end-to-end advisory solutions to meet all your transactional needs.

We devote time to investigating your business to comprehensively grasp the pre-sale issues, subsequently documenting them thoroughly in preparation for due diligence. Our approach involves:

▪Evaluating transaction objectives and issues at the outset, and formulating a comprehensive plan to address them in an efficient and effective manner.

▪Developing impactful sales documents that effectively showcase the key selling themes of the business in a highly positive light.

▪Leveraging extensive networks can broaden the scope of potential buyers and investors, thereby intensifying competitive pressures.

▪Proficiency in the management of transactions and negotiation, ensuring the maintenance of favorable pricing and terms while enabling the continuity of your business operations.

We assist with:

 

  • Preparing the business for sale and working with you to define the best strategy and timing before a formal process has been launched
  • Lead negotiations and overseeing of transaction execution and settlement.
  • Reviewing due diligence reports and assessing implications on value and offer terms
  • Reviewing information to gain a deep understanding of your growth objectives and acquisition criteria
  • Liaising with legal advisors to ensure the terms of legal documents are optimal
  • Assist you in identifying and evaluating your financing needs, determining appropriate structures (equities, debt, mezzanine, etc.) and finding the right partners.
  • Production of information memoranda, teasers, financial models, business plans and other documents to present to prospective buyers
  • Project managing your sale process through to completion, ensuring minimal disruption to your daily activities
  • Advise shareholders and managers on capital restructures in management buy-out (MBO) and leveraged buy-out (LBO) transactions, with both national and international financing partners.
  • Identifying and approaching potential buyers in any location
  • Assessing target value and drafting of a non-binding offer
  • Analysing, assessing and negotiating offers to reach your objectives and maximise value
  • Maintenance of a deal issues register, ensuring these are addressed during due diligence and purchase agreement
  • Detailed input into commercial aspects of sale and purchase agreement
  • Managing due diligence and transaction process, including other advisers

Transactions Services

Transaction services are a vital resource for businesses seeking expert guidance in evaluating, strategizing, and effectively managing a wide array of transactions. These services cater to businesses involved in acquisitions, mergers, divestments, and strategic alliances, offering specialized support to navigate these complex business activities with confidence and precision.

ASICO’s team of Transaction Advisory specialists offers expert guidance for navigating a wide range of corporate transactions. Leveraging our technical proficiency, impartiality, and extensive commercial acumen, we collaborate with you to provide robust support. If you need an expert’s or accountant’s report, valuation, business due diligence, or lending and investment reviews, our team has access to local and international resources to ensure the work is efficiently and effectively completed. Our commitment to delivering concise advice and reports equips you with the necessary insights to make informed decisions.

Our key transaction services include:

  • Business valuations
  • Legal and tax risks assessment related to the transaction
  • Independent pre-lending reviews
  • Assessing the quality of the information used to determine the price
  • Assessment of forecast assumptions
  • Debt advisory
  • Acquisition and vendor due diligence
  • Formulating financial and tax clauses of acquisition contracts
  • ESG due diligence
  • Independent Limited Assurance Reports and forecast reviews
  • IPO assistance services
  • Cyber due diligence

Valuation Services

When evaluating an acquisition, divestiture of an asset, project financing, or legal dispute, understanding the potential financial implications is paramount in the decision-making process. A comprehensive grasp of the associated value is essential. Valuation is undeniably complex, demanding specialized skills and experience. Our team of valuation experts excels in leading clients through the valuation process and delivering unwavering, comprehensive, and technically sound advice across diverse scenarios.

At ASICO, we acknowledge the distinctiveness of each of our clients. Consequently, for every engagement, we meticulously evaluate the primary value drivers and the specific context for the valuation, while considering a diverse range of valuation methodologies. Our approach to valuations is characterized by collaboration and systematic analysis. We assemble specialized teams equipped with the requisite technical, sector-specific, and geographical acumen to comprehensively address all pertinent variables, irrespective of the context. Our valuation services are characterized by objectivity and independence to ensure the dependability of results for both you and any third parties contemplating the outcomes of the exercise.

We deliver a truly unique value proposition when it comes to valuations, utilizing a Partner-led approach and tapping into the expertise of senior personnel. This embeds genuine commercial acumen, fosters a deep understanding of issues and stakeholders, and ensures that key personnel are consistently available for your project at a competitive rate through project-based management. Our valuation professionals are highly skilled and possess in-depth knowledge of International Valuation Standards and local guidelines for conducting valuations in Bangladesh. Our dedicated valuation teams confidently provide expert opinions on a wide range of valuation scenarios, such as:

  • Allocation of an acquisition price and calculation of goodwill
  • Infrastructure valuation and modelling
  • Disagreements around contractual terms
  • Impairment testing
  • Fairness opinions
  • Individual shareholder valuation
  • Transactional valuations for M&A and fundraising
  • Restructuring of company assets
  • Succession valuation
  • Property, plant and equipment valuation
  • Intangible asset valuation
  • Expert witness
  • Inventory valuation
  • Financial model valuation
  • Valuation for dispute resolution and expert determination
  • Minority interest valuation
  • Portfolio asset valuation
  • Executive options and employee share plans
  • Tax valuation
  • Natural resource valuation
  • Estate planning
  • Independent Expert Reports (IERs)
  • Valuation for pre-lending review process
  • Succession planning

Financial Modelling

In times of change and uncertainty, it is essential to recognize the inherent value of knowledge. By leveraging a tailored financial model, businesses can fortify their future sustainability. The contemporary economic landscape has undergone profound and irreversible transformations in recent years, leaving a plethora of business proprietors uncertain about the best course of action. The relentless pace of change, particularly in the realms of legislation, technology, and commerce, continues to present formidable challenges across all sectors and industries.

By taking a step back and carefully assessing and planning the core business fundamentals, which include cash flow and growth projections, the business will be strategically positioned for growth in the foreseeable future. Financial modeling serves as an important indicator of a business’s historical performance and its anticipated future trajectory.

ASICO collaborates with its clientele to craft comprehensive frameworks outlining various facets of a financial model, encompassing revenue projections, income estimates, customer behavior, and potential supply challenges. We have a proven track record of delivering high-quality independent financial modeling reviews and analyses for businesses and sectors of all sizes. Our expertise extends to handling substantial Bangladeshi Public-Private Partnership projects, infrastructure transactions, and debt structuring submissions.

Our robust financial modeling framework is expertly crafted and managed using Microsoft Excel, bolstered by industry-leading analysis software. Leveraging our deep technical expertise in audit, accounting, reporting standards, and taxation law, we confidently deliver comprehensive assessments of financial models. Furthermore, our highly experienced data specialists excel in reviewing and reengineering complex financial models. This encompasses refining existing models to ensure integrity, functionality, reliability, and flexibility. The suitability of the current model is also assessed. An individualized, impartial review conducted by ASICO instills confidence in the model’s integrity among company boards, management, investors, and other stakeholders. These models are utilized by management to assess diverse scenarios and subsequently make informed decisions. Consequently, the strategic, economic, and financial aspects of the business may be significantly influenced, thus impacting its long-term prosperity.

We are committed to challenging conventional practices, maintaining transparency in our approach, and posing demanding inquiries to the business to achieve optimal results. Moreover, we incorporate a commercial perspective into all claims made during the review process, ultimately enhancing efficiencies and delivering substantial long-term benefits and cost reductions.

Our services include:

 

 

  • Model construction and forecast models
  • Project and financial analysis
  • Project financing
  • Financial model and balance sheet review
  • Project feasibility
  • Assessment of working capital management/requirements
  • Conducting sensitivity analyses
  • Analysis of investment opportunities
  • Design and construction of customised integrated three-way financial models that meet your specific needs

Insolvency

In the face of continued unpredictability in the economy and the multitude of obstacles encountered in various markets, businesses, lenders, shareholders, and creditors increasingly seek specialized guidance and support in navigating the complex landscape of insolvency or bankruptcy. Insolvency or bankruptcy may become unavoidable in some situations, in such situations assistance in areas of legal, financial, and strategic expertise to address the myriad challenges and ensure the most optimal outcomes for all stakeholders will become an inevitable requirement.

Our expertise in business restructuring and financial recovery is dedicated to helping businesses effectively navigate these challenges and emerge stronger. Whether you are a creditor seeking to recover owed funds or an individual needing relief from overwhelming debt, our experience in managing insolvent estates, from minor to complex, positions us to offer constructive guidance and take proactive steps toward viable solutions. ASICO’s highly skilled team of liquidators and trustees brings unparalleled industry expertise and a tailored approach to delivering optimal outcomes for our clients and stakeholders.

Our services include:

  • Voluntary Administrators
  • Liquidators in creditors’ voluntary winding ups
  • Private and Court appointed Receivers and Managers
  • Private and Court appointed Receivers and Managers
  • Trustees in Bankruptcy
  • Crisis management
  • Provisional and Official Liquidators
  • Personal Insolvency Agreements
  • Expert witnesses in insolvency related legal proceedings