M&A Advisory
Corporate advisory, run by people who do the analysis themselves.
Buy-side and sell-side mandates for private companies — market mapping, target research, valuation analysis, diligence coordination and process management, with the research bench of the whole platform behind it.
Buy-side
Finding and pricing the right target
- Acquisition strategy and screening criteria
- Market mapping and target universe construction
- Origination and structured outreach
- Financial and valuation analysis
- Diligence coordination across advisers
- Transaction project management to close
Sell-side
Preparing a business to be bought well
- Readiness assessment and value preparation
- Valuation analysis and defensible positioning
- Buyer research and market mapping
- Information memorandum and data-room preparation
- Process design and management
- Negotiation support alongside your counsel
Retainer
Monthly engagement for ongoing origination, research and process support.
Project fee
Fixed scope: a market map, a valuation analysis, a diligence workstream.
Advisory fee
Engagement-specific terms, agreed in writing before any work begins.
Compensation arrangements are set out in an engagement letter. Any structure involving securities or transaction-based compensation is reviewed against applicable Canadian and Québec securities requirements before an engagement is accepted.