Merger & Acquisition Services

We understand the value of creating a close, personal relationship with each business owner and/or senior management. Experience has shown this to be the foundation for a successful transaction. Hedgerow develops a multi-phase strategy with its clients, utilizing the skills of our marketing, research, analytical and corporate finance teams. Our goal is to thoroughly understand your business and objectives so that we may design and set into motion a comprehensive action plan that gets results. 

Selling Your Business

Maximizing Value

We specialize in uncovering the true worth of your company by analyzing the assets, historical and projected financial performance, products and services, expenditures and market position to determine any hidden values. We will complete an in-depth analysis of the firm, taking into consideration:

  • Projected financials
  • Historical performance
  • Product innovations
  • Competitive position
  • Market share
  • Facilities & operations
  • Key management
  • Recast company earnings

Creating the Sales Document

In preparing your business for sale, it is essential to create a compelling confidential business memorandum. Hedgerow executives work closely with you to understand the intricacies of your business to prepare this vital document. The memorandum will present your company in its optimum light, emphasizing it's investment value by describing the business history, products and markets, services, competitive position, management, physical facilities, sales and earnings history, future earnings potential based upon past performance and all relevant financial history.

Identifying Buyer Candidates

We conduct industry-specific searches to locate strategic buyers for a synergistic fit, based upon carefully developed search criteria. Moreover, Hedgerow maintains a comprehensive corporate database of financial buyers and investors who purchase middle-market companies.

Closing the Deal

Once a well-defined selection of buyer candidates has been targeted and pre-qualified, we work closely with our clients to determine which firm best suits their requirements and proceed forward with a carefully mapped-out plan to ensure successful results.

Acquiring or Merging

A thorough understanding of each client's long-term business objectives is critical to identify the optimum merger or acquisition candidate for a precise fit.

Analysis of Candidates

A detailed, systematic analysis of each target company is paramount in properly determining the value of the firm under consideration. We provide corporate valuation services as a first step in determining a realistic range of a company's potential net worth.

Initiate Action with Pre-approved Prospects

Once we have reviewed an initial list of potential prospects, we focus in on those firms which represent the best fit and discreetly initiate discussions to facilitate the process of negotiation, working with our client's top management toward consummating the transaction.

Financing Equity and Debt

Hedgerow has an established, proprietary database of high net worth individuals and middle market venture capital firms that are utilized to secure capital for start-up, early stage and mature companies.

Moreover, Hedgerow is closely associated with a number of traditional, as well as non-traditional banks and financial institutions to arrange debt financing.

Furthermore, Hedgerow is closely aligned with several major financing sources that provide creative financing solutions. As a result of these powerful relationships, we are capable of providing multiple financing alternatives for our clients.