THE NEXT STEP DEALMAKING PROGRAM
Foundation building blocks
At Shurman, we work with ambitious owners, leadership teams, strategic buyers, and reputable investors on their ongoing strategic, financial, and personal ambitions. Jointly we determine the next step business objectives. We build the essential deal-story and the underlying foundation building blocks.
We do what it takes to generate a remarkable impact and value. Shurman provides a radically different approach—a three-step and modular program, consisting of flexible foundation building blocks:
1.
VALUE MAXIMIZATION
PROGRAM
2.
TRANSACTION SUCCESS
PROGRAM
3.
VALUE
REALISATION
PROGRAM
Pre-Deal Stage
To maximize enterprise value based on all value drivers (not just EBITDA)—for all parties involved based on a robust preparation.
Building blocks include:
Ambition Foundation
Valuation Foundation
Message Foundation
Deal-Engagement Stage
To engage in a predictable, purposeful, and beneficial transaction—for all parties involved based on a transparent process.
Building blocks include:
Deal Prep Foundation
Deal Structuring Foundation
Deal Closing Foundation
Transactions include:
Exits (trade-sale)
Acquisitions, Mergers
Management-Buy-Outs
Carve-outs
Growth/ Alternative/ Pre-IPO Financing
Post-Deal Stage
To support a purposeful value realization—for all parties involved based on a smart integration.
Building blocks include:
Integration Foundation
Buy/ Build Foundation
Advisory Board Foundation
DE-RISK AND INCREASE TRANSACTION VALUE
With our programmatic approach, we de-risk a potential transaction and increase the transaction value.
We believe that traditional M&A and financing, mainly focused on the numbers and conventional EBITDA boosting, are outdated. After all, financial sponsors come and go. Entrepreneurs and management teams stay and must realize their potential by growing and maintaining business beyond the deal.
At Shurman, we are realists and stay away from telling boardroom "multiple" and "synergy" fairy tales. We commit ourselves to unlock value, both in terms of the transaction value and sustainable business value. Today's dealmaking is, in our opinion, about unlocking the value-drivers—as a driving principle, not as lip service.