Mergers & Acquisitions

Akur's M&A services draw upon our broadly based sector knowledge and the relationships and contacts developed over many years. We have successfully completed a wide range of mandates for UK and international clients, public and private companies, family owned and venture capital backed.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

Public Takeovers
Our capital markets and UK Takeover Code knowledge lends itself to advising both offeror and offeree management teams in respect of public takeovers, where success requires a detailed understanding of both regulatory issues and market etiquette and practice.  We act as Rule 3 advisor in accordance with the UK Takeover Code, providing advice in respect of offers received as well as making approaches and formal offers on behalf of bidding companies.

Whilst "hostile" offers tend to capture headlines most successful mid-market takeovers are made by way of a negotiated recommendation by the incumbent management.  We have extensive knowledge and experience of such negotiations.

Sell-Side Advisory
We act for private companies, special board committees, selling shareholders and MBO/MBI teams in seeking to maximise value from a full or partial sale or facilitate a restructuring of equity and control. This work is undertaken both as a discrete activity and in conjunction with other potential exit strategies such as an IPO. Throughout the process we seek to maintain competitive tension and ensure that all issues relating to the appropriate flow of information and communication are dealt with correctly.

Asset/Project Acquisition or Disposal
In addition to working at the corporate level we also advise clients seeking to develop, acquire or dispose of individual assets or projects. When considering a development, an acquisition or a disposal, the availability of finance is often a vital issue both for the likely success and for the pricing of the transaction. Consequently this work is frequently undertaken in conjunction with our capital raising services.

Cross-Border Advisory
Over a number of years we have developed expertise in cross-border advisory transactions involving the acquisition, disposal or financing of companies/assets outside the UK and more particularly in emerging markets. Recent activity includes transactions in the US, Brazil, South America, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Central and Eastern Europe.