In a close cooperation with the Belgian company Verbaere, De Clercq and Partners (VD&P nv), being one of the shareholders of ChESS, we provide M&A-related services and opportunities, making use of our strong European and Chinese corporate finance networks.
The main areas of expertise are:
TRANSACTIONS: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (M & A)
Financial and legal guidance on acquisition or sale of companies and activities
Specific situations: Management Buy-Out (MBO), Management Buy-In (MBI), Joint-Ventures, strategic alliances, …
Specialization in ‘Mid-Market “transactions, with transaction values between 2.5 and 100 million EUR.
Private and public placements
Financial and legal counseling to find financing resources, both financial – formal and informal – and more strategic partners
ChESS acts as a consultant / supervisor at the realization of transactions (guidance contracts) and within the framework of so-called mandate cases where identification and selection (the ‘search’) of potential counterparties are an essential element.
The services include:
- Business-economical and financial analysis and evaluation
- Valuation, from a transactional point of view
- Identification, internationally, and selection of potential counterparties (sellers, buyers, investors, …)
- Elaboration and structure proposed transaction, both financial and non-financial aspects
- Negotiations
- Due Diligence
- Drafting of legal documentation
ChESS has a culture and history of cooperation in companies with complementary professional services like accountants, lawyers, specialists eg. environmental, fiscal and social, strategic consultants, …
Over the years, ChESS has built up an international network of foreign colleagues with whom we frequently cooperate.
FINANCIAL ADVICE
Not transaction-related advice and guidance from a financial and strategic perspective.
In problem areas (eg turnaround), opportunities (eg investment projects) or within the context of professional financial policy.
For example:
- (Des) investment analysis, feasibility studies, business plans, …
- Financial previsions, budgeting, cash planning, …
- Valuation
- Business information systems for reporting, costing / pricing, performance, …
- Working capital management
- Managing the financing mix, including financing and credit files
- Strategic assistance and support.
- Often within the framework of corporate governance.
STRATEGIC SUPPORT
Strategy – one of the key words in the ChESS abbreviation, is of major importance in everything we do.
Business is being done in an ever-changing and global environment, and therefore requires continuous monitoring and adaptation to new or varying factors.
