SERVICES
Sell-side M&A Advisory
Open the Door to Differentiated Value with Exit or Strategic Expansion
Whether we are asked to lead a strategic investment or develop an exit plan over time, our advisory team is dedicated to working with digital firms headed by entrepreneurs to achieve the greatest strategic outcomes in every sell side and M&A scenario.
Being an entrepreneur-focused company, GTD is aware that tech companies run by entrepreneurs are essentially different from regular businesses and need specialized knowledge and a comprehensive transaction process. In order to help you determine how strategic investors would value your business, our partners and staff take the time to learn about your business and your varied objectives. Beyond what is apparent from your conventional financial statements and valuation, we collaborate closely with you to identify "differentiated value" that your business may provide to strategic investors.
Our Sell-Side M&A Process
We are aware that most entrepreneurs find starting a business to be a difficult, drawn-out, and intensely emotional process. Building a successful firm requires the blood, sweat, and tears of entrepreneurs. Since this is not only a financial decision, any strategic investment or exit must be handled extremely carefully. The founders' strategic and emotional concerns must also be taken into account in any transaction.
In addition to the valuation, deal structure, and key terms, there are a number of other crucial decisions that can be made. These include succession planning, confidentiality management, protecting your most valuable asset—people—brand equity, and much more. By having a firm follow a clear process, you can free up owners to concentrate on running their company during the transaction process. Because they have gone through this process multiple times over their own journeys, our partners are fully aware of it. We have been on the other side and have purchased and integrated multiple tech companies, our clients likewise appreciate the buyer's perspective.
A customized, entrepreneur-focused approach aids in setting specific objectives.
The strategy used by GTD entails strong collaboration with our clients to establish specific objectives for the transaction at the outset. All important stakeholders, such as your investors, board members, and workers, who have an emotional attachment to the business and are equally interested in the best result, must be taken into account as we set clear goals. In order to satisfy our client's goals and provide the finest strategic outcomes, it is crucial that we examine your personal, family, and commercial factors at the right time.
A strategy to M&A that is goal-linked maximizes value for business owners.
Our distinct method of managing sell-side M&A deals guarantees that the objectives we set up up front are completely in line with the entrepreneur's objectives and helps our clients achieve the finest strategic results.
Setting specific financial, strategic, and personal goals, carefully planning the transaction strategy to achieve your goals, evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of an offer, and front-ending negotiations on valuation and terms (cash, stock, earn-out, exclusivity, non-compete, succession plan, etc.) to maximize value for our clients are all part of GTD's extensive goal-linked process in every client engagement.
Creating value with strategic investors who share your vision
We have established strong connections with international public and private tech firms, family offices, private equity firms, and others who predominantly invest in the technology industry over the course of the last thirty plus years. We use our extensive global network to help you position your tech business to attract the right strategic investors and develop the best possible deal structure that considers all of your objectives.
GTD increased strategic investment offers for tech companies due to two distinct advantages.
Beyond simply writing a check, our strategic investors are dedicated to supporting your vision, growing your business, and generating long-term value.
We take great effort to make sure that all stakeholders have clear goals that are focused on expanding your portfolio of goods and services so that financial success follows rather than the other way around.
Emphasis on Transaction Readiness and Proactive Preparation
We think that in order to maximize value, any strategic investment or exit deal needs to be carefully planned out at least two to three years in advance. Preparation must begin early, especially when planning an exit. Having a runway helps provide the groundwork for a successful exit and allows the business to have good financial reporting, governance, legal, and tax compliance in place to reduce closure risk.
“Our team has extensive experience in a variety of exit scenarios. We can assist you in taking early action, preparing your business transaction, and getting ready for the most crucial choice you will ever make as an entrepreneur.”
Offering our clients a variety of strategic investment solutions for various company conditions is our area of expertise.
Development
Obtaining growth funding from a private equity company or other financial sponsor
Reversal
Obtaining debt or equity financing to implement a business turnaround and supply working capital
Investor or Co-Founder Liquidity Events
It is normal for a co-founder or investor to envisage an exit at a specific point in the company's development. This usually results in a requirement for recapitalization and a liquidity event for the departing investor or co-founder.
Strategic Departure
Selling all or a portion of the stock to a financial or strategic buyer
To find out how we can provide the most value for your tech company, set up a private discussion.