Company and person profiling during M&A process for European shipping company

Key benefits: Exclusive details for the negotiation discussions with the target’s management in addition to understanding the background, roles and responsibilities of target persons

Need

An internationally operating Private Equity company was involved in an M&A case and needed a detailed profile on both the target company and its key people for a forthcoming negotiation round.

Application: Strategic Planning

Geography: Germany, Europe

Approach

Extensive desk research  in local language sources, including multiple hardcopy newspapers, supported by interviews with industry experts.

Methods: Primary & secondary research including interviews with industry experts

Solution

Comprehensive report including a profile of the target company and bios of the key people. In addition  background materials were included.