Merger & Acquisition/Due Diligence

With companies frequently changing hands in today’s fast-paced, highly competitive business environment, company owners and corporate executives need reliable advisors who understand how to manage complex business transactions. The professionals at EKS&H have extensive experience helping clients evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities, perform due diligence and implement a successful acquisition.

EKS&H’s business advisors provide timely, creative and confidential services to companies in a variety of industries. Our approach includes the following elements:

Viability analysis – The professionals at EKS&H help clients determine the viability of an acquisition by helping them establish goals, conducting a financial review of the company and identifying potential deal breakers.

Detailed due diligence – Our business advisors lead clients through a detailed due diligence process that includes developing a letter of intent; conducting focused financial due diligence; and performing full valuation, management, operational and technology assessments. We also help companies understand tax structuring for transactions as well as capital acquisition needs.

Integration and Implementation – Once clients determine to move forward with an acquisition, EKS&H provides contract review and negotiation assistance as well as counseling on how to develop detailed integration plans and conduct ongoing monitoring of the acquisition process.

Benefits clients gain from our merger and acquisition services include:

  • up front viability analysis that avoids costly due diligence for transactions that don’t make sense
  • ability to negotiate price more effectively as a result of business valuation
  • access to accurate information as a result of normalization and verification of financial statements
  • enhanced knowledge of potential risks and hidden costs of integration
  • smoother and faster integration of target company management and operations
  • more successful realization of original corporate goals

For more information about EKS&H’s merger and acquisition services, please call (303) 740-9400 in Denver or (970) 282-5400 in Fort Collins.