Create clarity when decisions have to be made quickly
In M&A processes there are usually data – but rarely in the form that is really relevant to the decisions in the deal. Different sources of data, time constraints and changing issues make it hard to get a clear view of value drivers, risks and assumptions.
Deal analytics translates in a targeted way complex financial and operational data into knowledge that is relevant to a transaction. Instead of isolated reports, a consistent, logical basis for decision-making is developed – coordinated with the phase of the deal concerned.
The result is more assurance in valuation, better arguments for the negotiations, and transparency when decisions are made.
The added value of deal analytics in the transaction process
What really counts: clearly identifying value drivers, risks and assumptions – orientated towards the crucial issues in the deal.
What you can count on: a consistent, logical basis for data as the foundation for valuation, management decisions and negotiation.
Time as a success factor: quick analyses, even when demands change – without manual report loops.
Our approach to the transaction process
Deal analytics is a targeted addition to existing financial and managerial accounting structures in the transaction process. We take the load off internal teams during intense phases and focus on the analytical issues that are crucial to the deal.
What is it about?
We support internal financial and managerial accounting functions in a targeted way with analysing the value drivers, risks and assumptions that have a crucial effect on the deal – including compliance and regulatory issues.
What does that mean practically?
- Analysing financial and operational indicators relevant to value and risk
- Identifying compliance, process and regulatory risks
- Structured visualisation of critical risk areas (e.g. in heatmaps)
- Concluding the impact on valuation, purchase price and contract drafting
The benefit to you in the deal
Risks quickly become apparent, and are prioritised and traceable, as the reliable basis for due diligence, negotiation and securing against in the SPA.
What is it about?
In close coordination with your internal team, we create a consistent, traceable basis of data for managerial and transaction decisions.
What does that mean practically?
- Use of available data and systems as the starting point
- Structured preparation for valuation, due diligence and negotiation
- Scenario and sensibility analyses for changing assumptions
The benefit to you in the deal
A common basis of facts reduces the effort required to coordinate, prevents duplication of effort and strengthens the ability of all parties to make decisions.
What is it about?
We temporarily assume analytical responsibilities in the deal process and allow valuations to be made quickly, without tying up any additional internal resources.
What does that mean practically?
- Reacting flexibly to new requirements for information
- The load is taken off internal functions during intense phases of the deal
- Specific preparation for various stakeholders
The benefit to you in the deal
You can keep the tempo and quality up – even when internal resources are limited.
From the data source to a basis for decisions
M&A analytics is based on a structured data model (data cube), which brings together information that is relevant to the transaction from various sources.
The video below shows how we use the available data, and consolidate and prepare it for analysis, valuation, risk identification and decision-making in the deal – in close coordination with your internal financial and managerial accounting teams.
Frequently asked questions about deal analytics
M&A analytics is completely orientated towards transaction decisions. While traditional reporting supports on-going business, M&A analytics focuses on issues in the deal relevant to value and risk – at the right time, flexibly and for decision-making.
No. M&A analytics is a transaction-specific addition to existing financial and managerial accounting. We collaborate closely with internal teams and take the load off them during intense phases of the deal.
We work with the company data and systems available. Relevant information from various sources are put together in a structured way and prepared specifically for analyses relevant to the transaction.
M&A analytics provides support along the entire transaction process – from valuation and preparation to due diligence to negotiations all the way to preparation for closing. The focus and analyses are adapted flexibly to each phase.
The approach is designed for speed and pragmatism. M&A analytics is specifically implemented in the context of a transaction and does not require a long-term system introduction or extensive IT projects.
M&A analytics allows compliance and regulatory risks to be analysed and presented in a structured way based on the available data. Critical areas are made transparent, prioritised and classified in the overall context of the transaction, as the well-founded basis for due diligence, negotiation and safeguarding in contracts.
M&A analytics is particularly suited to complex transactions, time-sensitive processes and situations with high requirements on transparency, traceability and the quality of decisions, both on the buyer- and seller-side.