Transaction Advisory Services
Operational Transactions Services
Canada offers substantial growth opportunities for both corporations and private equity firms looking to engage in a merger, acquisition or divestiture. Companies need to articulate how they can successfully extract value from an integration or separation transaction, and how they will make the transaction work on a day-today basis.
Our team helps corporations and private equity firms investing in Canada and around the world develop well-defined transaction strategies.
We cover a wide range of operational aspects, including:
- Buy-side integration Core integration services (Pre and post closing)
- Integration management office
- Leading practices and tools
- Identify integration challenges
- Day 1, Day 100, long term
- Sell-side carve-outs Advise parent company and/or new organization to prepare for carve-out situations
- Stand-alone, onetime and residual cost analysis
- Transition service agreements and transition analysis
- Day 1 readiness preparation
- Centre of excellence/playbook
- Institutionalize best practices, retain knowledge and reduce risks
- Focus on core integration processes that will “move the needle” from a value, speed and risk mitigation standpoint
- Outline a process to identify, value, prioritize and realize synergies
- Transaction value assessment
- Measure components of transaction returns
- Identify early opportunities for course correction or synergy gaps
- Compare transaction due diligence, valuation, integration planning and execution processes against leading practices
- Synergy assessment and delivery
- Revenue-enhancement opportunities
- Cost-reduction opportunities
- One-time synergy capture costs
- Synergy realization time frame
Contact us
 | Graeme Deans Leader, Operational Transaction Services 416 943 2283 |
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to make your transaction a success
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