Whether your firm is a start-up with limited M&A transaction capabilities or a large multi-national with a fully staffed Corporate Development Office – retaining quality professionals to assist in the execution of your M&A strategy is essential in securing transaction value while minimizing transaction and enterprise level risks.  Sirius’ “Big Four,” Wall Street, and former C-level experience is not subject to attestation conflicts of interest and allows us to deliver experienced-based insights quickly and professionally.  Working on an hourly rate basis, rather than a deal completion or success structure, keeps our interests fully aligned with yours and allows us the freedom to deliver conflict-free advice. Sometimes, the best deal is the one that doesn’t close. If it does close, however, we will be there long after the other advisors have gone, helping to deliver on the expectations of the deal. Sirius offers unique advantages including:

• Full transaction lifecycle assistance
• Transaction experience
• Tailored approaches
• Integrated multi-skilled teams
• Subject matter experts
• No regulatory conflicts

Whether you are contemplating an acquisition, capital investment, divestiture, spin-off or alternative restructuring, our multi-disciplinary and integrated teams can assist you with all of the following phases of a transaction:

Strategy

• Identifying candidates
• Evaluating joint venture and alliance alternatives
• Fair value consulting
• Post-acquisition scenario analysis
• Developing a strategy for integration and implementation

Deal Assessment and Development

• Deal process or pipeline management
• Initial investigation - financial and operational
• Preliminary value driver and risk identification
• Objective synergy and cash flow modeling
• Structuring and tax minimization evaluation
• Bid evaluation and preparation assistance

Transaction Execution

• Expanded business due diligence
• SOX readiness evaluation
• Intrinsic business valuation modeling
• IT capability/compatibility assessment
• Deal financing and asset valuation consulting
• Independent assessments regarding SFAS No. 141, 142, 143, 144, 157 and 159
• Historical and prospective financial statement assistance
• Buy/sell side data room management and resources

Post Close

• Transition subject matter expert resources
• Integration planning and project management
• Separation/integration implementation
• Purchase price allocation and post closing adjustment analysis
• SOX and internal controls remediation
• Dispute resolution services
• Portfolio analysis and monitoring