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Establishing a Foundation for Strategic Acquisitions
Growth through acquisition is a strategy companies use to accomplish growth objectives at a faster pace in an effort to secure their position in a highly competitive and global market place. Acquisitions, especially in fragmented markets, are a viable option for companies to gain market share, increase product/service breadth and/or depth, grow their workforce, attain new technologies or expertise, expand geographically and diversify their customer base. If you are contemplating acquisitions as a part of your company’s growth strategy, you and your management team should keep in mind four key considerations for establishing a solid transactional foundation as outlined below. 1. ...
READ NOWDMCA Assists in Gissing Automotive Systems Investment
TROY, MICH. – Nov. 15, 2016 – The Michigan investment bankers of Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors, a middle-market investment banking firm, assisted Gissing Automotive Systems, LLC with its investment in ConForm Automotive. Gissing Automotive Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wuxi Gissing Auto Parts Co. Ltd., is a China-based leading designer and manufacturer of interior acoustic parts, special equipment and molds for the global automotive market. As the exclusive financial advisor to Gissing, Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors successfully guided the client through the buy-side advisory process, including negotiating the letter of intent, as well as terms and conditions to definitive agreements, coordinating due diligence and placing debt with Huntington ...
READ NOWDMCA Assists Renaissance Manufacturing Group in PurePOWER Acquisition
TROY, MICH. – May 12, 2015 – Michigan investment bank Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors assisted Renaissance Manufacturing Group, LLC in acquiring the foundry operations of Navistar Inc.’s PurePOWER Technologies in Waukesha, Wis. Acting as the exclusive financial advisors, the licensed investment bankers at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors assisted Wisconsin-based Renaissance Manufacturing Group in successfully completing the transaction and the placement of debt financing. The new entity, Renaissance Manufacturing Group – Waukesha Foundry LLC, will be formed with a group of managers with more than 150 years of casting experience. “We are extremely grateful for all the work the team at Doeren Mayhew ...
READ NOW4 Due Diligence Issues That Warrant Concern
Due diligence is the process of determining whether representations — legal, financial and otherwise — made by a business seller are true and whether the buyer’s proposed bid is fair based on these representations. The purpose of due diligence is to uncover weaknesses or uncertainties that might prevent the transaction from meeting a buyer’s desired goals. In today’s environment, companies considering a merger or acquisition must devote considerable time and energy to performing due diligence. But novice buyers may feel uncomfortable with the process, unsure of what to look for and what might constitute a legitimate “red flag.” That’s why it ...
READ NOWDMCA Assists in Acquisition of Signal International
HOUSTON – Oct. 31, 2014 – Houston investment bank Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors recently assisted Westport Marine Holdings in acquiring Signal International, a shipyard near the Texas-Louisiana border. Acting as exclusive financial advisor, the licensed investment bankers at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors assisted Westport in completing the acquisition and securing financing. With 50 years of combined experience in the shipyard business, the owners of the new Westport Orange Shipyard have the 88-acre facility fully operational and will look to Doeren Mayhew’s CPA practice for continued support of the business. “The expertise and negotiating strength of the team at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors ...
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