Acquisitions · Buy-side M&A

Acquire with purpose.

Whether you are growing an existing company, building a portfolio or buying your first business, Weatherley Phillips helps you define what you are looking for and pursue the right opportunity.

Why acquire?

Growth can be built. It can also be acquired.

Enter a new market
Add capability
Expand geographically
Acquire customers
Increase scale
Add complementary products or services
Create a platform for future growth
Become a business owner

How we help

Start with what you are trying to achieve.

We do not begin by showing you businesses that happen to be for sale. We begin by understanding the outcome you want.

Acquisition strategy

Define what type of business, market, capability or opportunity fits your objectives.

Target identification

Identify publicly marketed opportunities and, where appropriate, potential off-market targets.

Opportunity assessment

Consider strategic fit, commercial fundamentals and key questions before progressing.

Indicative valuation and deal considerations

Understand value expectations and the possible commercial structure of a transaction.

Approach and negotiation

Support confidential approaches, discussions and commercial negotiations with owners.

Transaction coordination

Work alongside legal, accounting, tax, finance and due-diligence specialists to keep the acquisition moving.

We work alongside your existing advisers or help bring the right specialists around the table.

Already know what you want?

Register your acquisition brief.

Tell us what you are looking to acquire. If you have already identified an opportunity, we can help you assess it and navigate the transaction.

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