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Baker Watkin
Middlesex House
Rutherford Close
Stevenage SG1 2EF
t: 01438 750555
Corporate finance overview
Over the last 20 years Andrew Watkin (left) has been involved in advising clients on corporate finance, including the buying and selling of businesses, management buy-outs, business valuations, distribution of reserves to shareholders and general succession arrangements.
Andrew acts as a trusted adviser and is able to work as part of a team. For example, during the management buy-out process for Applied Scintillation Technologies, Andrew negotiated numerous points with HSBC Bank plc and Baker Tilley on behalf of the company directors and clearly explained complex accounting and legal terms.
Andrew is able to help you in the following ways:
- Negotiate Heads of Agreement, which are then placed with Solicitors to draw up the purchase or sale agreement, thus saving you costs.
- Value the business for sale and discuss with you the payment/pay back period and the consideration making sure you are satisfied the price is reasonable.
- Structure the deal, particularly showing you the benefits of a share or asset purchase/sale.
- Produce cash flow forecasts with sensitivity analysis showing month by month the financial position for the acquired company which can be discussed with you in order to help you understand the financial risks of the transaction.
- Liase with Bank Managers and set out the conditions they are likely to request
- Work with experienced solicitors to complete the purchase.
- Produce Due Diligence reports for you to establish the nature of the business to be acquired and associated risks to you of such a transaction.
- Assist you in the time to completion of the purchase, to ensure that all the carefully devised plans and strategies are followed through to their conclusion.
Related services
Baker Watkin offer a range of corporate finance related services:
- Business disposals - sell your business
- Business acquisition - grow your business
- Management buy-outs
- Exit planning
- Raising funds for your business
- Financial due diligence
- Business valuation
Published articles
This article was first published in the Herts Director magazine, November/December 2011:
How can I buy a business and make the acquisition as successful as possible?
This article was first published in the Herts Director magazine, September/October 2011:
How do you maximise the value of your business when selling?
This article was first published in the Herts Director magazine, June/July 2011:
What is the most tax-efficient way for Founders to sell a business to its Managers?
Corporate Finance Network SME Market Update
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Related case studies
We have produced a series of informative case studies:
Sale of Shares in a waste disposal company
Domestic Waste Services cover all aspects of liquid waste removal for the domestic and commercial markets. Baker Watkin acted as the firms accountants for 8 years and were the lead advisers in the sale of the company.
Sale of shares in Domestic Waste Services
Management buy-out for Applied Scintillation Technologies
Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) supply innovative imaging and detection products using the latest phosphor and scintillation technologies to dental, security, medical and non-destructive testing markets globally. Baker Watkin were hire to help with a management buy out.
Management buy-out for Applied Scintillation Technologies
Management buy-out for QED
QED specialises in recruitment providing drivers, warehouse, and production personnel including commercial, technical, engineering and IT staff for temporary and temporary-to-permanent assignments. QED stands for quality, excellence and dedication, the core values of the company.
Download our Corporate finance brochure
Click on the link below to download our corporate finance brochure as an Adobe PDF.
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If you want to achieve your business objectives, via acquisition, sale or succession or would like further information on our services, please contact Andrew Watkin on 01438 750555 or by e-mail at awatkin@bakerwatkin.co.uk