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Due Diligence

Information and up-to-date knowledge on the topic of due diligence in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) transactions from KP Tech. In the articles we clarify questions such as: What forms of due diligence (DD) are there? What is examined in the DD? Why does the buyer need a DD?

Company valuation with multiples – multiples method

Company valuation on the basis of so-called "multiples" or "multipliers" (also called comparable company approach): In the practice of market-oriented company valuation, a distinction is made between [...]

Company Valuation

List: Private Equity Companies & Top Investors Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Private Equity - Venture Capital - Family Offices Investors List - Private Equity Investors List: Overview of investment companies and investors investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Equity [...]

Private Equity Venture Capital

List with >250 venture capital investors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland

List of >250 venture capital companies investing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Seed Investors - Early Stage Venture Capital - Venture Capital - Growth Financing - Early Stage VC Funds - [...]

General Venture Capital

Due Diligence Checklist – Buying a Company – Selling a Company

Due Diligence Checklist - Acquisition of a company - Sale of a company: Below you will find an exemplary (short version) of a due diligence checklist from practice, which can be used in the context [...]

Due Diligence

Alternatives to acquiring a company via an asset deal or a share deal

Alternatives to the acquisition of a company via an asset deal or a share deal: As an alternative to an acquisition of a company, various forms of cooperation as well as a hidden acquisition of a [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Valuing a company – calculating the company value

Creating a company valuation or having it created: If you search the Internet for the terms "valuing a company" or "calculating the value of a company", "valuing a company" or "company valuation", [...]

Company Valuation

Company Sale Software/ IT Company Sale

Selling companies in the software and IT sector in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region): Selling a company in the software and IT company sectors can be a complex matter. There are many [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Debtor warrant for company acquisitions / company sales

Debtor warrant for company acquisitions/sales: As a rule, a debtor warrant is always agreed between the buyer and the seller in the context of an M&A transaction if the seller accepts a lower [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Growth through company takeovers – Mergers & Acquisitions – Company acquisition

Growth through company acquisitions - Mergers & Acquisitions - Company acquisition: The acquisition of a company is a complex process that can be roughly divided into the following phases: M& [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Example: Financial debt definition for cash-free/debt-free

Example of a definition of debt ("Debt" or "Financial Debt") in the context of a cash-free/debt-free arrangement in a company purchase/sale In the context of cash-free/debt-free arrangements in [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Mergers & Acquisitions: Professional M&A advice for medium-sized companies

M&A consulting for medium-sized companies - goals, tasks and success factors: As a professional M&A boutique, KP Tech Corporate Finance has been advising medium-sized companies from Germany, Austria [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Deal breaker in company purchase agreements – examples/ contents

Examples of deal breakers in contract negotiations for company purchase agreements > In M&A practice, agreement usually has to be reached on the following topics during negotiations of the company [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Letter of Intent – Contents and reasons why a letter of intent should definitely be concluded

Letter of Intent - Contents An integral part of every M&A process should be the conclusion of a Letter of Intent ("LoI"). Alternative terms with partly the same or marginally different contents for a [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Company valuation using multiples (multiples method)

Excess sizes in company valuations using multiples ("multiple valuation") according to DVFA > DVFA GmbH (respectively the DVFA Commission "Standards for Research Reports") has elaborated the [...]

Company Valuation

Company sale: Example of a working capital definition for cash-free/debt-free arrangements

Working capital definition and cash-free/debt-free regulations: A so-called debt-free/cash-free arrangement is often included in company sales. In this context, both "debt" and "cash" and working [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Acquisition strategies – the first step to successful company takeovers

Acquisition strategies - the basis of successful M&A acquisitions > The process of a company acquisition can basically be divided into three phases: The M&A strategy: formulation of the acquisition [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

10 Principles: Successful Mergers & Acquisitions Negotiations

Ten principles - conducting successful Mergers & Acquisitions negotiations > First principle: It is important to make a good impression right from the start. The negotiation starts with the first [...]

General Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

MAC – Material Adverse Change Clause in Sales and Purchase Agreement (M&A)

Material Adverse Change ("MAC"): In recent years, so-called Material Adverse Change ("MAC") clauses have also been included in contracts for the acquisition/sale of companies in German-speaking [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Locked Box Models in Contracts for the Sale of Businesses / Acquisition of Businesses (“SPA”)

Sales and Purchase Agreement - Adjustment of the purchase price via the cash free/debt free rule in contrast to "locked box" models. In the context of sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) in M& [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

KP Tech Insights – IT Consulting & IT Services M&A and Corporate Finance Report

The KP Tech Insights series is dedicated to analysing the M&A and corporate finance market in the IT Consulting & IT Services sector every six months. We inform you about the most exciting M& [...]

General Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Successful Post Merger Integration

Successfully shaping post-merger integration > Post-merger integration - or: the challenge really begins after the company purchase agreement has been signed. No matter which of the numerous studies [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Successfully selling an IT company – Selling a software company

The successful sale of IT companies: Why should you sell your IT & software company now? In the last few years, the market for IT consulting and software has literally run hot. The scarce resource is [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company

Create a company valuation

Selling a company: Company valuations For the owners of a company, a company valuation is one of the essential bases for decision-making with regard to the further development of the company. For the [...]

Company Valuation General

Company sale with a M&A consultant in Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Company sale with KP Tech Corporate Finance as experienced M&A advisor: You can rely on our M&A advisors with more than 20 years of international M&A experience as well as management experience in a [...]

Sale of a Company / Acquisition of a Company