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INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Acquire

Build acquisition strategy from the buyer’s side. Define what should be acquired, identify where the value sits, and pursue selected targets against a disciplined strategic and financial case.

Buy-side Corporate Development

Acquisition should be a deliberate growth route, not a search for available deals.

ACQUIRE is built around the client’s strategic and economic interests. The work begins with the acquisition thesis, develops a proprietary target universe and can continue through active pursuit and transaction coordination.

Define

Acquisition Thesis & Target Universe

Strategic rationale and investment criteria
Build / buy / partner comparison
Market mapping and target universe
Weighted target screening and prioritisation
Indicative valuation and pursuit logic

Pursue

Acquisition Pursuit

Target intelligence and ownership analysis
Approach architecture and engagement
Financial modelling and valuation
Diligence coordination and risk tracking
Negotiation support and integration preparation

Build

Continuous Acquisition Programme

Persistent proprietary target pipeline
Sector scanning and thesis refinement
Target nurturing and engagement
Ongoing valuation and strategic analysis
Management and Board pipeline reporting

The acquisition pipeline

A disciplined path from strategic universe to completed transaction.

Select a stage to explore the work and decision output. Progression is subject to the investment case, diligence findings and client approval.

01 / STAGEUniverseDefine the strategic field.
Map businesses against the acquisition thesis, market position, capabilities and ownership profile.
Decision / outputA relevant target universe.
02 / STAGEScreenTest strategic and economic fit.
Assess scale, financial profile, capability fit and material exclusions against agreed investment criteria.
Decision / outputA screened longlist.
03 / STAGEPriorityConcentrate pursuit effort.
Rank targets by strategic value, feasibility, indicative economics and access to decision-makers.
Decision / outputA prioritised shortlist.
04 / STAGEEngageEstablish a credible dialogue.
Shape the approach, establish owner interest and agree the basis for confidential information exchange.
Decision / outputAn informed pursuit decision.
05 / STAGEEvaluateBuild the investment case.
Develop valuation scenarios, assess the operating model and test value-creation assumptions and integration requirements.
Decision / outputA supported investment case.
06 / STAGEDiligenceValidate the case and risks.
Coordinate specialist workstreams, examine material findings and translate them into valuation, terms and execution priorities.
Decision / outputA decision-ready risk assessment.
07 / STAGETransactionCoordinate through completion.
Support negotiations, approval processes and closing coordination, connecting agreed terms to integration readiness.
Decision / outputA coordinated closing and handover.

Client-side role

Corporate Development alongside the buyer, not brokerage between counterparties.

William can operate as the client-side Corporate Development lead or senior transaction workstream partner, coordinating specialist advisers while retaining focus on strategic fit, economics, negotiation logic and integration readiness.

Acquisition thesisClear strategic rationale and disciplined investment criteria.

Target universeLong-list, scoring model, Tier 1 targets and target dossiers.

Valuation modelScenario analysis, synergies, downside cases and capital requirements.

Transaction dashboardDiligence, decisions, risks and workstream status.

Board / IC materialInvestment case built for executive decision-making.

Integration hypothesisValue-capture logic prepared before closing.

Acquire

Start with what the company should own, not what the market happens to be selling.

Discuss an acquisition thesis, target universe or active pursuit.

Discuss an acquisition mandate