Deal Advisory

As a pragmatic, commercially focused and highly experienced team, BDO Deal Advisory can provide excellent advice to you through the wide suite of services we offer.
Our team gives full, wide-ranging support to clients, helping them achieve corporate objectives and grow shareholder and personal wealth.

Partnering with our clients for mutual success is what we do and during 2023 BDO globally completed 1,744 deals in more than 50 countries, which placed BDO as the Number 1 Global Financial Advisor in the Q4-2023 Factset league tables and second most active Financial Due Diligence provider globally, Mergermarket 2023 rankings.

BDO Deal Advisory is truly Global with 2500 deal advisory employees across the globe and 120 counties provided dedicated deal advisory services.

Our annual deals highlight video showcases BDO’s global M&A strength and showcases some of the top Irish deals overseen by the BDO Ireland Deal Advisory team.

Our areas of expertise

Unfold the following tabs or watch the video to discover how we can help your business.

We advise businesses looking to grow through acquisitions.

Our Mergers and Acquisitions team will research and identify suitable targets, and approach and negotiate on your behalf. The team liaises directly with third parties to ensure we get the best deal for you.

We advise on all aspects of the acquisition process including:

Develop the acquisition strategy
Identify targets
Making the approach
Initial review of business
Heads of agreement
Due diligence
Securing finance (debt/equity)
Negotiation
Completion

For a manager, becoming the owner of the company for which they work can be a highly rewarding experience. However, embarking on this process while continuing to manage the business on a day-to-day basis can be extremely stressful and very demanding.

Our experienced team can negotiate and manage the deal ensuring the best possible completion for the MBO team. Managers involved in this process can take comfort from, and be sure in the knowledge that the process is being managed by highly skilled and experienced professionals, allowing them to focus on their areas of expertise – growing their business.

Our team take a proactive role in an MBO process which includes:

Assessing the opportunity
Independent advice & commitment
Negotiating the deal
Arranging finance
Act as a buffer to management / directors – allow them to run the business as normal
Project manage to completion

Our Sale of Business team focuses on advising you on how to maximise the value of your business on sale.

There is always a market for quality businesses and while it is true that economic conditions should influence your decision to sell, the stage of development and the industry sector you are in are also important factors. Before deciding to sell, assess the current state of the market in order to gauge the most appropriate and profitable time to sell your business.

We can assist and advise on all aspects of the sale process including:

Develop the sale strategy
Preparation of information
Identification and selection of purchaser(s)
Vendor due diligence
Selection of preferred party
Negotiation of sale
Heads of agreement
Legal agreements; and
Taxation considerations/other.

Transaction Services

Obtaining a true picture of the underlying business is an important part of both the acquisition process and the post transaction strategy. Our Transaction Services team focuses on establishing the precise reason for the investigation from the outset and works with you in tailoring it to meet your needs. To learn more, watch the video or click the button below.

Private Equity

Your business needs investment to achieve its goals, or if you are considering investment options, you need to find the right investors and deal to make the most of the opportunities and challenges you and your business face. Private Equity should always be one of the options. Whether it’s the first time you use Private Equity or you are a PE veteran, it can be a transformative and very rewarding experience. If you get it wrong, though, it can be very tough and stressful. Browse our PE solutions or watch the video for more information on how we can support you on every stage of your PE journey.