Buying a business

For businesses looking to grow by acquisition, our corporate finance advisory team will take a hands on approach to helping you find the perfect match to achieve your business objectives.

We help our clients through every step of the process, including:

• Research and identification of target businesses, in the UK and internationally; supported by our own team of in-house researchers and sector specialists;
• Approaching and then negotiating with the target on your behalf
• Developing the offer; including valuations, funding requirements and drafting of all documentation
• Negotiation of Heads of Agreement; including tax planning
• Undertaking due diligence and seeing the negotiations through to a smooth completion

We can also assist you in raising finance for acquisitions.

For public companies our Capital Markets team has extensive experience advising on the regulations imposed by The City Code on takeovers and Mergers.

To find out more about what Grant Thornton can offer you, contact David Ascott, Corporate Finance Advisory partner on +44 (0)20 7728 2315 or e-mail to david.p.ascott@gtuk.com