Despite challenging conditions, we are still seeing a number of M&A/private equity transactions occurring across various industries. The main drivers for these transactions seem to be:
- owners of businesses that have solid fundamentals (despite current market conditions) seeing it as a good opportunity to exit their business (with buyers equally seeing it is a good opportunity to buy);
- competing businesses merging to achieve cost efficiencies and greater stability; and
- companies seeking private equity investment for stability and future growth.
To assist owners of businesses/companies with the initial stages of planning a potential transaction for the sale of their business in Australia (or the sale of all or some of their shares in the entity that operates that business), we have prepared a high-level M&A planning checklist which you can download free here – Download.
If you have any questions on the sale of your business (or if you are a buyer, on buying a business), please get in touch with the Sierra Legal team.
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