Screening :
Business valuation (reputation, quality of management, corporate culture, hidden assets and liabilities, capital structure, financial circuits, labor relations) and analysis of business environment (political and economic), in order to validate the soundness of the acquisition.
Acquisition support :
Once the operation has been greenlighted, a plan of action is established (PR, lobbying, negotiation) key players with influence over the procedure are identified (shareholders, directors, trade unions, opinion leaders) to ensure a successful outcome.
Defense against hostile takeover :
Analysis of the predator (strengths and weaknesses) and of the decision-making process (shareholders, opinion leaders, institutions),formulation and implementation of counter-measures.
Services :
• Market Validation
• Acquisition Support
• Defence against hostile takeover
Case study :
A EUROPEAN GROUP buys out an Italian firm which has subsidiaries in several Mediterranean islands. GEOS takes action to ensure that one of the branches does not have links with local organised crime. Conclusions are negative and the firm is immediately shut down.
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