SENSIS offers companies and owners support related to
Sales & Acquisition, Ownership Evaluation and Valuations
Sensis delivers hands-on project management
Sell-side advisory
Sale of companies
Mergers and carve outs
Sale of assets
Ownership Evaluation
Evaluation of strategic options (develop the business further "as-is", co-operation agreements, merger, trade sale, PE-Sale and IPO)
Buy-side advisory
Identify, communicate and negotiate with interesting targets
Valuation and modelling of targets
Leveraged buy-out’s
Valuation & Modelling
Valuation of companies when you want to control the process buying/selling yourself
Modelling of strategic decisions /decision tool in a strategy process
Valuation in a internal restructuring
Analysis - Valuation - Marketing – Bid evaluation - Negotiation - Closing
Sell-side advisory
SENSIS is working with an advisory and delivery based approach
SENSIS provides a full range of M&A and financial advisory services in the NOK 50 - 500 million range transactions, from sales, acquisitions and mergers, across all relevant industry sectors. SENSIS advise mainly Corporates, but also Private Equity houses and management teams and have a proven track record
IDENTIFY BUYERS
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Find and get access to the preferred buyers
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Utilizing network (locally and globally) to identify potential buyers and get access to key decision makers in the respective companies
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Make contact with national and international preferred buyers
DEVELOP A COMPELLING EQUITY STORY
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Create, communicate and present the most compelling equity story
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Illustrate and describe the strengths and potential of the company and market. This is to achieve a strong interest and higher shareholder value.
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Address and manage potential challenges and risk areas
DELIVER HIGHEST DEAL VALUE
EXECUTE AT OPTIMAL TERMS
DESIGN THE BEST TRANSACTION PROCESS
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Create the right dynamics
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Design a transaction process that is fit to buyer universe and other relevant parameters
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Structure a process that provides positive dynamics and ensure competition in the process to provide the best possible outcome for owners
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Negotiate and make the deal happen
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Leverage knowledge of how buyers are thinking to achieve the best possible terms
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Ensure the best result possible in final negotiations and in structuring of the transaction
Please contact us for more information about our approach in a sell-side process, sector focus and credentials
Buy-side advisory
SENSIS is working with an advisory and delivery based approach
The level of analysis and preparation before approaching targets improves the probability of a systematic and successful transaction process
Please contact us for more information about our approach in a buy-side process, sector focus and credentials
Pre-deal assessment
SENSIS supports with all target companies
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Screen and map key players in relevant markets based on selected target criterias
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Create long-list and filter to short-list
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Assess and prioritise short-listed targets
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Approach targets, set up meetings and make a company presen-tation
Deal Execution
SENSIS
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Start acquisition process
Signing and Completion
Valuation / modelling
SENSIS is working with an advisory and delivery based approach
Project management including analysis and questionaring
Methods
Discounted cash flow (DCF) method
Estimate future cash flow for a certain projection period (e.g. 5 years)
Estimation of terminal value (the value of cash flow after the projection period)
Estimate WACC (weighted average cost of capital) to assess the risk of company
Assess net debt and a normalised level of working capital
Multiples from comparable companies (listed) and recent comparable transactions
Valuation
Analysis
Result
Market approach
Estimated value of the company
Project management including analysis and questionaring
Scoping
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Modelling
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Kick-off meeting and project plan
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Agree on technical solution
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Clarification of the purpose and use of the model (e.g. management model or deal model only)
Design of model
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Discussion and evaluation of the model structure and technical requirements
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Knowledge sharing between SENSIS and the client is essential – this can take place in a workshop
Building of model
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Based on the conclusions from phase 2 the model is built with concurrent quality assurance
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Follow-up discussions and status meetings will take place as needed
Testing of model
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Complete quality review of the model together with the client
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Sensis has clearly defined procedures for ensuring high quality
Model handover
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Model handover / create user manual
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Train the users
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Potential support and updates of the model