Company sale mandates
Valuation, documentation and buyer search for owners selling a business — run with the discretion a sale demands and the preparation a good price requires.
Corporate Finance & M&A
We run sale and acquisition mandates across the Gulf–Europe corridor — for owners selling a Saudi business, and for European and Gulf acquirers buying into either market. Valuation, documentation, buyer and investor search, financing: one senior team, working in both directions.
What we take on
Buy-side search & acquisitions
Target search, approach and negotiation across the Gulf–Europe corridor — for acquirers who want access, not a broker’s list.
Investor search & capital raising
We put mandates in front of the Gulf investors and family offices that fit them — prepared to the standard European counterparties expect.
Financing guidance
Structuring and sourcing debt and development finance, including European instruments such as KfW — matched to the transaction, not the other way round.
How a mandate runs
- 1
Prepare
Valuation, documentation and the story of the business — settled before anyone is approached.
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Approach
A short list of the right counterparties, approached with discretion at the right level.
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Negotiate
We run the process to term sheet — price, structure and conditions stated plainly.
- 4
Complete
Due diligence, financing and documentation through to a signed, funded close.
When clients come to us
- An owner is ready to explore a sale and wants a considered valuation first.
- A European or Gulf acquirer is looking for access, not a broker’s list.
- A mandate needs Gulf investors or family offices introduced at the right level.
- A transaction needs financing structured, including European instruments.
Common questions
How is a valuation reached?
On evidence and comparable transactions, prepared to the standard a European counterparty will test — not a headline multiple.
Is a process confidential?
Discretion is the default. Approaches are made to a short, chosen list, never broadcast to the market.
Do you work buy-side and sell-side?
Both — one senior team, working in either direction across the Gulf–Europe corridor.
Do you provide valuations outside a sale mandate?
Yes. Owners often want a considered valuation before deciding anything. It stands on its own — evidence-based, tested against comparable transactions — whether or not a process follows.
How long does a company sale take?
Preparation to close is measured in months, not weeks — and preparation quality is the variable. A diligence-ready business moves through every stage faster and defends its price better.
In practice
What a Gulf–Europe transaction takes
Corridor transactions fail on preparation asymmetry more than on price. A European counterparty tests the valuation evidence: audited numbers, contracts, compliance records, the quality of the data room. A Gulf counterparty weighs the relationship, the delivery record and who stands behind the deal. A transaction prepared to only one of those standards loses the other side of the table.
Process discipline does the rest. Approaches go to a short, chosen list under NDA — never broadcast; information is staged; valuation rests on evidence and comparable transactions rather than a headline multiple. Financing is shaped to the deal, including European instruments such as KfW where they fit the buyer and the asset.
Discretion plus preparation is what defends price. From term sheet to a signed, funded close, every stage moves at the speed of the records behind it — which is why the work done before anyone is approached decides most of what happens after.
Transaction work is confidential as a rule. Approaches go to a short, chosen list — never to the market. Track record and references are shared in conversation, under NDA where required.
Transactions reward preparation and discretion.
An initial valuation discussion is confidential and without obligation.