Sell-Side M&A
I was impressed with the level of professionalism the Dinan Capital team brought to the process.
Key Elements to Balance for a Successful Sell-Side Process
Minimize Confidentiality Risks
Safeguarding sensitive information during the sale process is critical to protecting the future of the business, and your legacy.
Maximize Valuation
Accurately determining your business’s value is essential for setting realistic expectations. Dinan will help you unlock value in a sale by helping you see your business through a buyer’s eyes.
Maximize Competitive Process
A competitive sale process is essential in driving up the value of your business. A structured approach, including a professionally managed auction, will enhance bidding and improve sale terms.
Minimize Business Disruption
Proactively minimizing operational interruptions ensures that the transition is smooth while allowing your team to remain focused on the performance of the business.
Maximize Probability of Closing
Assessing the likelihood of completing the transaction helps manage expectations and identify potential execution risks.
Maximize Optionality
Exploring various sale structures provides flexibility in selecting the best acquisition partner while optimizing your exit outcome.
Investing In Our Clients’ Success
Dinan Capital takes a partnership approach to cultivating new client relationships, which begins with developing a comprehensive analysis for prospective clients.
This complimentary analysis aids in understanding how a business owner’s company would be viewed and valued in the current M&A market, and the various exit strategies available. This process is crucial for us to grasp the unique aspects of each client’s business and ensure alignment on valuation. It also allows prospective clients to make informed decisions about the timing of a sale.
This analysis includes:
- Optimal positioning to obtain maximum valuation
- A thorough valuation assessment
- A rigorous assessment of the buyer and investor universe
- The recommended process designed to achieve your objectives
Through this evaluation, business owners receive detailed insights on what is achievable in the current markets, as well as meaningful understanding of our firm’s experience, capabilities and approach.
Notable Transactions
This is an exciting day for IWC Food Service, and we would like to thank Rob Ullman and his team at Dinan Capital Advisors for helping us navigate this process, and importantly, find us an ideal partner in US Foods for this next phase of our family company.
We are excited with the outcome of this transaction and to be joining the Strada Family. Thanks to Dinan's dedication and expertise, we found the perfect partner for the Company's next chapter, satisfying both our vision and shareholder objectives.
I am extremely grateful to Tom Gerlacher, Alex Aldworth, Brandon Womack, and the rest of the Dinan team for their strategic guidance, industry expertise, and real-time support throughout the transaction. Their high-touch process ultimately delivered the best partner for the Company's next stage of growth while meeting our shareholders' diverse objectives.
We are honored and excited to join the Nefab Group and support their purpose and value proposition on a global scale in general and the Americas in particular. Especially thankful to the Dinan team who were able to guide us through every step of the transaction process and ultimately find the best solution for all parties.
Will, Tom and their team did an outstanding job for us in the preparation, due diligence process, execution, and post-sale requirements in the sale of ThermAir Systems. They were consistently engaged, always available and responsive for questions and guidance through the entire sales process. Their experience and expertise were priceless in getting the deal done.
We were fortunate to have a number of highly qualified investment banks to choose from to lead the sale process for Esscoe. We selected Dinan Capital as we realized that Dinan’s approach to the market was the same as Esscoe’s—they truly care about the outcomes for each of their clients. My partners and I are thrilled by the outcome and believe that Dinan’s dedication and expertise at every stage of the process resulted in an outcome that far exceeded expectations.
The Dinan team was instrumental in achieving the Board's directive to efficiently diverst non-core assets, allowing us to focus on growing the Company's core businesses. I was impressed with the level of professionalism the Dinan team brought to the process. Their degree of experience coupled with excellent communication skills is difficult to find.
