M&A & TRANSACTIONS
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Transactions start before the process
The strongest transaction outcomes are built through early strategic clarity, credible positioning, a rigorous value story and disciplined preparation—not only through buyer outreach.
Sell-side and liquidity
Sell-side
Preparing the business and process before counterparties are approached.
Strategic-options assessment
Understanding the realistic range of outcomes before choosing one.
Exit readiness and value preparation
Fixing what would concern a buyer before they find it.
Equity story and transaction business plan
Building the narrative and numbers a buyer needs to underwrite value.
Buyer universe, prioritisation and positioning
Identifying who should be approached, and in what order.
Management preparation
Making sure the team can withstand real diligence scrutiny.
Liquidity
Running the process and mechanics that turn a decision into completed liquidity.
Process design, negotiation and execution support
Running a disciplined process from first approach to signed terms.
Recapitalisations and shareholder liquidity
Creating liquidity for shareholders without necessarily selling the business.
Buy-side and growth
Buy-side
Defining where acquisitions genuinely accelerate the plan.
Acquisition and buy-and-build strategy
Defining where acquisitions genuinely accelerate the plan.
Target screening and assessment
Separating credible targets from merely available ones.
Commercial due diligence
Testing the commercial logic behind the numbers.
Synergy and value-creation planning
Being clear on where the value actually comes from, before signing.
Post-merger integration
Making sure the combined business delivers what the deal assumed.
Growth
Using transactions, partnerships and capital to create value.
Strategic partnerships and joint ventures
Structuring relationships that create value without a full transaction.
Capitalising the business
Structuring the equity and debt capital required to fund a specific transaction or acquisition, alongside the wider deal process.
Integrated perspective
Growth Strategy combines corporate strategy, private-equity advisory, operating experience and board judgement. The result is a transaction process grounded in what will create and sustain value after completion, not simply what will close.
PREPARE
Build the value story before going to market.
Strategic-options assessment, exit readiness and a transaction business plan a buyer or investor will actually believe.
APPROACH
Go to the right counterparties, not the widest list.
A prioritised, positioned approach to the buyer or partner universe — sell-side or buy-side.
NEGOTIATE
Hold the line on terms, not just price.
Structured negotiation and process design that protects value through to signed terms.
INTEGRATE
Make sure the deal delivers what it promised.
Synergy planning and post-merger integration support, so value creation continues after completion.
Proof, not promises
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Selected Outcomes
Transactions, from both sides of the table.
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Mike’s background includes repeated buy-side and sell-side commercial due diligence, acquisition strategy, transaction business planning, post-merger integration and advisory work around private-equity and corporate transactions.
Where useful, Growth Strategy remains involved before, during and after the transaction—supporting the board, leadership team and value-creation plan.
18 yrs advisory experience
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20x+ revenue growth as operator
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Buy-side & sell-side experience
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Post-merger integration
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