Amvest assists private and
public corporations and investment groups in divesting companies,
divisions, subsidiaries and portfolio companies. Whether divesting a
single company, an unprofitable division, several subsidiaries no longer
fitting a long-term focus or a portfolio company, Amvest develops a
divestiture program to meet our clients’ needs.
In
cooperation with our client, Amvest performs the following services in
addition to services described in the section entitled
"Selling Privately Held Companies," and elsewhere on this
site:
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Develop a divestiture
plan
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Establish pricing
expectations and acceptable sale terms
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Develop a pre-sale
positioning plan, if necessary
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Prepare an offering
memorandum
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Determine the best
method of marketing the company:
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Private
confidential sale - conducted privately with no general
knowledge of the sale
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Limited auction -
circulation of the Offering Memo to a limited number of highly
interested buyers
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Public auction -
with broad knowledge of the sale creating increased interest
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Management buyout
- divestitures create opportunities for management buy-outs.
Amvest works with management and investment groups to purchase
the divested unit (see section entitled "
Management Buy-Outs and Buy-Ins")
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Identify and approach
prospective buyers
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Evaluate offers and
determine the best offer (which is not always the highest price)
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Negotiate the
definitive purchase agreement and structure favorable terms
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Participate in the
resolution of legal, tax and transaction problems
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Successfully conclude
and close the transaction
Amvest has
extensive contacts that provide us with their buyers’ acquisition
criteria. These parties are qualified and motivated to complete
acquisitions.
