Corporate Finance

Mergers and Acquisitions

At Andersen in the Netherlands, our dedicated team supports clients throughout the entire Mergers & Acquisitions process. Whether you’re on the buy-side or sell-side, we provide tailored strategies that are clear and focused on your unique goals. By leveraging our global network, we ensure that you receive the best solutions available.

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We primarily advise small- and medium-sized enterprises but have a wealth of experience across various industries, deal sizes, and structures. Our expertise in valuations, deal structuring, and due diligence enables us to offer critical insights into potential buyers and sellers, deliver realistic business valuations, and identify strategies that optimize value for our clients.

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With our integrated approach, creativity, and commitment, we strive to achieve the best possible outcomes in every transaction.

Sell-side Deal Advisory

At Andersen, we specialize in sell-side transactions, which include the sale of equity interests, individual businesses, business units, assets, and asset groups. Our process begins with a thorough understanding of your unique proposition, the relevant markets, and,most importantly, your specific objectives. By prioritizing your goals, we ensure an efficient and focused approach that aligns with your vision.

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We support you throughout the entire sales process, from crafting compelling marketing materials to identifying and reaching out to potential buyers. We establish preliminary deal terms, evaluate non-binding offers, and coordinate the due diligence process, all while negotiating and finalizing the transaction. Our team collaborates closely with any additional professionals you engage, ensuring a seamless and successful experience from start to finish. Trust Andersen to guide you through your sell-side transaction with expertise and dedication, maximizing value and achieving your strategic objectives.

Buy-side Deal Advisory

Buy-side transactions involve acquiring majority or minority equity interests, as well as purchasing assets, asset groups, or individual business units. At Andersen, we collaborate closely with our clients to thoroughly understand their investment criteria and search strategy. This foundational understanding allows us to identify the most effective acquisition approach.

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Our team takes the lead in creating a comprehensive long-list of potential targets and initiating confidential discussions with interested parties. We expertly manage the entire acquisition process, guiding you from initial negotiations through to signing and closing.With Andersen by your side, you can navigate buy-side transactions with confidence, ensuring a strategic and successful outcome.

Fiduciary Support and Fairness Opinions

Andersen in the Netherlands assists boards of directors and supervisory boards in fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities. Our team brings extensive experience in issuing fairness opinions, a domain that demands seniority, independence, credibility, and long-standing valuation expertise.

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Our professionals have a proven track record,having provided fairness opinions for the Dutch State during the successful privatization of nationalized banks, insurance firms, and energy companies,with individual transaction values ranging from €3 billion to €5 billion.

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Additionally, our team has taken on lead advisory roles in the privatization of state-owned businesses and conducted independent transaction and business reviews, strategic options analysis and independent opinions for clients including the Dutch Ministry of Finance, the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, and various governmental and semi-public entities.

Transactions services / Due Diligence Support

At Andersen in the Netherlands, we provide a robust alternative for financial due diligence. Collaborating with our Andersen colleagues, we also offer integrated tax and legal due diligence services.

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What sets us apart is our independence,comprehensive reporting, and value-added approach. We view due diligence not just as a compliance exercise but as a critical analysis focused on identifying deal issues and proposing actionable solutions tailored to your transaction.

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Our services are customized to meet your specific needs, ensuring that our findings support transaction analysis, deal structuring, and negotiation strategies. We conduct thorough assessments for transactions, financing, and restructuring, analyzing key business drivers and results.

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With highly experienced, interdisciplinary teams, we combine sector expertise with financial, operational, technical, and legal knowledge. Andersen supports you throughout the entire transaction life cycle—from origination to closing and beyond—advising on decision-making,deal structuring, and value creation.

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Discover our value-added approach to transaction advisory and due diligence and let us support you in your objective to realize successful transaction.

Corporate Restructuring

Andersen offers support in situations where value is at stake or needs protection. We assist in developing restructuring plans, implementing carve-outs, divesting non-performing businesses, and negotiating financing arrangements with lenders.

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Clients seek our expertise for strategic option analysis and independent business reviews, helping to evaluate decisions regarding the sale, closure, or ongoing viability of underperforming subsidiaries.We also assist in assessing alternative capital structures and credit ratios,supporting management in negotiations with lenders.

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Additionally, we provide hands-on support in implementing restructuring plans, establishing cash management systems, and facilitating turnarounds for stressed or distressed businesses. Andersen is equipped to guide clients through these complex challenges.

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Debt Advisory

Andersen in the Netherlands specializes in raising capital for companies of all sizes, supporting a variety of transactions, business plans, and projects. Our experts are dedicated to establishing optimal financing structures, including senior, subordinated, and mezzanine debt, as well as venture capital and private equity.

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We maintain strong relationships with providers of private debt and equity capital, assisting clients with refinancing,recapitalization, acquisition financing, growth financing, asset-backed lending, real estate transactions, and leveraged buyouts.

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Our team is equipped to prepare financial and business plans, develop restructuring strategies, conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses, and assess optimal capital structures. By leveraging our international network of global offices, we ensure access to the most suitable financing partners to enhance your success.

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