End-to-end mergers and acquisitions advisory — target identification, deal structuring, due diligence, valuation, negotiation support, and post-merger integration for India's mid-market.
Mergers and acquisitions are among the highest-stakes decisions any business will make. For mid-market companies, the margin for error is small — unlike large corporates, there is rarely a second chance to correct a poorly structured deal. Stratnest's M&A practice provides rigorous, honest, and execution-focused advisory across the full transaction lifecycle.
Target identification, approach strategy, preliminary due diligence, valuation, bid structuring, negotiation support, and deal closure.
Business positioning, teaser and information memorandum, buyer identification, management presentations, and deal negotiation.
Independent business valuation using DCF, comparable transactions, and asset-based approaches — defensible and lender-ready.
Financial, commercial, operational, and tax due diligence — both as a buyer and seller-side preparation for buyer scrutiny.
Share purchase vs asset purchase analysis, earn-out structuring, representations and warranties, and indemnity frameworks.
Day-100 integration planning, financial systems harmonisation, management team alignment, and synergy realisation tracking.
Clarify acquisition or divestiture rationale, define target criteria, and establish deal parameters including price expectations.
Market mapping, target prioritisation, approach strategy, and initial interest assessment with confidentiality protections.
Management meetings, initial financial review, preliminary valuation, and indicative offer or bid submission.
Full-scope due diligence, final valuation, SPA negotiation, regulatory clearance, and conditions precedent management.
Completion accounts, closing mechanics, integration planning, and first 100-day execution support.
Industrial, automotive, and engineering sector consolidations.
Hospital acquisitions, pharma company M&A, and diagnostics rollups.
IT services, SaaS, and product company acquisitions.
Agro-processing, food companies, and rural supply chain businesses.
EPC companies, logistics businesses, and real estate M&A.
Consumer brand acquisitions and organised retail consolidations.
Our M&A advisors have personally completed transactions — not just advised on them. Real deal experience translates to better outcomes for you.
Our valuations are built from first principles, not back-solved to justify a price. Credibility with counterparties begins with intellectual honesty.
Mid-market deals require both urgency and discipline. We run tight processes without cutting corners on the due diligence that protects our clients.
For India-to-international or inbound M&A, we manage FEMA compliance, foreign exchange structuring, and cross-border regulatory approvals.