To realize an M&A strategy, a company must persuasively present its assertions, understand where the conflicts of the counterparty lie, identify a reasonable middle ground, and successfully complete the transaction. At RECOF, we help clients find reasonably agreeable goals under the specific situations of their transactions while ensuring their profits, based on our understanding of the corporate strategies and synergies which the clients envision. A mutual understanding of the parties involved becomes an integral foundation for the IR activities implemented by counterparties to smooth the progress of a Post Merger Integration (PMI).

Essential at the execution stage are M&A professionals with exacting knowledge of the rules of capital markets and tax, accounting, and legal issues. Based on its understanding of the client’s M&A strategy, RECOF lends strong support to the consummation of the M&A transaction by the most appropriate approach in consideration of the shareholders and other stakeholders.

In the execution process, an M&A professional must cope with the practical matters according to the specific situation of the transaction. At RECOF, professionals familiar with M&A practices provide case-by-case solutions based on the experience and expertise RECOF has accumulated through its numerous transactions as a pioneer of M&A boutique.

■　Corporate (business) valuation at the initial stage of the M&A transaction
■　Advice on the execution of the letter of intent (LOI)
■　Advice on the practices of due diligence
■　Corporate (business) valuation, merger ratio calculation
■　Advice on the execution of the definitive agreements
■　Advice on disclosure and IR
■　Advice on the procedure for closing the M&A transaction