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Our primary role consists of providing mediation and advisory services in relation to:

Exit planning
Exit planning or preparing the company for sale. BC Finance advises on getting the company sale‑ready. This includes drawing up a plan covering a period of one to three years in anticipation of a potential sale.

Selling a company
When a company is being sold, the outcome of the analysis forms the basis for the information memorandum (IM). The IM contains all relevant information that is important for potential buyers. BC Finance can assist in drafting this information memorandum. For dataroom services, BC Finance collaborates with Imprima, an international virtual dataroom provider with an office in Amsterdam: see www.imprima.com.

Buying a company
If you are looking for a suitable acquisition target, BC Finance will identify and define the relevant selection criteria, such as industry, company profile, size and so on. The target company cannot be assessed in isolation from the market in which it operates.
What are the key developments in this market, who are the main players and what are the industry benchmarks? On the basis of this information, a clear and transparent picture is created of the potential of the acquisition candidate.

Determining the value of a company
What is the value of your company? This is a logical question if you intend to sell your business. But even when acquiring a company, you will want to understand its value. In both cases, a valuation is essential. BC Finance is specialised, among other things, in business valuation. There are several methods for performing a valuation, and we are fully familiar with the various valuation techniques used in practice. In our own work, we generally (though not exclusively) apply the discounted cash flow (DCF) method, which is also widely used in the market.

Mergers, joint ventures and strategic alliances
BC Finance can advise you on mergers and joint ventures. The valuation of both parties usually plays a key role. In addition, the other party will often have engaged its own adviser, and negotiations can then be conducted in a professional manner, independent of emotions. In the case of a merger or long‑term cooperation, the management teams will often have to work together for many years; it is therefore highly beneficial if external advisers can “take the heat out of the negotiations”.

Mediation
In mediation, the parties enter into dialogue with each other under the guidance of an independent third party. For shareholders, many disputes relate to disrupted mutual relationships, strategic differences, or divergent views on the valuation of shareholdings. Although many matters are often laid down in a shareholders’ agreement, this can still give rise to considerable emotions. Engaging in rational discussion may seem obvious, but once emotions have escalated, this is no longer feasible without independent guidance.