Agriculture Projects and Crowdfunding
To meet the challenge of feeding a growing world in the face of strained food production resources, climate volatility and massive urbanization trends, it is necessary to link more capital with agriculture projects. One emerging financing trend that has the ability to significantly broaden the base of the agriculture sector investment pyramid is crowdfunding. Through […]
Leadership Post M&A: Ensuring Stability, Synergy & Success
The often volatile process of M&A is a time that requires steadfast leadership. It must create a sense of stability whilst everything around the company is changing. In fact, it has been reported that aside from financial results themselves, senior leadership team effectiveness is considered the most important element in determining overall company success. One […]
Technology-Driven M&A
One business trend that will likely gain significant strength in the coming years is technology-driven M&A. These are acquisitions or joint ventures whose fundamental purpose is to create or protect firm value through the acquisition of technology. While the search for technology has always been an M&A strategy, its importance has grown as the pace […]
Valuing Companies in Emerging Markets
In our financially interconnected world where there are few restrictions on where M&A deals can be carried out, one major practical transaction challenge that investors and companies face is the valuation of companies and assets in emerging markets. Emerging market valuation can be difficult due to several reasons, including: The key revenue and cost drivers […]
How to Effectively Integrate Post Acquisition
The importance of conducting an effective integration process post-acquisition cannot be overstated. Ensuring new employees feel comfortable in the workplace is essential. Updating internal company processes is also important. Often, the difference between a successful and failed merger comes down to the effort put into integration. One of the greatest benefits of M&A is being able […]
Vendor Finance in the Purchase of a Company
Did you know the owner of the company that you want to purchase can finance the operation? It´s is not a hoax, it´s a form of financing known as vendor finance. Undoubtedly, this is the best type of financing to buy a company. keep reading to discover why! How to Get the Seller to Finance […]
Company Relationships in M&A: The Differentiating Factor
Consider how much time an M&A transaction requires. From financial analysis to evaluating a target’s corporate culture, the process is extensive. It would be extremely disappointing for a deal to fail due to poor company relationships. As it were, it is estimated that somewhere between 70% to 90% of M&A transactions fail to achieve all […]
ONEtoONE acted as Exclusive Corporate Finance Advisor to Securitas Belgium on the Acquisition of Services in Safety
ONEtoONE adviced Securitas AB for SIS Adquisition ONEtoONE acted as exclusive corporate finance advisor, facilitating the acquisition process. Securitas AB is a security services, monitoring, consulting and investigation group, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The group has over 330,000 employees globally, of which 6,000 in Belgium. Securitas AB is listed at Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, Large Cap […]
Steps to Selling a Business
Selling a business requires a very carefully thought out process. It must be extremely well organized. This process contains a vital three-phase sequence: the preparation of the company’s documentation, the marketing of the company and ultimately, the negotiation with the buyers. The process will usually last between 9 and 12 months. However, there are frequent […]
Business Purchase: Types of Financing
If you are thinking of buying a company, there will come a time when you will need to consider how to manage the company’s payment, or as such, how will you finance the purchase. Within the market you will find different types of financing options, and here we will be discussing the main ones. Crucially, […]