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M&A preliminary due diligence and the non-binding offer

The preliminary assessment phase of an M&A transaction, from evaluating a target company to the non-binding offer, with the tools and frameworks to use.

Webinar · Recording · Presented by Cindy Cheung and Laurent Nguyen · 10 April 2024

This webinar covers the preliminary assessment phase of a merger or acquisition: the work that leads up to a non-binding offer (NBO). It sets out the principles, strategies and pitfalls of M&A transactions and the factors that decide whether a deal succeeds.

The focus is on evaluating a target company before the NBO, with the tools and frameworks for a thorough assessment, so you can protect value and reduce risk in the negotiation that follows.

Cindy Cheung (mainland China) and Laurent Nguyen (Vietnam), from our Financial Advisory Services team, share their experience of international transactions.

What you will learn

  1. From assessment to NBO

    The process from the preliminary deal assessment to the non-binding offer negotiation.

  2. Tools and frameworks

    The tools and frameworks for a thorough evaluation of a target company.

  3. The NBO negotiation

    How the preliminary work strengthens your position when you negotiate the NBO.

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