Services Offered
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Corporate Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Sell side- Buy side- Joint Ventures
- Capital Raising Services
- Corporate Valuation Services
Corporate Development
Through a customized process, we maximize shareholder returns and understand the importance of incremental shareholder values.
We specialize in working with the corporate executive staff in providing corporate development solutions.
First Chicago Advisors was founded on the principle of providing independent, senior level expertise,
yielding comprehensive strategic execution for its sophisticated client base.
Specifically, we provide and assist in merger and acquisition services and strategy for corporate development departments that may be overtaxed or have a transaction that may not receive the required senior level attention from other larger Wall Street firms. We have also been highly successful in acting as an outsourced corporate development arm for a corporation's executive staff develop and execute strategy through acquisitions while keeping a critical eye towards building shareholder value.
In fact, we structure our fees so that we do not create conflicts of interest in closing on a transaction.
Understanding the Process
Having managed hundreds of acquisitions and consulting assignments, we understand the process:
- The nuances of various valuation techniques.
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How due diligence should be done and how to manage it.
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The role that legal and accounting consultants should play.
- Facilitating structure and terms of purchase agreements and employment contracts.
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Strategies for integrating an acquisition into a parent company and the personnel questions involved.
As part of the process we see three critical steps to undertake:
Analyze
First Chicago Advisors thoroughly analyzes your business and your market before beginning the process
Strategize
First Chicago Advisors will develop a strategy to lead your transaction to the most successful conclusion
Execute
First Chicago Advisors will execute your transaction with experience and finesse
- Consult
- Prepare documentation
- Negotiate
- Deliver