BUY-SIDE SERVICES
There are thousands of businesses.
We help you find the right one.
Krahn Capital Group also specializes in working with financial sponsors and established, well-capitalized businesses looking to grow through strategic acquisitions. We are experts in developing acquisition strategies and then executing on those strategies by locating quality acquisition candidates and working with our clients throughout the acquisition process to a successful closing.
Our Process
Understand and assess the current state of your company and industry and the reason for pursuing acquisitions (increasing market share, vertical integration, geographic expansion, etc.)
Develop an acquisition strategy, including disciplined search criteria, internal acquisition team, and process
Identify a broad set of potential targets and pre-screen for fit with criteria prior to contacting
Contact potential targets to determine willingness to sell and confirm fit with acquisition criteria and company culture
Develop a short list of preferred acquisition candidates
Present and negotiate LOI with the strategic targets
Coordinate the due diligence and transaction closing process
Our Philosophy
Organic growth can be challenging, particularly in mature or highly-competitive markets. Acquiring another company may be the solution to jump-starting growth for your business and providing a competitive advantage. However, finding the right business to acquire can seem like looking for a needle in a haystack, and competition for quality businesses that are actively for sale can be fierce.
We have successfully worked with our buy-side clients to develop acquisition strategies, identify proprietary opportunities, and acquire businesses to add new products, expand into new markets and geographies, and significantly grow their top and bottom lines.
Our team’s in-depth research process produces quality candidates for acquisition that fit your overall business strategy and culture. Our extensive professional networking keeps us “in the know” on companies that are being actively marketed for sale in what is an otherwise information “inefficient” lower middle market. And, our diligent research and persistence enables us to identify and connect with companies that are not actively for sale. We successfully identify business owners who may be looking to step away from their business and approach them before their business is actively marketed.