Acquisitions

When Zenith helps a client to buy, we combine the full range of our specialised experience and knowledge with commercial skills.

For example, Zenith’s focus on innovation and emerging markets has helped clients identify and acquire companies ahead of their competitors.

Acquisitions have the potential to add value quickly, but equally carry a significant amount of risk. Our clients recognise the value of Zenith’s world class food and beverage specialist knowledge in reducing their risk, especially in the field of due diligence.

Our capabilities include:

• Complete service acting on a client’s behalf throughout purchase; or at any of the individual stages involved including:
• Advice on acquisition strategy
• Target searches to identify attractive markets and/or target companies.
• Confidential approaches to targets, whose senior management often already know (and trust) Zenith.
• Negotiation or negotiation support during the acquisition process.
• Valuation, using thorough financial analysis plus our detailed knowledge and experience of the beverage industry.
• Due diligence reviews of markets, key competitors and brands. Plus quality and capacity of water source in both the immediate and long-term future. Technical due diligence.
• Business planning and financial modelling of potential business performance after acquisition.
• Planning and implementation of integration and business change.