Mergers & acquisitions
Sale of a company
We prepare your company for sale, bring a competitive group of buyers to the table, and negotiate price and terms through to closing.
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Trusted counsel for the company you built
Pemberton Row Advisors guides the owners of private businesses through sales, acquisitions, and new funding. Our bankers take on few clients at a time, so each is known well and served in person.
Known by name, not by file number
Pemberton Row was founded on a simple idea: owners of private companies deserve the quality of advice that large corporations take for granted, from people who will still answer their calls after the deal is done.
We advise on company sales, partial sales, acquisitions, and the raising of equity and debt. Most of our clients are founders and families, and many are making a decision of this kind for the first time.
- A senior banker in charge from first call to closing
- Advice on selling and on financing, side by side
- Confidential from the very first call
Six ways we help
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Mergers & acquisitions
Partial sale
Sell a slice to an investor, hold on to the rest, and stay at the head of the business you built.
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Acquisitions
We find, approach, and negotiate with companies that fit your growth plans, whether or not they have ever thought of selling.
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Succession
Ownership passed to family or to management, on terms that are fair, financeable, and built to last.
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Capital markets
Equity capital
Minority or controlling investments from private equity houses and family capital, chosen to fit your ambitions and the degree of control you prefer.
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Capital markets
Debt financing
Bank loans and private credit for expansion, acquisitions, or refinancing, with several lenders bidding at once.
Read more about capital marketsIndustries we serve
Our clients come from many corners of the economy. Hover over or tap a sector to read what acquirers and investors examine first.
Healthcare services
Technology and software
Industrial manufacturing
Distribution and logistics
Consumer and retail
Business services
Home and building services
Engineering and testing
Five stages to closing
Each assignment follows the same five stages. Scroll through them and the picture changes with you.
Stage 1Introduction
A private conversation about the company, your hopes for it, and your timetable. We ask plenty of questions before offering any opinion.
Stage 2Valuation
We study the numbers, the market, and the likely buyers or investors, and give you a candid range of value.
Stage 3Preparation
Our team readies the numbers, the offering document, and a secure online data room, so the company can stand up to close inspection.
Stage 4Negotiation
A short list of well-chosen parties is approached, offers are gathered, and we bargain until the price and terms do the company justice.
Stage 5Closing
We coordinate diligence and documents with your lawyers and accountants, and stay involved until the transaction is complete.
Before you call us
Who do you typically advise?
Founders, families, and leadership teams of well-established private firms, plus the companies and funds hoping to buy them.
Is it worth talking to you if a sale is years away?
Yes. The years before a transaction are when value is built. We can help you see which changes would matter most to a future buyer or investor, and in what order to make them.
Can you help us raise money instead of selling?
Quite often that turns out to be the wiser course. Because we arrange investment and loans as well as sales, we can lay both routes out for you before you decide.
How do you keep things confidential?
A confidentiality agreement is signed before you share anything, and no detail about your company goes to a buyer or investor unless you say so.
What does an initial meeting cost?
Nothing. A first conversation is free and carries no obligation of any kind.
Write to Pemberton Row
Send a short note on the company and the step you have in mind. One of our senior bankers will answer you directly, and your note stays strictly between us.
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