Consulting Division
Careful work on the deals that matter most.
Buying a company, selling one or raising capital are among the biggest calls a business makes. We help founders, family businesses and investors find suitable targets, work out what they are worth, check what they are buying and make the two businesses work together after closing.
In short
What does M&A and Deal Advisory from Code Colonies cover?
Deal sourcing, valuation, due diligence, structuring and post merger integration. Deliverables include target long list and short list; valuation model and note; diligence report with red flags; options for deal terms. The work is delivered under 2good.dev at USD 2 or INR 199 an hour, a 150 hour minimum, no advance and payment after you accept the work.
- How does the work run?
- Mandate (week 1), analysis (1 to 3 weeks), negotiate (as needed) and integrate (100 days).
- Who is it for?
- Founders, MSMEs and enterprise teams who want the recommendation and the follow-through from one accountable team.
- Who owns the result?
- You do. Once you accept and pay, the documents, code and intellectual property from the work are yours.
- How do I start?
- Book a call or send a short brief. A specialist replies within one working day.
When clients call us
Situations we are asked to resolve
- You want to grow by acquisition but have no list of targets.
- You plan to raise funds or sell, and need to be ready for investor questions.
- A deal is on the table and diligence has to be done fast.
- A recent merger is not delivering what the deal assumed.
Scope
What the work covers
- Deal sourcing and screening
- Target lists drawn up against clear criteria, with first approaches made discreetly.
- Investment readiness
- Financial models, a tidy data room and the business case investors expect.
- Valuation
- DCF, comparables and scenario models that set out every assumption.
- Commercial and technical diligence
- Market, customers, operations, technology and data protection all reviewed.
- Deal structuring
- Equity, debt and venture capital structures that work for both sides.
- Post merger integration
- Day one plans, joining up systems and the first hundred days.
How it runs
A clear path, with gates
- Step 1Week 1MandateAgree goals, criteria and confidentiality.
- Step 21 to 3 weeksAnalysisScreening, valuation and diligence, run in Synerger deal rooms.
- Step 3As neededNegotiateHelp on terms, with your legal and tax advisors.
- Step 4100 daysIntegratePlanning and hands on support after closing.
Deliverables
What you receive, and what changes
What you receive
- Target long list and short list
- Valuation model and note
- Diligence report with red flags
- Options for deal terms
- Integration plan
What changes
- A clearer view of what the business is worth
- Fewer surprises after signing
- Deals that run in better order
- Integration that follows the plan
- Typical stack
- Synerger deal roomsValuation modelsDiligence checklistsData room management
Start here
Talk to us about M&A and deal advisory.
Tell us what you are trying to achieve. A specialist replies within one working day, and the first conversation is free.
Questions
Do you act as a registered investment banker?
No. We provide advisory, diligence and integration support. Where the deal needs a regulated intermediary, we work with the one you appoint.
Can you do technology diligence on a software company?
Yes. Our technology division looks at code quality, architecture, security, ability to scale and the strength of the team as part of diligence.