Our Services

Manning Advisors offers two sets of services to our clients:

  • Strategic Advisory Services
  • Merger and Acquisition Advisory Services

Strategic Advisory Services
Manning offers a spectrum of strategic consulting services to organizations reviewing options for the future:

  • Strategic planning for growth through acquisition
  • Development of exit strategies
  • Comparable transactions studies
  • Market analysis studies

The Manning staff tailors our engagements to our client’s requirements. Often, we work as a team with client senior managers to explore approaches, bringing the benefits of different sets of data and perspectives.

Merger and Acquisition Advisory Services

Manning Advisors provides merger and acquisition services to our clients in the specialty materials and precision manufacturing fields. We advise and represent both buyers and sellers of companies and specialize in asset-based transactions.
In most cases we represent strategic entities, that is, companies or individuals active in the business in which they contemplate a transaction. On occasion we represent private equity firms.
   
We also assist in the purchase or sale of portions of companies including business unit, product line, and manufacturing assets.
 
For Buyers we offer:
    
For Sellers we offer:
  • Development of acquisition profiles reflecting both our client’s requirements and the conditions of the markets.
  • Acquisition lists developed from our in-depth knowledge of the companies in the marketplace and custom research matching to our client’s requirements.
  •  Initial contact and screening of targets in a manner most likely to open exploratory discussions with the most suitable mix of potential counterparties.
  • Recommended valuations drawn from our databases of transactions in the
    appropriate market spaces as well as our experience.
  • Coordination of the negotiation process in line with our client’s requirements.
  • Management of or assistance with the due diligence process.
  •  Negotiation of contract terms.
    
  •  A valuation of the company in which we match our client’s financial condition and market position to transactions involving comparable firms
  • Consultation on strategies that may increase the value of the assets offered.
  • Creation, with ownership, of an optimal sales strategy.
  • Development of the Asset Offering Memorandum.
  • Preparation of lists of potential acquirers.
  • Solicitation and screening of acquirers for strategic and financial suitability.
  • Management of the bidding process.
  • Negotiation of the terms of sale.
  • Management or assistance with due diligence efforts.
  • Negotiation of contract terms.