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SERVICES FOR INVESTORS

Buying an IT company

You are an investor wanting to buy a company:

You are a decision-maker in an IT company that has been growing healthily and sustainably for many years. You know that the IT market is one of intense competition and increasingly short innovation cycles. Consistent growth is the only way that your company can ensure continued existence in this dynamic market.

You have also been thinking about the possibility of inorganic growth by purchasing a company.

Or perhaps you are a financial investor or manager in an private equity company or family office, and are looking for attractive investment opportunities in the IT sector.

A company purchase throws up a multitude of questions:

Where can I find suitable takeover candidates?
How can I minimize the risk of a bad investment?
How can I avoid being outsmarted on the price?
How can I ensure that the new company is successfully integrated?
What do I have to take into account during the process?

The M&A loop is match.IT’s own procedural model developed for investors wanting to invest in a company in the IT industry. The M&A loop ensures that the search for IT companies worthy for the purposes of investment and integrating these new companies is a successful one – across all three key phases:

Strategy and search phase
Negotiation phase
Integration phase

Match.IT is you experienced partner in all areas relating to company purchases, investment in IT companies, corporate takeovers, and strategic partnerships.

See our M&A value loop for investors

WE HELP THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF INVESTORS

STRATEGIC INVESTORS

FINANCIAL INVESTORS /
PRIVATE EQUITY
COMPANIES

INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

MANAGEMENT
(BUY-OUT & BUY-IN)

NON-TECH INVESTORS

BUYING MOTIVES

Why investors buy IT companies

GROWTH

Acquiring technologies and skills
Pressure to act due to disruptive innovations
Entering local markets
Acquiring new customer bases

SYNERGIES

Acquiring resources (war for talent)
Seeking further consolidation in the IT market
Seeking attractive financial assets
Making use of favorable financing opportunities

SUCCESS FACTORS OF A COMPANY ACQUISITION

CREATING THE RIGHT PURCHASE PROCESS

Strategic approach vs. opportunistic approach
Setting up the team early enough

COMMUNICATING RIGHT

Convincing story
Communicate with owners on equal level
Quick and transparent decision-making processes
Discuss the price corridor at an early stage

MANAGING RISKS

Understand and critically examine the business plan
Focused (red flag) due diligence / identify risks
Get to know people / the team
Scrutinize credibility / consider target achievement in daily operations

THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE EARLY

Secure transaction funding early enough
Prepare for integration early enough

SERVICES FOR INVESTORS

We support investors on the IT market by providing the following services:

We work with you to develop a M&A strategy in order to achieve your growth objectives.
We undertake market research on your behalf.
We identify and evaluate potential purchase candidates and propose an initial selection (long list and short list).
We hold initial discussions with purchase candidates and assess them.
We perform a “matching” to ensure that the company being purchased is the best possible strategic fit.
We help you draw up the “letter of intent”, moderate the sale process, and also support the due diligence process.
We help you create a price and transaction model.
We assist you with contract negotiations.
We support you as you move to the integration phase.

BENEFITS

Overview of the benefits for investors

PERFECT FIT

We find you the partner that is the best fit for your company – because only a high level of strategic fit will ensure a fair price and a sustainable realization of value once the transaction is complete.

PARTNERSHIP ON EQUAL LEVEL

Match.IT’s experienced team provides you with M&A and IT sector expertise and also serves as your point of contact for difficult negotiation situations and strategic decision-making processes.

YOUR GUIDE TO THE GERMAN IT MARKET

Match.IT can introduce you to a comprehensive network of contacts with IT company owners in German-speaking areas, and thus often significantly speed up the search process.

MAKING THE PROCESS EASIER

Match.IT frees you from having to spend time on search, research and communication processes within the market and works in a close partnership with your internal and external services (such as the M&A division, auditors, or attorneys).