M&A Boot Camp booklet 2023 - Flipbook - Page 9
How Do We Distinguish Among M&A Deals?
1. Is the target company publicly traded or privately held?
2. How big is the target company?
3. Is the buyer buying the entire business of the target company or
just part of the business?
4. Is the buyer a strategic buyer or a financial buyer?
5. Is the transaction friendly or hostile?
6. What type of acquisition currency is the buyer using to pay the
purchase price?
— Cash?
— Shares of the buyer’s stock?
— Other consideration?
7. Does the buyer have to borrow money to effect the transaction?
8. How is the transaction going to be structured?
— Merger?
— Asset purchase?
— Stock purchase or tender offer?