Industrial Ingredients - Realising Growth

We conducted an independent evaluation of acquisition
targets for a nutritional lipid manufacturer.

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Client Situation

  • Our client is a manufacturer of nutraceutical ingredients, who undertakes activities including R&D, and the manufacturing and marketing of nutritional lipids

  • The client’s business has experienced healthy growth over the previous 5 years, and the client is considering the potential expansion of it’s current capacity and capability, as well as opportunities to move into adjacent products and technologies

  • The client wanted to undertake a structured and comprehensive search for potential M&A targets

Our Approach

  • We first developed workshop pre-read materials to frame key questions and prompt thinking

  • We facilitated an ideation workshop with cross-functional teams to identify potential areas for acquisitive growth

  • We then worked to understand available data sources with which we curated an exhaustive search

  • We developed assessment criteria to evaluate and shortlist candidates

  • We then appraised shortlisted candidates to identify most attractive options in each focus area to meet our client’s financial and strategic ambitions

Outcome

  • We developed a final report with recommendations on the most attractive candidates to be considered for future Due Diligence work

  • This body of work was presented to the Board for consideration of acquisition candidates

Darren McGowan