Acquisitions tend to happen more often than mergers, perhaps because today there is a greater awareness of challenges beyond the actual transaction. Changing, cultural attitudes, an increased institutional focus for more ESG awareness, and parallel drive for more transparent governance, has made pre-acquisition preparation necessitate a multi-disciplinary study and planning more than ever.

          The DAL team continues to assist clients to build, save and sell or acquire new businesses, with the advantage of insights beyond numbers and sales contracts. Having acted on both sides, our guiding principle is that experience-based vision and comprehensive legal and financial clarity are essential to craft success, always within well-planned exit scenarios should the unthinkable occur.