Our Services A disciplined, systematic and results-driven approach for every transaction.

Miles prides itself on designing a sale process that maximises value for our clients and has an extensive track record of successfully completed transactions. If you are considering selling a company or business division, we can assist you with the following:

• Evaluation of financial and strategic alternatives
• Advice on which sales processes and methods will maximise value
• Preparation of an information memorandum (IM) or other sales materials
• Research, identification and contact with qualified acquirers
• Sale negotiation and closing
• Management of the due diligence process

Miles services clients who are looking to acquire or merge with a specifically identified business, or alternatively grow through strategic acquisitions.

We provide a number of specialist services to assist with mergers and acquisitions, including:

• Identification and evaluation of potential acquisition targets
• Valuation analysis
• Evaluation of financial and strategic alternatives for the acquisition structure
• Sale negotiation and closing
• Debt advisory (if required)
• Management of the due diligence process

Whether existing management seeks to acquire a large part or all of their company, or an external management team wishes to acquire a company and assume the management role, Miles can provide the following services:

• Review of target business including risk identification and mitigation
• Transaction structure design for management and investors
• Preparation of an information memorandum (IM) to solicit interest from debt and equity providers
• Negotiation with current owners
• Management of completion and settlement

Miles provide in depth knowledge and understanding of the debt markets, underpinned by an extensive network of contacts within banks and other financial institutions. Our Debt Advisory services typically include:

• Securing leveraged finance to support acquisitions
• Detailed financial modelling and credit assessment
• Advice and execution resource to facilitate the approach to finance counterparties
• Negotiation of lenders' proposals and finalisation of detailed terms and conditions
• Co-ordination with the client’s legal advisers to ensure successful completion
• Managing covenant waiver and reset negotiations, facility extensions and amendments, new money requests and debt buy backs 

Miles provide independent and objective equity capital markets advice for IPOs, placements, rights issues and private equity capital raisings. Our equity advisory services include:

• Business preparation and feasibility analysis
• Advice on equity offer structures
• Management, negotiation and engagement of equity underwriters and providers
• Preparation of equity raising documentation
• Overall co-ordination and management of the equity raising process to successful completion

With extensive experience in corporate finance re-structuring, we play an active role in negotiations with equity holders and debt holders to re-structure existing debt and equity obligations, as well as other corporate liabilities.

Additionally, we conduct detailed business analysis to assist Boards, executive management and shareholders in assessing the opportunities facing their businesses. This analysis can include the evaluation of:

• Business plans
• Capital and liquidity needs for both debt and equity
• Long-term financial projections and scenario analysis