Consulting
Buy-Side Advisory
Finding, diligencing and financing acquisitions.
An acquisition is a large, irreversible decision made with incomplete information. Wesvel supports acquirers from thesis to close: defining what to buy and why, finding and approaching targets, coordinating diligence, structuring the transaction and arranging its financing, with the same discipline the firm applies to its own investments.
Thesis and search
The work begins with what the acquisition is meant to do: capability, market access, scale, technology. From that, a target universe is built and screened, and approaches are made discreetly, often through relationships rather than cold outreach.
Valuation and diligence
A view of value from the acquirer’s perspective, including synergies and integration cost, sets the walk-away price before negotiations begin. Diligence is coordinated across financial, legal, tax, technical and, for digital asset businesses, on-chain and custody workstreams, with Wesvel’s own protocol and counterparty diligence methods applied where relevant.
Structure and financing
Cash, stock, earn-outs, rollover and deferred consideration are structured to align incentives and bridge valuation gaps. Financing is arranged from the acquirer’s balance sheet, third-party lenders or, where it fits and is disclosed, Wesvel’s lending business.
Digital asset targets
Acquiring a protocol, an exchange, a wallet or a token treasury raises questions a conventional deal does not: key control and custody transfer, token holder rights, smart-contract liabilities, regulatory status. Wesvel’s operating experience in these markets is applied directly to that diligence.
Practice
How Wesvel approaches it
- 01The walk-away valuation is set and documented before negotiation.
- 02Diligence is coordinated across all workstreams with a single issues list shared with the client.
- 03Financing options are presented side by side, with any Wesvel participation disclosed and on arm’s-length terms.
- 04Digital asset targets receive the firm’s protocol, custody and counterparty diligence in addition to conventional workstreams.
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