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Corporate Finance

In the Corporate Finance field, we typically work for financial institutions such as venture capital, private equity firms, and investment banks. On the TIMES industry side our clients include corporates and their subsidiaries, owner-run companies, and listed companies.

TIMES only: 15 IPOs, 100+ transactions, 350 Due Diligences since 1999

Since 1999, we have performed more than 350 due diligences. On the capital increase, M&A, IPO, and SPAC side, we have provided support for 15 IPOs and advice for more than 100 transactions with a total volume of approximately USD 6 billion in the USA, Europe, and China.

Corporate Finance Services

Due Diligence

  • Short review
  • Strategic due diligence
  • Commercial due diligence
  • Technical due diligence
  • Financial due diligence

Capital Increase

  • Review and update of strategy
  • Update research (market potential and competition)
  • Business planning
  • Target screening investors
  • Investor long list/short list
  • Executive summary and information memorandum
  • Preparing and supporting management presentations
  • Due diligence preparation
  • Negotiation management to deal closing

M&A

  • Review and update of strategy
  • Update research (market potential and competition)
  • Business planning
  • Target screening buyer/seller
  • Buyer/Seller long list/short list
  • Executive summary and information memorandum
  • Preparing and supporting management presentations
  • Due diligence preparation
  • Negotiation management to deal closing

USD 6 billion overall, average transaction between USD 10 and 100 million, 50% cross border

Being entrepreneurs ourselves, our clients profit from our mutual understanding of their objectives right from the start. During the last year, we worked on one IPO and several small to medium sized transactions ranging between USD 10 million and USD 100 million. More than 50% of our transactions are cross-border in nature.

Recent highlights in 2008 were the supporting of a USD 1 billion sale in Europe and the first cross-border USA/China transaction in the media arena (China Cablecom completed the USD 55 million acquisition of Hubei Chutian Network Phase I).

Corporate Finance Services

IPO

  • Pre-IPO review
  • Equity story
  • Fact book and business planning
  • Beauty contest
  • Management of IPO process
  • Post IPO support

SPAC

  • Deal Sourcing
  • "SPAC" sourcing for targets
  • Due Diligence
  • Support of drafting the Proxy Statement
  • Post-deal support
  • Reaseach support for aftermarket performance

Grown international contact network and excellent access to buy and sell side

Skillnet is an "Official Cooperation Partner of 3i", a "Listing Partner Deutsche Börse", a "China Expert of Deutsche Börse", and has US regulatory authority Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) certified professionals.

Our international presence provides our clients with well-established, direct, and efficient key contacts in the relevant TIMES segments and countries. Altogether, Skillnet’s network is comprised of more than 8,000 professionals. 


IPO, M&A, SPAC, Venture Capital, Valuation, FAS 141, Listing, Target Screening, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Capital Increase, Portfolio Management, Congratulations, Sell Side, Buy Side, Fact Book, SOX
Bodo Kräter
Managing Partner
"Our unique „What’s next“ experience similarly inspires the M&A activities for our clients, resulting in forward-looking strategies and attractive business models. Thus, not only we create the basis for but also we negotiate and close above-peer-group deals!"
Email us for more info:
CF@skillnet.com
Malte Barth
Partner
"Malte Barth boasts 14 years of TIMES experience in the international markets, with a primary focus on China and the United States as well as other emerging markets. He coordinates and realizes cross-border TIMES engagement for Asian, European and American clients. Malte has managed international assignments in more than 20 countries and lead cross-border capital market transactions such as IPOs, capital increases, SPACs, etc."
Email us for more info:
MC@skillnet.com


Skillnet is 'Official Due Diligence Partner of 3i' and 'Listing Partner Deutsche Börse'.

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'SWOPP - Successful Crisis Management': To navigate the rough seas, we created 'SWOPP' in October 2008, based on Skillnet's Experiences from the crash of the TIMES bubble in 2001 and current activities in 2008/09 for our clients. If you want to learn more about SWOPP, please do not hesitate to contact us.