Acquisition can fast track growth through opening up new markets, products, services and geographies. We can help with all aspects of an acquisition, from defining acquisition strategy, identifying targets, negotiating terms, undertaking due diligence, raising finance and project managing the transaction to completion.

Maximising the success of your acquisition requires careful planning, from developing your strategy through to executing the transaction and integrating the business.  

We can support you to develop and execute your acquisition strategy with a scope tailored to your needs. A full service includes collaborating with you to develop and refine your acquisition strategy and criteria, identify targets, make approaches, negotiate terms, undertake due diligence, raise funding and project manage the transaction to completion. We can customise a scope to suit your requirements, depending on your circumstances and internal capabilities and resources.  

Our approach is tailored to reduce day-to-day disruption and ensure you can continue to focus where it matters most – on your business – during the acquisition process.  

Our methodology features meticulous planning and project management, objective evaluation and close collaboration. We have significant experience advising on mid-market merger and acquisition transactions that enables us to provide insightful and commercially reliable advice.  

You will work with a highly experienced and dedicated team and will have the benefit of our national and international network for sourcing potential targets and executing transactions.

Holly Stiles
Partner & National Head of Corporate Finance
Holly Stiles

Case study: Sale of Box+Dice

Client challenge
Client challenge
Client challenge
Founded in Melbourne in 2005, Box+Dice has grown to become one of Australia's most successful real estate customer relationship management companies, servicing over 1,150 offices across Australia and New Zealand. Once Travis Williams, owner and CEO of Box+Dice, decided he was interested in selling the business, he wanted to ensure he received a premium price for his years of hard work, whilst also ensuring Box+Dice and its people would continue to be supported in the future.
The solution
The solution
The solution
Through initial discussions with Travis, Grant Thornton was able to determine the best way to present the business through the creation of an Information Brief to send to interested parties. Grant Thornton contacted a number of potential buyers in the early stages of the process, as part of a targeted buyer list focusing on companies with complementary strategies. Through a series of discussions, a shortlist of buyers was established, with negotiations held with parties to determine the most suitable buyer for Box+Dice. After a period of consideration and negotiation, the most suitable buyer was selected as they best satisfied Travis’ criteria.
The outcome
The outcome
The outcome
The acquirer, MRI Software, is a global property software company looking to expand their operations in the Asia-Pacific region. From a strategic point of view, the purchase of Box+Dice integrates nicely with their current product offering, and will enhance synergies within the company. MRI was able to pay the premium price, and also detail a clear plan of how Box+Dice will be part of MRI’s strategy going forward, and how they intend to continue to support Box+Dice’s product.
Find out more

Subscribe to receive our publications

Subscribe now to be kept up-to-date with timely and relevant insights, unique to the nature of your business, your areas of interest and the industry in which you operate.