Kroll's Solution
The board was seeking an advisor with capabilities across a range of different transaction outcomes, as well as global reach to access buyers and investors in the US, Europe and Asia. Importantly, the board preferred an advisor with a deep understanding of the sector in which Brightpearl operates.
Kroll's ability to run a dual-track growth equity and M&A process, and to assist management's buy-and-build strategy, made us an attractive partner. Kroll's additional Transaction Advisory Services resources was important to support the team in the highly pressured and contested closing of a sale transaction.
Kroll advised the company across three transactions – growth equity, M&A buy-side and M&A sell-side - as enterprise value tripled over 12 months. Having agreed terms on a transaction following a highly competitive sell-side process, we were able to introduce and collaborate with the Kroll Transaction Advisory Services team to help deliver a signed transaction within a compressed six-week timeframe.
