In today's financial marketplace, merger, acquisition and divestiture activities continue as important means of achieving corporate and shareholder objectives. To realize success in an M & A environment, senior management must remain focused on three core areas: well-defined M & A strategies, due diligence and their timely execution.

Vaupen Financial Advisors has extensive transactional experience in a wide range of industries to help clients meet all three requirements by :

• Defining specific M & A objectives and parameters of the assignment.
• Working closely with our clients, from initial planning to closing, tailoring our efforts to minimize disruption to the company's day-to-day business and operations.

We provide the following M & A services :

• Expert advisory services to support acquisition and divestiture plans, through careful valuation analyses and focused negotiations.
• Structured financings to support acquisitions, including obtaining financing, and concurrent recapitalization of balance sheets.
• A well orchestrated due diligence process, including managing legal and financial aspects, in addition to conducting a comprehensive risk assessment profile.