Overview

Corporate Development teams face a unique challenge. They are tasked with growing the business through acquisitions and they need to review targets across numerous time zones, for various business units or product groups, and they also need to coordinate the due diligence process amongst all parties. Up until recently Corporate Development teams relied heavily on people and their experiences to drive deal success. At best these M&A professionals manage their transactions, worth millions or billions of dollars, with off-the-shelf tools such as spreadsheets. The inherit problem with spreadsheets is that the highly important M&A information resides on one PC in a silo unless it is shared via email. EMA for Corporate Development Teams™ is technology purpose-built to facilitate secure collaboration amongst the deal team. You may still have to work long hours to get deals done, but wouldn't it be better if the various M&A processes were streamlined and all the deal information and know-how was at your fingertips?

Key Capabilities

• manage your pipeline of targets more effectively
• track targets by business unit, product group, market, geography and more
• perform comparative analysis on deal targets and make good decisions
• streamline the due diligence process
• capture best practices and retain history of all interactions
• collaborate more effectively with all parties involved
• facilitate a successful deal close and handoff to the post merger integration team
• report on deal status in real-time and have the necessary metrics to drive successful deals
• lower risk, lower cost and drive value with all deal activity

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Overview

Integration teams are at a disadvantage on day one. They are tasked with integrating a newly acquired business (or two) very quickly yet their tools and access to historical deal information is limited. Compounding the integration problem is that team members may be on temporary assignment and leveraging documented best practices is challenging at best. The success of post merger integration dictates how quickly the deal will be accretive and therefore begin driving value. The less sophistication an organization has with M&A integration the more challenging the task will be to drive deal value. EMA for Integration Teams™ is technology purpose-built to facilitate integration success. The integration team can collaborate securely, track synergies and drive the integration to completion with stealth. And a quick and smooth integration decreases customer and employee attrition.

Key Capabilities

• manage and track synergies, value drivers, milestones and all deliverables
• track integrations by deal, business unit or product group, functional team and more
• monitor key business indicators and make informed decisions
• streamline all processes
• capture best practices and document all deal history for repeat use
• collaborate more effectively with all parties involved in the integration
• know the status of any activity in real-time and have the necessary metrics to measure results and drive success
• lower risk, lower cost and drive value with all integration activity

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Overview

Law firms face a unique challenge. They are hired to handle all the legal aspects of a buy-side or sell-side transaction. Many of these law firms have extensive experience doing deals and rumor has it that some top M&A attorneys can do deals in their sleep. Unfortunately for them their clients don't want them to sleep. How will you pour through volumes of documents, draft new documents and keep everyone on the same page at all times? It's difficult enough to work at stealth speed to get a deal done and then to have inadequate systems working against you - that's just wrong. And be prepared to explain the legal fees to your client once the tasks are done. EMA for Law Firms™ is technology purpose-built to streamline the deal process and facilitate collaboration amongst the client and outside counsel. You may still have to work long hours to get deals done, but wouldn't it be better if all deal information was centralized and at your fingertips for you and your client?

Key Capabilities

• collaborate more effectively with your clients
• improve your client's visibility in their transactions
• manage the deal process from end-to-end
• know the issues as they occur and mitigate the risk
• streamline all processes and the various regulatory filings
• capture best practices and lessons learned for repeat use
• report on deal status in real-time
• differentiate yourself from other deal attorneys and increase the value of your services
• win repeat business from your clients
• lower risk, lower cost and drive value with all client engagements

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Overview

Investment Bankers broker transactions from small to large bringing together buyers and sellers of many types. It all begins with strategy development and idea creation followed by informal and formal pitches. If you are at the right place at the right time and with the right company, you may execute a letter of intent and then engage fully in the deal process. What happens along the way though? How do you manage all of the buyers and sellers and the pitch process? And what about all the workflow that goes into pitching opportunities and driving a successful deal outcome. EMA for Investment Bankers™ is technology purpose-built for investment bankers to self-manage their active buyers and sellers as well as their pitch pipeline. Manage all workflow processes collaborate more effectively and bring the numerous disparate components of the deal process under control making the investment bankers more efficient and organized to win business. You may still have to work long hours to get deals done, but your results will depend on your efficiencies and a streamlined process.

Key Capabilities

• manage your pipeline of buyers, sellers and active pitches more effectively
• track clients and targets by deal phase, industry, and individual investment banker in a group setting
• perform comparative analysis on deals and make good decisions and recommendations
• streamline the deal process
• capture best practices and retain history for future deals
• collaborate more effectively with all parties involved especially your clients
• facilitate a successful handoff between parties
• report on deal status in real-time and have the necessary metrics to drive successful outcomes
• lower risk, lower cost, improve efficiencies and drive value with all client engagements

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Overview

Advisory firms are hired to augment the in-house M&A team and produce results. From strategy to screening to due diligence to integration, advisory firms do it all. They have to know what is happening at all times with all aspects of their clients' M&A transactions while consulting with the various individuals and corporate functions who are looking to the advisory firm for the best results. Advisors have little time to slow down and make sure they have not missed any details along the way. And forget about sleeping once the M&A transaction is in full swing. EMA for Transaction Advisory Firms™ is purpose-built to keep every aspect of the deal organized and everyone on the same page at all times -- the advisors and the client. Will the fast deal-pace bring the desired results? Will you deliver your advisory services on schedule, on budget and meet the client's expectations? You may have to deal with a client that changes their mind often but you will not have to sacrifice your deliverables as a consequence.

Key Capabilities

• collaborate more effectively with your clients
• improve your client's visibility in their transactions
• manage the deal process from end-to-end
• know the issues as they occur and mitigate the risk
• streamline all processes and to-do's
• capture best practices and lessons learned for repeat use
• report on deal status in real-time
• escalate issues to the team and keep everyone informed at all times
• differentiate yourself from other advisory firms and increase the value of your services
• win repeat business from your clients
• lower risk, lower cost and drive value with all client engagements

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Private Equity firms have the distinct pleasure of putting good money to work. They begin by raising capital and then review target companies for a potential investment or acquisition. Once the PE firm acquires a company it becomes part of the portfolio and focus shifts to growth. PE firms must manage key details of their portfolio companies and specific milestones must be met in order to achieve a profitable result. Many steps along the way require people to be in synch in order for value drivers, milestones, and deliverables to be met. EMA for Private Equity Firms™ creates an effective communication mechanism between the PE firm and the portfolio company's management team. Achieving the various milestones set out to build the business and tracking the results is key to the success of the planned exit. The task of building a company with an exit plan in mind means that milestones must be met on time and on budget. How does your firm ensure that all the companies in the portfolio stay on track and meet their milestones for the eventual exit?

Key Capabilities

• manage your portfolio companies more effectively
• communicate clearly with the management team and collaborate effectively
• streamline the various processes and stay on the same page at all times
• know the status of any given milestone or deliverable in real-time
• capture best practices and retain corporate memory for repeat use
• have the necessary metrics to set strategic direction and drive forward progress
• speed the process and improve efficiencies at all times
• lower risk, lower cost and drive value with all activities

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Overview

Whether you are managing a greenfield project, filing an IPO, spinning-off a business unit or product line, or in the middle of a restructuring event, EMA for Special Projects™ can help manage the project at hand. Create an effective communication mechanism between the various team members involved in the special project and ensure your project is as secure as an M&A event. Achieve the milestones set out in the plan and track every detail of the plan in real-time. Measure progress, analyze results and drive value. How does your firm ensure that your special projects stay on track and the desired outcome is on-time and on-budget? Does the special project team have the tools necessary to work effectively and drive value from your unique corporate initiatives?

Key Capabilities

• manage your special projects more effectively
• communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with the team
• streamline the various processes and stay on the same page at all times
• know the status of any given milestone or deliverable in real-time
• capture best practices and retain corporate memory for repeat use
• have the necessary metrics to set strategic direction and drive forward progress
• speed the process and improve efficiencies at all times
• lower risk, lower cost and drive value with all activities

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