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MBO & MBI
At a glance
Strand Hanson has in-depth expertise in advising all types of participants in MBOs and MBIs along with strong contacts within the debt and equity funding markets.
Strand Hanson has extensive experience advising clients (including management teams, financial sponsors and activist shareholders) on MBOs/LBOs and MBIs, assisting with the analysis, marketing, fundraising, project management, shareholder engagement, capital structuring and execution of such transactions.
Strand Hanson has strong relationships with a number of leading Financial Sponsors, Sovereign Wealth Funds, UHNWs, family offices, and other finance providers, including those in non-traditional capital pools.
Strand Hanson is experienced in assisting management teams with the production of a business and marketing plan to market the investment opportunity, and will then guide them through the minefield of issues that they will inevitably face during this complex process.
“Our experienced team partners with clients to provide independent advice which is tailored to their individual circumstances and requirements and which is led by pragmatism”
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