Our Buying Mandates are aligned with our customers strategic intents. Our working dynamics secure frequent feedback and interaction, always handled with care and within the highest levels of confidentiality
We believe that following a structured process leads to better quality results. Our customers appreciate our high-involvement approach, where constant interaction and feedback is exchanged from beginning to end.
1) Customer Requirement Definitions
The correct definition of customer needs resulting from a strategic planning is the best way to secure a focused and efficient market search.
2) Target Segments and Companies Definition
A careful selection of segments and targets is performed and aligned with our customers, as the definition of an accurate profile of companies to be approached is also key to success.
3) Confidential Market Screening
MAIAS Partners leverages from its extensive network of relationships to confidentially approach target-companies in order to verify interest.
4) NDA Signatures
The Non-Disclosure Agreement is a document signed in order to protect our customers´ interests and are signed with companies interested to take a further step in the evaluation of the investment prospect.
5) Negotiations and MOU Signature
The evolution of negotiations leads to preliminary proposals and, for the selected company (or companies, depending on specific conditions), takes the process towards a MOU signature.
6) Due Diligence
The “Due Diligence” is carried on to verify in concrete terms if the conditions and assumptions described at the MOU are confirmed.
7) Contract Negotiations
After the diligence, new elements can arise in the transaction (some derived from diligence findings) and which most probably require new rounds of negotiation. At this moment all the details of the transaction model are drawn, and several shareholding and commercial aspects need to be defined, as well as discussions about guarantees and coverage of future conditions.
8) SPA Signature and Shareholder´s Agreement
The SPA (“Sales and Purchase Agreement”) and the Shareholder´s Agreement must be carefully written to generate a quality transaction conclusion.
Each step of this macro-process demands time, preparation and specific knowledge.