What We Do
Apex Group helps grow and turnaround, Startups and SME businesses through Mergers & Acquistions, Mentoring and Mastermind Workshops
We focus on supply chain & logistics related businesses
How We Engage
We engage on behalf of the promoter/ investor & protect their interest.
We do project based engagements and collaborate on growth projects.
Our engagement is structured to ensure that we have a stake in your success.
Our Approach
Our phased approach for Mergers & Acquisitions comprises of
1 – Determine the Client shareholder objectives and priorities
– Economic
– Management
– Continued Involvement
– Company name and culture
2 – Perform Preliminary analysis of the client Project and Industry
3 – Research market enviroment
4 – Negotiate and sign engagement agreement with company.
1 – Perform the Client Company/Project and industry due diligence
2 – Prepare Project document to “go to market”
-“no-name” project/company summary
-Confidentiality/ agreement
-Memorandum
3 – Research and identify potential partners / investors
4 – Determine potential partners / investors to contact
5 – Prepare partner / investor data room files.
1 – Contact potential partners / Investors on a “no-name” basis
2 – Sign sonfidentiality agreements with potential partners / investors
3 – Distribute memorandum to potential partners
4 – Solicit/visit and negotialte 1st round
5 – Select potential partners / investors to meet with management and participate in facility tours
6 – Hold Management presentation / tours
7 – Solicit negotiate 2nd round proposals
1 – Provide data room files to remaining potential partners / investors
2 – Distribute draft project partnership agreement to remaining potential partners
3 – Address due deligence questions and requests
4 – Solicit and negotiate 3rd* round bids / letters of intent and, in some cases, “mark-up” to the collaboration agreement
5- Choose a potential buyer / investor to move to the final phase
* additional bid rounds may be required or desired depending on the process
1 – Lead negotiation of the “business” and “economic” issues in the collaboration documents
-Maximize of after tax net proceeds
-Minimize excrows and indemnity exposure
2 – Interface with the client advisors
-Legal
-Accounting / Tax
3 – Coordinate and manage final partner / Investor due deligence
4 – Maintain collaboration momentum and sense of urgency until close
Our phased approach for start-ups comprises of
- Assessing the demand & industry structure
- Validating the vision & strategy
- Identifying the levers and resources; Developing the execution plan
- Inducting interim leadership with clear mandate to scale up
- Executing based on agreed ( business development, people, operations & finance ) plans
- Joint reviews and exploring partnerships
- Inducting independent leadership /advisors to handhold post milestone achievement
- Pursue agreed direction
- Review and support for course correction
Our phased approach for growth comprises of
- Assessing the turnaround potential
- Identifying the levers and resources
- Developing the turnaround plan
- Inducting interim leadership with clear mandate to turnaround
- Executing based on agreed plan
- Joint review and reporting
- Inducting independent leadership /advisors to handhold post turnaround
- Pursue agreed direction
- Review and support for course correction
We are presently working with
A logistics related business on a sell side mandate for an M&A
Emerging & existing businesses in the manufacturing and services sectors
Advising global consultants through expert networks
Active in CII Logistics and an angel investment networks