Helping a business do M&A as you look yourself?

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October 03, 2021

by a professional in Lehighton, PA 18235, USA

Curious to see who's helped out a business with M&A while looking to buy one for themselves as well.

Would also be interested in hearing as you how you ended up in that situation ... in helping a firm buy businesses as you look.

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from Dartmouth College in Berlin, Germany
What is your level of engagement with the sponsor? If you have an explicit mandate to run an M&A process for a buyer you have the fiduciary duty to act in the sponsor's best interest. If you are "competing" against your sponsor as another potential buyer you have a conflict-of-interests.
Depending on your overall relationship with the sponsor, you may want to inform the sponsor that you may be interested on bidding on a business that the sponsor has passed on. Only do this after the sponsor has formally declared that they are passing on an opportunity.
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from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Wonderful idea! I hope the intent is to learn from the experience, while helping others, and apply that experience to do your own acquisition. We do many things in life based on this model. I fully support it. Stay curious, refine the processes and practices, and enjoy the experience!
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