How owners, buyers and investors run a confidential M&A process in the UAE.
M&A advisory supports business owners, buyers and investors through confidential transaction preparation, buyer or target mapping, NDA management, structured information release, valuation discussion, bid evaluation, negotiation and closing coordination.
Advisory to sell (sell-side), acquire (buy-side) or combine businesses, run as a confidential, competitive process to maximise value and certainty.
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Preparation and materials → buyer/target mapping → NDA-controlled outreach → structured information release via a data room → bids and evaluation → negotiation → close. See the sell-side preparation checklist.
M&A processes typically run 4–9 months from mandate to completion, depending on diligence, regulatory approvals and negotiation.
Counterparties are screened for strategic fit, funding certainty and ability to execute, before sensitive information is released.
We prepare materials, map and approach counterparties, manage the NDA-controlled process and data room, and support negotiation through to close. See M&A Advisory.
Preparation of materials, buyer or investor mapping, controlled outreach, NDA management, structured information release, bid evaluation, negotiation support and transaction coordination.
Typically 4–9 months from mandate to completion, depending on diligence, approvals and negotiation.
Only after a counterparty has been screened and has signed an NDA. Initial outreach is typically anonymised, with sensitive financial and commercial information released in stages through a controlled data room as buyers demonstrate seriousness, funding certainty and ability to execute.
Yes — some shareholders run a dual-track process, preparing a sale while testing investor appetite for a raise, and decide once actual offers can be compared. Much of the preparation, including the data room, serves both routes. See the sell-side versus capital raise comparison.
Diligence surprises: financial, legal or tax issues buyers discover that the seller had not surfaced and addressed. They erode price and certainty, and extend the typical 4–9 month timeline. Thorough preparation before launch is the most reliable way to protect both.
Speak to a partner about how this applies to your transaction. A partner responds personally, typically within one business day.
