Distressed M&A Advisory

Distressed M&A is the acquisition or sale of a business, or its assets, that is under financial stress, in or approaching insolvency, or facing a forced or time-pressured sale. It differs from conventional M&A in its speed, its risk profile, and the central role of lenders, creditors and insolvency processes.

It is faster, more contested and more procedural. Timelines compress from months to weeks, diligence is limited, price is anchored to distress rather than earnings, and the process is shaped by lenders, creditors and, often, an insolvency practitioner. Certainty of completion can matter as much as headline price.

No. Matchpoint is a transaction and corporate-finance adviser, not a law firm. We lead the financial and deal execution and the financing, and work alongside your insolvency counsel and restructuring lawyers, who handle the legal and statutory process.

Yes. Alongside the M&A process we structure and arrange the capital to fund it: rescue and debtor-in-possession financing, special-situations credit, unitranche and mezzanine, so the acquirer can move at the speed distress demands.

The UAE, wider GCC, India and the United Kingdom, with cross-border reach. Insolvency and enforcement frameworks differ by jurisdiction, so we tailor the process and financing to the applicable regime and counterparties.

M&A advisers cover the full transaction: strategy and target screening, valuation, running the sell-side or buy-side process, due-diligence coordination, deal structuring and negotiation, and financing the acquisition. Post-merger-integration (PMI) consultants take over after close — 100-day integration planning, synergy capture and tracking, operating-model and systems integration, and talent retention. Matchpoint provides both ends: origination-to-close M&A advisory and the PMI planning that protects the value you paid for.

M&A advisory is senior-led guidance and execution across a merger, acquisition or divestment — from strategy, valuation and target or buyer identification through diligence, structuring, negotiation and completion. Matchpoint runs full sell-side and buy-side mandates, confidentially and partner-led from origination to close.

Yes — Matchpoint is UAE-licensed with partners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, advising GCC business owners, corporates and investors on sell-side, buy-side and merger mandates, with cross-border reach into KSA, India, the UK and the US.

Matchpoint runs full sell-side mandates: we value the business, build the information memorandum, identify and approach buyers, manage diligence and negotiate to close — confidentially and senior-led throughout.

An MBO is led by existing management, an MBI by an incoming external team, and an LBO uses significant debt to fund the acquisition. We structure all three and arrange the acquisition finance.

We bridge a target's stand-alone enterprise value to the consideration paid, isolating hard, soft and financial synergies net of costs — so clients see exactly where value is created.

Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.

Most sell-side and buy-side M&A processes run 4–9 months from mandate to completion, depending on diligence, regulatory approvals and negotiation.

A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.

Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.

Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.

Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.

Yes. Matchpoint runs discreet, confidential processes and discloses client identities only under a signed non-disclosure agreement (NDA).