Carve-outs, divestitures and succession planning for owners and families.
Divestments and exit planning prepare owners to sell, carve out or transition a business on the best terms and timing. Matchpoint advises owners and families on divestitures, carve-outs and succession.
As part of our M&A practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents — and every M&A mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.
Divestments and exit planning prepare owners to sell, carve out or transition a business on the best terms and timing — ideally one to three years ahead of a sale to maximise value and readiness. Matchpoint Partners advises families and corporates on carve-outs, divestitures and succession, handling the operational and legal separation a clean exit requires.
Representative M&A mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Sell-side M&A of a distressed US trophy landmark hotel.
M&A and growth for a Temenos core-banking services firm.
Chinese-controlled Italian gelato brand JV / cross-border merger.
M&A and equity raise for a gold & precious-metals mining firm.
Original, data-driven research from our team, relevant to this area.
The separation and sale of a business unit or asset from a larger group, requiring careful operational and legal separation.
Ideally one to three years before a sale, to maximise value and readiness.
A business owner’s main exit options are a trade sale to a strategic buyer, a sale to private equity, a management buy-out, a staged sale with retained equity, family succession or, for larger companies, a public listing. Each differs in value, timing, confidentiality and the owner’s continuing involvement.
Family business succession planning starts with separating ownership from management: deciding who will own shares, who will run the company and how non-participating family members are treated. Formal governance, a capable next generation or external management, and early, honest conversations determine whether the transition preserves value and relationships.
Common divestment pitfalls include underestimating operational entanglement — shared systems, contracts and staff — presenting weak stand-alone financials for the unit, and neglecting transitional service arrangements. A carve-out succeeds when the perimeter is defined early and the unit is presented as a genuinely separable, self-sufficient business.
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.
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