MBOs & MBIs

An MBO is led by the current management team buying the business; an MBI is led by an external management team acquiring it.

Through a mix of management equity, sponsor equity and acquisition debt, which we structure and raise.

Yes — a management team can buy a business with relatively modest personal investment, because most of the price is funded by acquisition debt and sponsor equity. Funders do expect managers to commit an amount that is meaningful to them personally, as evidence of conviction, but alignment matters more than scale.

Funders backing a management buy-out look for a stable, cash-generative business that can service acquisition debt, a complete and committed management team, a realistic price and a willing, cooperative seller. The management team’s track record running the actual business is the core asset being underwritten.

An MBO is often preferable when confidentiality matters, when the owner wants continuity for staff and customers, or when trade buyers would gain sensitive information through a sale process. A trade sale may achieve a higher headline price through synergies, so owners weigh value against certainty, speed and legacy.

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).