M&A

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.

Typically 4–9 months from mandate to close, depending on preparation, sector and the buyer or target universe. Readiness work — clean financials, a strong information memorandum and an organised data room — is the biggest factor in compressing that timeline, so we front-load it.

Yes. We structure and raise the senior, mezzanine or unitranche debt that funds the deal, alongside sponsor or management equity where needed. Running the M&A process and the acquisition financing together keeps terms aligned and avoids a funding gap at signing.

Yes. Matchpoint runs buy-side mandates end to end — acquisition strategy, target search, approach, valuation, diligence coordination and negotiation — for corporates, families and sponsors. We also structure MBOs, MBIs, LBOs, mergers and joint ventures, with transaction values typically USD 25m–500m+.

To sell a business in Dubai, engage a sell-side M&A adviser such as Matchpoint Partners rather than approaching buyers yourself, because a run process protects value and confidentiality. The adviser prepares the business for sale, values it, builds the information memorandum and data room, identifies and approaches strategic and financial buyers under NDA, and manages offers to completion. Preparation is what drives price: clean numbers, a clear equity story and a tidy data room. Matchpoint runs sell-side mandates typically from USD 25m to 500m and above across a curated buyer and investor network, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.

Preparing a UAE family business for sale means fixing the things a buyer will discount before they find them: audited or clean financials, a documented management structure that survives the owner, resolved related-party and shareholder matters, and a clear growth story. Vendor due diligence, a credible valuation and a tidy data room shorten the process and protect price. Start twelve to eighteen months before you want to transact. Matchpoint Partners runs this preparation and the subsequent sale process, and can also structure a partial sale where the family wants liquidity but not a full exit, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.

A strategic buyer (a larger company in your sector) often pays the highest price because it can extract synergies, but it may absorb your business and team; private equity keeps the business independent, backs management and offers a partial-sale or second-bite option, usually at a disciplined multiple. The right answer depends on whether you want a clean full exit, ongoing involvement, or liquidity plus continued upside. Matchpoint Partners runs a process that approaches both universes, so competitive tension sets the price and terms, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.

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.