Merger: the main purpose of a merger is the need to strength and increase its market presence and, at the same time, to obtain synergies.

LBO: the leveraged buy-out is the acquisition of a company through the use of the financial debt provided by one or more banks. In these transactions, we can include also the acquisition through MBI (management buy-in), MBO (management buy-out) and Spin-off (sale of business division) that involve an institutional investor in partnership with a management team.

The acquisition of a company generally takes place through the set up of a new company that will carry out and complete the transaction; the NewCo is usually financed by a mix of bank loans and equity injection from investors (institutional or not).

Joint-Venture: a joint venture is a cooperation agreement between two or more companies; the companies, once decided to cooperate jointly on a specific project, employ their resources, sharing the related risk.

The purpose of creating a JV comes from the need to reinforce a market presence without losing the independence of each company.

In these situations, Arcadia can support the client, following and managing all the stages of the transaction and the related procedures to reach a successful deal:

1. Scouting counterparts and performing the business evaluations.
2. Preparation of the Business plan.
3. Lenders search.
4. Preparation of any documentation essential to complete the transaction.