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Mergers and Acquisitions

Westbury assists clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions. We will work with you to evaluate your short-term and long-term objectives, identify an optimal acquisition or disposition strategy and assist your team throughout the transaction process.
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Mergers and Acquisitions

For sellers, we have broad networks and deep relationships with both strategic and financial acquirers. For buyers we have global access to acquisition targets, and sources of capital.

The firm’s senior officers have participated in numerous transactions including sales, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, and management buyouts.

Services

Mergers and Acquisitions

Assisting Sellers

Selling a company is a once-in-a-lifetime event for most entrepreneurs and CEOs. Having built a company over the course of their careers, entrepreneur are naturally anxious to achieve the greatest value at sale for their families, their partners, and other stakeholders. They want to make sure that buyers will treat their employees well after the transaction closes. The choice of a strategic or financial buyer enters into the picture as they wrestle with these dilemmas.

Westbury Group’s managing directors have personal and professional experience on all sides of these questions. Many of us have owned and sold businesses. We understand the emotions and analyses that go into the decision-making process. These skills allow us to counsel the CEO or entrepreneur through the critical steps in the process, including, evaluating the “right” time to sell, crafting offering documents and strategic plans that present the company in the best light and negotiating favorable terms.

M & A practices vary by industry. Valuation methodologies and metrics can differ widely for say, a distribution company, compared to a manufacturing firm or a software company. Westbury will only take on an M & A selling assignment when one of our managing directors has a specific understanding of the business to be sold. This allows us to achieve the best price and transaction structure for our client. We have structured earn-outs, deferred payments, and collars for stock consideration that protect our clients and maximize their returns.

Assisting Buyers

The same set of skills combined with our industry knowledge also allows us to assist companies on the buy side. We help companies looking to drive growth through strategic acquisitions utilizing our knowledge of how to structure a transaction. We have extensive experience and resources to assist you in identifying prospective targets and sources of capital. Most importantly, we pride ourselves on our ability to “get the deal done.”

Focus On Maximizing Shareholder Value

We focus on identifying strategic value, assessing market opportunities, and positioning our clients with prospective buyers or investors to realize the highest possible value.

Industry Expertise

Our team at Westbury brings deep industry knowledge across various industries, ensuring tailored advice that aligns with specific dynamics and trends of your sector. Whether you are in technology, healthcare, manufacturing, or another industry, we have the experience to guide you through the complexities of mergers and acquisitions.

A Customized Solution for Your Business

At Westbury, we understand that no two clients are the same. We offer customized M&A solutions that are tailored to your specific needs and business objectives, providing you with the flexibility and precision required to achieve your goals and a competitive advantage.
We tailor each engagement to meet the specific personal and business goals of our clients.

Up-front Due Diligence

Conducting thorough due diligence is critical to the success of any merger or acquisition. Our team of investment bankers provides comprehensive support, including financial analysis, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance reviews, to help you make informed decisions.

Negotiation Support

Westbury’s experienced team will support you through every phase of negotiation, ensuring your interests are protected and the terms of the deal are favorable. We focus on securing the best possible outcomes for our clients, whether buying or selling. While always acting professionally, we can negotiate harder than our clients, because our post-transaction relationships with buyers are less important.

Assessing Valuation

Accurately valuing a business is a critical step in any M&A transaction. Westbury provides expert valuation services that consider both current market conditions and the unique attributes of your business to establish a fair and optimal price.

Testimonials

Client Success Stories

Our clients are the focus of everything we do, and their success is our ultimate goal. Here are a few examples of how we have helped clients achieve their business objectives:

“We are thankful to Patrick Huddie and Robert Croddy of Westbury Group for their exceptional guidance and expertise throughout this process. Their unwavering commitment and strategic counsel were instrumental in ensuring a successful outcome for all parties involved.”

Bill Strenglis

Board of Directors of Alto-Shaam, Enthermics’ parent co.

“Working with Jon, Ron and the whole Westbury team was critical to this successful outcome. They managed the process and worked through every challenge to bring the transaction to this superb conclusion.”

Fritz Heidenreich

Founder and CEO of Q88

“Jon, Rob and the entire Westbury team worked tirelessly to bring the transaction to a successful conclusion,” said Mike Garrison, BSI’s CEO. “I and the other shareholders are very pleased with the outcome.”

Mike Garrison

CEO of Body Sculpt Intl

“We’d like to thank the Westbury team for their help in taking us through this transaction, especially in the midst of the upheaval of the pandemic. The outcome was just what we sought – with two great financial firms now working with us,” noted Nate. Angela added, “Jim, Jon, and the team never flagged in their support and we appreciate the professionalism they brought to the effort.”

Nate Lipton and Angela Kapp

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Growers House / Co-CEO of Growers House

“We appreciate the guidance that we received from Jon Rubin and Westbury, whose assistance smoothed the course of the transaction.”

John Robinson

CEO of GHP Media

“It was a great pleasure working with the Westbury team. Their expertise, attention and tireless efforts had a huge positive impact on this project. I would highly recommend them to any entrepreneur looking for guidance in an M&A project.”

Andy Phillip

President and Director of Microlution Inc.

“Westbury was very responsive throughout the entire process. They kept me informed and offered sound advice in this transaction.”

Larry Giles II

President of Devonian Industries

“We are pleased to have retained Westbury as our exclusive advisor to assist Avadim in assessing various financial options surrounding our capital structure, shareholder base and other issues...”

Steve Woody

Chairman and CEO of Avadim

“We’re impressed with Westbury’s grasp of the business and pleased with the results.”

Keith Schenk

CEO of PDS

“Westbury ran a comprehensive process that culminated in our raising growth capital from HDC under attractive terms.

Steven Scheinkman

CEO of Innovative Building Systems

Regulatory Compliance

Westbury ensures that every transaction adheres to relevant regulatory frameworks. Our team stays up-to-date with the latest legal and regulatory developments, so you can be confident that your transaction will be compliant with all necessary laws.

Confidentiality and Trust

Maintaining confidentiality is critical in M&A transactions. Westbury is committed to protecting your sensitive information throughout the process, ensuring that your business interests are safeguarded at every stage.

Market Analysis and Insights

Our team provides in-depth market analysis and insights to help you make informed decisions. We assess market trends, competitive landscapes, and economic indicators to give you a comprehensive understanding of the environment in which your transaction will occur.

Strategic Counsel

Beyond just facilitating transactions, Westbury offers strategic advisory services to help you navigate the broader business and private equity landscape and accelerate growth. We assist in value assessment, synergy identification, and integration planning to ensure that each deal not only closes successfully but also delivers long-term value.

Partner and Investor Relations

Maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders is crucial in any transaction. Westbury will help you manage and communicate with partners, investors, and other stakeholders to ensure their support and alignment throughout the process.

Risk Management and Mitigation

Every M&A transaction comes with inherent risks. Our mergers and acquisition services help identify potential risks early on and develop strategies to mitigate them, safeguarding your investment and ensuring a smoother transaction process.

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Why Us

These are key factors that help drive Westbury’s success.

Proven Track Record

We have a proven track record of meeting clients’ goals and objectives, and closing deals expeditiously.

Focused and Dedicated Senior Resources

You will receive committed attention from senior professionals throughout the transaction process. Westbury offers large firm sophistication coupled with boutique firm attentiveness.

Broad Access to Investors and Strategic Buyers

Westbury possesses an expansive network and deep relationships with leading institutional investors and strategic buyers. We access the “right” parties for our clients.

Middle Market Focus

We pride ourselves on our deep understanding of the unique needs and objectives of middle market companies.

Financial Advisory Experience

Our professionals have extensive experience in, and knowledge of, the critical aspects of private capital markets and mergers & acquisitions.

Our bankers have:

• Expertise in both strategic and financial transactions.
• Understanding of the priorities, concerns and tactics of potential partners.
• Creative vision to build consensus between clients and investors.

Client Dedication

Westbury is dedicated to helping its clients meet their corporate finance and strategic objectives. We only accept a limited number of client engagements to ensure high quality service and satisfied clients.

Hands-On and Knowledge-Driven Execution

Westbury takes a hands-on, analytically-driven approach to leverage our clients’ management time and to improve the certainty and timing of closing. Our firm offers a highly collaborative process to address the unique aspects of clients’ industries and businesses and to develop financial, M&A and growth strategies based on rigorous quantitative analysis and modeling.

Creative and Customized Solutions

We tailor each engagement to meet the specific personal and business goals of our clients; our primary goal is to execute the best transaction possible for our client.

Focus on Maximizing Shareholder Value

We focus on identifying strategic value, assessing market opportunities, and positioning our clients with prospective buyers or investors to realize the highest possible value.

Registered FINRA Broker-Dealer

Westbury Group is a licensed broker-dealer with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).