Deal Support

M&A Advisory

Buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory for cross-border transactions involving Iranian companies and assets.

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Cross-border M&A involving Iran has a narrow pool of advisers who genuinely understand both sides of the table. We act for foreign buyers acquiring Iranian targets, Iranian shareholders selling to international acquirers, and groups carving out non-core Iranian operations. Every mandate is run with a sanctions-screening overlay and a clear path to capital repatriation.

What’s Included

Target Identification

Curated long-list and short-list of acquisition targets in your sector.

  • Sector mapping
  • Ownership analysis
  • Financial filtering
  • Discreet approach
  • Pipeline management

Valuation

DCF, trading-comparables, and precedent-transaction valuations adjusted for Iran risk.

  • DCF model
  • Comparable companies
  • Precedent transactions
  • Country-risk premium
  • Sensitivity analysis

Deal Structuring

Design share vs asset deals, earn-outs, and roll-over equity to bridge price gaps.

  • Share vs asset
  • Earn-out design
  • Deferred consideration
  • Roll-over equity
  • Working-capital target

Negotiation Support

Lead or support negotiations with Iranian shareholders and management teams.

  • Term-sheet drafting
  • SPA negotiation
  • Reps & warranties
  • Indemnity caps
  • Closing conditions

DD Coordination

Manage legal, financial, tax, and commercial DD streams under one project plan.

  • DD project plan
  • Vendor management
  • Findings synthesis
  • Issues list
  • Pre-closing remediation

Closing & Integration

Run the closing mechanics and the first 100 days of integration.

  • Conditions precedent
  • Funds flow
  • Completion accounts
  • Day-1 readiness
  • 100-day plan

How We Engage

1

Mandate

Agree the mandate, fee structure, and exclusivity.

2

Origination

Identify and approach targets or buyers under NDA.

3

Negotiation

Run term-sheet, DD, and SPA negotiations to signing.

4

Closing

Satisfy conditions precedent, exchange funds, and transfer title.

5

Integration

Stand up post-closing governance and the 100-day plan.

Run Your Iran M&A Process

Engage advisers who have closed cross-border Iranian deals end-to-end.

M&A in detail

Make the purchase price conditional on verified economics

A share acquisition and an asset purchase can transfer different liabilities, licences, workforce obligations and tax exposures. Compare these consequences before signing exclusivity or assuming that the headline valuation is the amount payable at closing. Build a closing checklist covering permissions, ownership screening, funds availability and settlement acceptance. Completion accounts, debt adjustments, warranties and holdbacks should address actual findings rather than copy a standard international template.

What you receive

Target / buyer long-list with screening
Format: PDF + matrix
Information memorandum (CIM) + teaser
Format: PDF · EN
Valuation model (DCF / comps / precedent)
Format: Excel
Funds-flow & closing-mechanics memo
Format: PDF
SPA + ancillaries (bilingual)
Format: EN/FA
FIPPA registration on capital
Format: Investment licence

Evidence to prepare

  • Purchase perimeter, ownership records and material liabilities
  • Valuation assumptions and debt or working-capital adjustments
  • Approval, settlement and post-closing integration dependencies

Engagement timeline

Phase 1
Mandate & origination
4 weeks
Phase 2
Marketing & NBOs
8 weeks
Phase 3
DD & negotiation
10 weeks
Phase 4
Signing & closing
6 weeks
Total — 28 weeks typical

Planning estimates only. Confirm the schedule in the proposal; authority decisions, document availability and bank acceptance may change it.

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