M&A

From counsel to mandate.

Alchimie advises on sell-side and buy-side mandates in mergers and acquisitions for business owners, family shareholders and private investors.

Transactions are primarily in unlisted companies, in Switzerland and France, with enterprise values between EUR 5 and 250 million.

Each mandate is exclusive. Each transaction is led personally, from first contact through closing.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Disposals

Sell-side mandates for founder-managers, family shareholders, or minority holders seeking a partial or full exit.

Acquisitions

Buy-side mandates for executives in build-up, investors consolidating a sector, or family offices diversifying their holdings.

Fundraising

Introduction to equity or private-debt investors to finance growth, an acquisition, or an ownership transition.

METHOD

  • Framing

    Understand the business, its issues, and the constraints of management or shareholders. Define the exact scope of the mandate and the execution strategy.

  • Preparation

    Document the opportunity. Produce the materials — teaser, information memorandum, business plan. Build the qualified list of counterparties to approach.

  • Negotiation

    Conduct confidential approaches. Structure indications of interest, manage the competitive process, and negotiate financial and legal terms through to the letter of intent.

  • Closing

    Coordinate counsel — lawyers, tax advisers and auditors. Hold the timetable, clear obstacles, and secure signature and closing.

COMMITMENT

An M&A mandate shapes the trajectory of the company and the lives of its leaders and shareholders. It requires full availability, absolute discretion, and interests aligned without ambiguity.