Mergers & Acquisitions & what Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc. brings to the table.

To effectively complete a merger or acquisition, any buyer (and seller) must consider the level of due diligence necessary to protect their interest.

It is usually a structured, systematic research effort, which is used to gather the critical facts and descriptive information (or to determine an absence of significant negative factors), which are most relevant to the making of an informed decision on a matter of importance."

Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc., is quietly becoming one of America's most thriving private equity firms trading today and has concluded buyout transactions that are among some of the most intricate in today’s industry. Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc.'s venture style, on the other hand, is quite simple: Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc. buys or buys into premier companies and works with management to expand and improve them and thereby create shareholder wealth. Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc. concentrates on mergers and acquisitions some friendly and some hostile and in the funding of private companies. The M&A Department originally established in 1994 and headed by co-founding members, Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc. has completed more than 150 transactions with an aggregate enterprise valued over $8.65 billion. Our investors include corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions; public and private businesses, insurance companies, merchant banks and high net worth sophisticated and financially qualified individuals.

Why do others use Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc.?
We enhance company growth, competitiveness and profitability
We assist in every detailed step of the deal lifecycle/transaction cycle

We can support you through the transaction cycle planning
Assist you in evaluating the deal
Analyze the value and risk drivers
Assist in the execution of the Letter of Intent ("LOI")

Due Diligence
Provide due diligence services:
Financial Services
Tax Services
Benefits Services
Markets and Competitors Services
Operations and Technology Services
Identify deal breakers
 

Structuring
Help you structure the deal
Provide accounting advice
Impact of transaction on ongoing accounts
Goodwill
Debt or equity
Cost of restructuring and integration
Push down accounting
Recap accounting
Merger accounting

Negotiations Closing
Provide sale and purchase agreement advice
Dispute resolution and completion accounts
Significant closing mechanisms
Price adjustments
Closing and completion account mechanisms
Preparation and audit of completion accounts
Resolution of price disputes

Post-Closing Assistance
Provide audit, review or compilations
Provide tax services
Provide small business services

Corporate Recovery Services
Jacob Stuart & Knight Inc. offers specialized accounting and financial advisory services to debtors and creditors in reorganization, bankruptcy and reverse takeover related matters.

Our professionals also have experience in the following areas:
Operational and financial reporting
Performance of due diligence procedures
Liquidating agent services
Collateral base reviews
Development of turnaround business plans
Reverse takeovers utilizing shell companies
Hostile takeovers
Forensic accounting