When organic growth is not sufficient to achieve the momentum your business is striving for, it may be the time to consider some form of strategic transaction. HDL¡s profile, network of contacts, and transaction history keeps us in the loop on strategic opportunities across all industry sectors.

The complex research, structuring, and negotiation involved in consummating a strategic transaction can be overwhelming, and can quickly become a distraction from the day-to-day operation of your business. As with our traditional financing work, HDL works with companies to identify and capitalize on strategic opportunities, managing the entire process to ensure a seamless execution (while you focus on what you do best).

HDL has deep domain experience in the following strategic transactions:

Mergers/Acquisitions/Divestitures

Once a solid platform has been established from which to grow your enterprise, a well-conceived M&A strategy offers a viable means of building critical mass in short order. Whether you are selling or buying a company, HDL employs the same proven approach:

• Investing the time to understand your business and growth objectives, while closely observing the broader trends and activity in your industry
  
• Developing deal marketing materials and background information that provide a compelling snapshot of your business
  
• Actively identifying, pre-qualifying and conducting thorough diligence on a core group of targets
  
• Narrowing down on the top candidate(s) and putting a deal structure in place that works for both sides and takes into account all possible outcomes to the transaction
  
• Actively representing you in negotiations, and creating a sense of urgency between competing targets to achieve the best deal and within the shortest amount of time possible
  
• Sourcing additional capital infusions necessary to close the deal
  
• Taking an active role in post transaction integration, where applicable

Reverse Takeovers ("RTOs", also referred to as "Reverse Mergers"), when managed properly, are a solid strategy to fuel rapid growth. (Some of today ¡s largest companies had their humble beginnings with an RTO; one of the most famous success stories being, Turner Broadcasting, which grew rapidly as a result of an RTO in the late seventies).

HDL has managed approximately a dozen, including some of Canada’s most successful RTO’s, has a wealth of RTO vehicles at its disposal, and has the capabilities to spearhead the ongoing, post-RTO public "process" to ensure the preservation of value in the short and long term.

Joint Ventures/Strategic Alliances

JV¡s and Strategic Alliances are an excellent way to explore strategic relationships and expand the sales, production, or territorial scope of your business without the "permanency" of a full out Merger or Acquisition. Factors such as performance measurement, exclusivity, territory, must be considered at the outset of negotiations, and the deal should take into account as many eventualities as possible.