Corporate finance · Hospitality
Hospitality acquisition
100% share purchase of an Irish hospitality business — funded, structured, and closed in ~11 months.
100%
Shares acquired
~11 mo
Screen to close
Debt + Equity
Funding
Ireland
Location
Grey Fort role
Corporate finance advisory · Due diligence · Project management
How the deal progressed
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Screen
Site visit · vendor discussion · financial highlights
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Due diligence
Collateral established · normalised EBITDA · cash flow · property · employees · liabilities
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Structure & fund
Transaction legal structure · sources & uses · lender term sheets and credit agreements agreed · supplier finance term sheets
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Vendor offer & SPA
Share purchase agreement drafting · deal structure · pro forma working capital · warranties
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Close
Documents signed · funds released · completion accounts
How we added value
- Structured the deal to meet the buyer's return-on-equity goals, the lender's debt-service coverage and collateral requirements, and the anchor supplier's advance sales volume terms
- Prepared the investor memo and model that secured competitive term sheets
- Negotiated price, warranties, and pro forma working capital through to close
Outcome
Funded, structured, and closed in ~11 months.
Funded by the Bank of Ireland and a market-leading brewery.