Our Process
How Capstone’s Automotive Aftermarket and Autotech M&A Advisory Services Work
Capstone has executed 150+ M&A transactions. Our process can take as little as 4-months from project kickoff to execution of the purchase/sale agreement and close.
Capstone’s M&A experience within the automotive aftermarket and autotech space along with our relationships with strategic and financial sponsors mitigates delay in timeline and maximizes your value from acquisition, exit or fundraise.
Buy-Side M&A Advisory Process
01 Discuss your Company’s Goals
02 Preliminary Due Diligence of Your Company
03 Criteria Identification for Targets
04 Identify Suitable Targets and Engage
05 Perform Accretion Analysis of Synergies to Determine Target’s Valuation
06 Submit Letter of Intent to Target
07 Conduct Detailed Due Diligence on Target
08 Execute Purchase & Sale Agreement with Attorneys on your Behalf
09 Close
Sell-Side and Growth Capital
M&A Advisory Process
01 Discuss your Company’s Goals
02 Preliminary Due Diligence of Your Company
03 Value your Company
04 Prepare Offering Materials and Pitch
05 Identify Strategic and Financial Buyers
06 Initiate a Competitive Bidding Process to Maximize your Valuation
07 Evaluate Best Proposals and Submit Letter of Intent
08 Gather/Create Due Diligence Items for Buyer
09 Execute Purchase & Sale Agreement with Attorneys on your Behalf
10 Close
Growth Funding FAQ
When you reach a certain stage of growth, the startup/VC model doesn’t work anymore. After Series B, you need more capital than most VCs are willing to invest and more time than they are willing to give you.
With more than 30 years of investment banking and private placement experience in the automotive and mobility space, our investment banking team knows how to guide you through fundraising in exchange for a minority or majority interest!
Have you completed your Series-B to get your product beyond an idea?
Is Institutional Growth Financing Right for you?
Traction in the form of revenue, defensibility (IP), purchase orders, LOIs, previous fundraising rounds are what financial players and strategics are seeking.
Are you generating meaningful EBITDA margins and cash flow or have a clear path to achieving the above?Let’s talk →