MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Exclusive Sale, Merger, Divestiture, Spin-off/Split-off, Recaps and Going Private Transactions
Genesis manages the sale or divestiture of a company, one of its business units or selected assets through a process designed to maximize economic and strategic value. Typical activities include:

• Determining the expected valuation range for the business
• Performing due diligence• Preparing a memorandum describing the business
• Identifying and prioritizing potential financial and strategic buyers
• Developing and implementing the appropriate marketing strategy
• Contacting potential strategic and financial buyers
• Evaluating offers
• Negotiating and closing the transaction
• Assisting in documentation
• Providing a fairness opinion, if appropriate

Other Sale Transactions
Genesis represents a company which has received an unsolicited merger or sale proposal and needs assistance with a corporate defense, negotiations with the suitor, location of an alternative bidder, technical support or a fairness opinion. Typical activities include:

• Developing and executing a response strategy
• Performing due diligence
• Identifying alternative purchasers or "white knight" partner, if necessary
• Helping negotiate the transaction
• Assisting in documentation
• Providing a fairness opinion, if appropriate

Acqusitions, Buyouts or Mergers
Genesis represents the purchaser of a company or targeted businesses. The purchaser may be an individual, a company or a private investment group. Typical activities include:
• Assisting in development of acquisition strategy
• Review of the target industries
• Identification of potential acquisition candidates
• Valuation of the target business
• Analyzing the financial impact of the acquisition
• Performing due diligence
• Developing the purchase proposal and negotiating strategy
• Negotiating the terms of the purchase
• Arranging financing (as needed)