Corporate Development

Northside Advisors has extensive experience in building and executing on corporate development activities to help create value for mid-size to large enterprises. We believe that corporate development is an outcome of a company’s strategic process for non-organic growth. It is our objective to provide this service with integrity and on a cost effective basis. We therefore focus our efforts on only a limited number of clients’ needs and devote the time necessary for a successful program.



Northside Advisors Corporate Development Services support clients in:

•    Developing strategy related to acquisitions, divestitures, alliances, and financing
•    Determining the market value of a business
•    Selling all or part of a company
•    Finding appropriate acquisitions
•    Integrating acquisitions
•    Identifying joint venture or alliance partners
•    Raising private equity or venture financing

Whether you are looking to buy, sell, create an alliance, find an investor, or invest in a company, Northside Advisors has a program that we can customize to suit your needs:

Buyer Program Overview

•    Develop effective search criteria
•    Identify acquisition candidates that meet buyer’s criteria
•    Assist buyer in investigating and valuing acquisition prospects
•    Help buyer in structuring and negotiating terms of purchase
•    Assist buyer in arranging financing
•    Help solve problems and track issues until closing

Seller Program Overview

•    Understand seller’s goals and objectives
•    Determine market value of the business
•    Prepare confidential selling materials for distribution to prospective strategic and financial buyers, highlighting the true value of the business
•    Identify, contact, and qualify potential buyers on a confidential basis
•    Assist seller in negotiating terms of sale
•    Facilitate and track issues until closing

Alliance Program Overview

•    Work with client to identify their business’ alliance potential
•    Develop alliancing goals and partner criteria
•    Identify alliance candidates that meet client’s criteria 
Assist client in qualifying partner prospects
•    Help client in structuring and negotiating terms of alliance
•    Solve problems and track issues until agreement is reached

The Elements You Need For Success

We believe our practical methodologies and collaborative team approach, combined with our experienced practitioners, industry knowledge, and broad contact network, deliver unique benefits to our clients.