2. Contents
Title Page
About SMERGERS 3
How it Works? 4
Sell Side Services 5
Buy Side Services 6
Services 7
- Verified Business Profile 8
- Business Valuation 9
- Business Plan 10
- Key Account Management 11
- Due Diligence 12
- Business & Market Research 13
SMERGERS Contacts 15
3. About SMERGERS
• SMERGERS is making investment banking affordable and accessible to small and
medium enterprises.
• Intelligent deal platform which automates origination, valuation, matching and
introduction of businesses, investors, acquirers, lenders and advisors across the
globe.
• With the click of a button users can access investment banking services such as
Mergers & Acquisitions, Fund Raising, Joint Ventures & Debt transactions.
• Each week more than 200 businesses confidentially connect with more than 1000
different investors, acquirers, lenders and advisors on SMERGERS to pursue
financial transactions.
• Current active businesses on SMERGERS represent more than half billion dollars in
revenue and members represent more than a billion dollars in investment
capacity.
• SMERGERS is headquartered in Bangalore, India. To learn more about SMERGERS
or to join our network visit, www.smergers.com.
Who uses SMERGERS?
• Businesses For Sale
• Companies Seeking Capital
• Investment Bankers
• M&A Advisors
• Business Brokers
• Private Investors
• Corporate Acquirers
• Lenders
• PE / VC / Funds
• Deal Professionals
Buy Side
Investors, Acquirers, Lenders, PE Firms, VC Firms and
Buy Side Advisors
Investment Banking Platform Accelerating Mergers & Acquisitions and Fund Raising for SMEs
Sell Side
Businesses for sale, Businesses Seeking Capital and
Sell Side Advisors
4. How it Works?
Create
Profile
• Create your business profile
• Enter key financial information to view
guideline valuation for your business
• Refine your profile
Get
Matched
• Our intelligent algorithm matches you with
potential investors, acquirers, advisors
• Privately send your profile to these
members
Connect
• Members receive your profile on a “no-
name” basis
• If they express interest to connect with you,
we will introduce you both
Get
Support
• Accelerate the deal process by choosing
our professional services such as
information memorandum preparation
and valuation
For Buy Side
Investor, Acquirer, Lenders, PE, VC and Buy Side Advisor
For Sell Side
Business for sale, Business Seeking Capital & Sell Side Advisor
Create
Profile
• Create your profile
• Enter your transaction criteria such as
industry, size and geography
• Get introduction credits
Get
Matched
• Our intelligent algorithm matches you with
businesses relevant to you
• Use SMERGERS Ratings to compare and
evaluate businesses
Connect
• Express your interest to privately connect
with shortlisted businesses
• Get introduced to these businesses
instantly
Get
Support
• Accelerate the deal process by choosing
our partner services such as due diligence
and legal documentation
5. Sell Side Plans
Plan Pricing Benefits
Verified
Business Profile
₤20/year
• Establish credibility of your business by submitting a copy of goverment registration
certificate
• Send your business profile directly to matching investors for a period of 1 year
Private &
Verified Profile
₤30/year
• Get a “Verified” and Private business profile on SMERGERS
• Ensure only those members to whom you send a proposal can see your profile and
connect with you
One Page
Teaser
₤40
• SMERGERS will create a one page teaser for your business
• Use this as the first document you share with investors/acquirers
• Prepared on-demand in 5 business days
Information
Memorandum
/ Business Plan
₤250
• SMERGERS will create a professional Information Memorandum/Business plan
• Most important document to be shared with serious investors/acquirers
• Prepared on-demand in 20 business days
Business
Valuation
₤250
• SMERGERS will create a detailed financial model with valuation for your business
• Valuation is done using 3 industry accepted methods: DCF Valuation, Trading
Comparables Valuation & Transaction Comparables Valuation
• Prepared on-demand in 20 business days
Key Account
Management
₤250/quarter
• Dedicated SMERGERS Transaction Manager to be a single point of contact
coordinating all your discussions with investors/acquirers
For Businesses for sale, Businesses Seeking
Capital & Sell Side Advisors
6. Buy Side Plans
Unlimited
Introductions
Unlimited
Duration
Pricing ₤40/month ₤40
Introductions
Unlimited
(Subject to a fair usage policy)
15
Duration 30 days Unlimited
Access to Business Ratings Yes Yes
Get contact details immediately
(if business has displayed)
Yes Yes
Know business name immediately
(if business has allowed)
Yes Yes
For Investors, Acquirers, PE Firms, VC Firms,
Lenders and Buy Side Advisors
8. As the quickest way to reach out to a higher number of investors/acquirers, register your
company as a Verified Business. Being a SMERGERS Verified Business will enable you to talk to
multiple qualified investors and increase the value of your business.
Serious and genuine investors/acquirers request for an independent verification of businesses
and connect more frequently to such businesses. Business marketed among investors as
'Verified from SMERGERS' tag on submission of Registration Certificate of your business.
Support Period: 1 year
Deliverables
1. Verified Business Profile on
www.smergers.com.
2. Send your proposals directly to Qualified
investors/acquirers on SMERGERS.
3. SMERGERS 'Verified' provided based on
Registration certificates of your business.
4. Immediate alerts sent to all investors in
your sector.
5. Active promotion and visibility on
SMERGERS.
6. Being a Verified Business raises your
SMERGERS Rating, gets you noticed
faster, and increases your attractiveness.
Verified Business Profile
First Impression is the Last Impression – Ensure that Investors know that you mean business about
your business.
9. Our experience, expertise, and knowledge of prior transactions in the industry enables us to
precisely value your company
Business Valuation
SMERGERS team will work closely with you
to build a detailed valuation report with
three standard methods which are
accepted in the industry.
Initial questionnaire will be shared with
Business Owner to assess the business.
Total Time: 20 business days
1. Detailed discussion about future
projections & valuation multiples.
2. Detailed Valuation Reports with 3
methods - DCF Valuation, Trading
Comparables Valuation & Transaction
Comparables Valuation - to be frozen
after detailed discussion.
Deliverables
10. Business Plan/ Information Memorandum
SMERGERS team will work closely with your
business to prepare a No name Teaser and a
detailed Information Memorandum to be
shared with prospective investors.
Initial questionnaire will be shared with Business
Owner to assess the business.
Total Time: 20 business days
A clearly articulated CIM positioning the company appropriately will fetch
a premium valuation
1. Detailed discussion to explain the
document and investor mindset.
2. Two Final Reports -"No Name" Teaser &
Detailed Information Memorandum
positioning your Business appropriately,
according to Investor needs.
Deliverables
11. Key Account Management
Focus on running your business, which you do best. Let us manage researching, reaching out and
discussing with prospective investors, which we do best.
Get a hassle-free head-start on your selling/divesting plans with a dedicated SMERGERS
Professional Key Account Manager, who will analyze your company in detail, identify potential
buyers/investors and reach-out to them to discuss your proposal on a confidential basis.
As a business owner, you can suggest suitable acquirers/investors to initiate discussions with.
Support Period: 2 months
1. List of potential buyers/investors who
could be interested in your company.
2. Initial reach-out and discussions with
potential investors.
Deliverables
3. Design, Creation, and Publishing of a
high-impact Advertisement in a
Leading Business Newspaper and
handle incoming queries.
4. Updates of interactions and feedback
from prospective investors.
12. Our carefully selected list of partners offer competitive prices and are amongst the most
experienced and knowledgeable in their respective domains
Due Diligence
SMERGERS works with wide network of
Partner firms including CA, CS, Law,
Consulting firms which have exhaustive
Transaction Services experience.
These firms, for a separate fee, help you
conduct due diligence for:
• Legal & Compliance
• Taxes
• Financial
• Business & Commercial
• Technology, etc.
Engagement directly with the partner
firm. Due Diligence Report for the
specified scope of work.
Deliverables
13. Business Research
Business Research is the process of
accumulating, analyzing, and presenting
information on industries, markets,
companies, and countries.
Market Research is a process where we
gather first hand information on clients
competitors, customers, etc. through
interviews and surveys targeting specific
audience.
Our research provides insightful knowledge on your Industry for you to make
effective business and strategic decisions
Full Report on the following:
1. Your Market Size & Share
2. Growth segments in Industry
3. Preferred Corporate Strategy
4. Diversification Avenues
Deliverables
