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Mergers Acquisitions Platform Roll Up

Private Equity client rolls up HVAC mechanical engineering services platform on a regional basis

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The problem

Through a series of acquisitions, nxtMOVE’s private equity client wished to establish a comprehensive network of industrial / commercial HVAC maintenance and repair services in the US

  • Southeast – Mid-Atlantic

  • Midwest

  • Pacific Northwest

Systematic and repeatable customer due diligence was required to:

  • Identify red flags that could impact the value of the client’s investment

  • Determine the stability of customer bases and verify the revenue streams to be acquired

  • Assess trends in outsourcing

  • Measure acquisition candidate performance vs. the competition

  • Explore potential post-acquisition synergies with client’s platform

Over a 5 + year span, nxtMOVE conducted separate customer due diligence engagements on more than 10 regional acquisition candidates

The approach


nxtMOVE structured a series of repeatable, quick turn around engagements consisting of in-depth prime source interviews with:

  • Current customers

  • Former customers

  • Prospective customers


Our analyses (quantitative and qualitative results) were utilized by the acquirer:

  • For negotiation leverage

  • In acquire / do not acquire decisions

  • To address vulnerabilities and capitalize on new opportunities

  • In post-acquisition integration and platform strategy

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The results

  • At the Letter of Intent stage nxtMOVE conducted customer due diligence on every sizeable transaction

  • Our customer due diligence was a routine, but critical part of client platform development and the acquisition process

  • Due diligence results were usually delivered within 3 weeks

  • Presentations to client and acquisition candidate management also helped formulate long-term strategy and facilitate post-acquisition platform integration

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