Fuller Trident helps identify and secure successful transactions that maximize the synergies of two or more companies and create value above and beyond alternative investments with similar risk. Fuller Trident’s professionals employ a combination of industry research and extensive networking to facilitate productive searches for acquisition candidates and provide the necessary valuation data and negotiating strategies to optimize the acquisition price and probabilities of a successful transaction.

Acquisition Strategy
Fuller Trident first assists clients in developing an acquisition strategy. This incorporates a review of the client's existing products and services and how, through acquisition, new markets and greater overall business performance can be achieved.

Potential Targets
Fuller Trident utilizes its comprehensive resources to identify potential targets that would meet the client's objectives. Various databases and market research are utilized in combination with the extensive professional network of the Fuller Trident team. Potential acquisition targets are only contacted after client approval.

Analysis and Evaluation of Targets
Once a target is contacted and agrees to open discussions, Fuller Trident assists the client in gathering the target’s internal information and incorporating it into a more comprehensive evaluation. This analysis includes a review of operational performance, market landscape, products and services, and cultural fit.

Negotiations
Fuller Trident has significant experience in negotiating Letters of Intent and Purchase and Sales Agreements for clients. Fuller Trident assists the client in developing a strong defense of the target’s estimated value and the rationale for commencing with the acquisition through a transaction structure that assures a high probability of a timely closing.