For the past decade, E. J. McKay's professionals have been at the forefront of providing M&A advisory services to clients in many industries in China and across the globe. Our driving objective is to help generate and execute M&A ideas for clients. The extent of our transactional experience lets us develop innovative and customized solutions to complex assignments, such as acquisitions, divestures, mergers, joint ventures, restructurings, spin-offs, leveraged and management buyouts, private equity investing, special situations and shareholder and government relations, thus allowing us to extract the most value from any deal for our clients.

We are able to assist clients with all aspects of an M&A transaction, including:

• Developing viable strategies and decision criteria
• Identifying bidder and seller candidates
• Analyzing financial characteristics of the transaction
• Selecting and vetting legal advisors and consultants
• Coordinating due diligence and transaction efforts
• Performing detailed valuation analyses
• Initiating discussion with potential targets and buyers
• Advising on financing options
• Negotiating and closing the transaction

Our general M&A services include:

Sell-Side Advisory - As a result of our skill, independence and lack of conflicts, we have a proven and strong track record in sell-side advisory roles. Acting for target companies, special board committees or selling shareholders, we are able to provide impartial and objective advice about the merits of bids and bidders.

Buy-Side Advisory - We have a strong record of completing successful buy-side advisory assignments for our clients. Our extensive network of international relationships has provided our clients with a unique and effective source for generating, vetting and executing acquisition opportunities.

Overseas Company Advisory - Our network of international relationships allows us to service clients from virtually any point on the globe. We offer our overseas-based clients extensive cross-border advisory experience with a truly worldwide perspective. Whether you are making an inbound investment into China, a divestiture of a China-based asset, or if you require sound, independent and honest advice as to the merits of selling assets to a Chinese bidder, E. J. McKay is prepared to serve as a trusted adviser in any deal circumstance.

Chinese Company Advisory - E. J. McKay has been one of the leading advisory firms representing inbound and outbound investment flows of Chinese companies. Our worldwide contacts and relationships are an asset to our Chinese clients, and we have a strong track-record of providing independent advice to China-based sellers and buyers of assets in the mainland and abroad.

Whether it is in advising the largest industrial equipment maker from Finland in its multi-billion RMB takeover, representing a high-growth Chinese technology company in a 150 billion RMB capital raising, or in advising the largest Indian automotive component company in its 800 million RMB joint venture in China, E. J. McKay applies its collective expertise garnered from across industries, regions and products, bringing innovative solutions to its clients and creating significant value-added in each of our engagements.