KPMG Corporate Finance

Danaher

Dealmaker

KPMG Corporate Finance's New York office introduced Danaher Corporation, a diversified $10 billion U.S. conglomerate, to the opportunity. KPMG Corporate Finance in London subsequently leveraged its strong relationship with the Vendor to facilitate early stage discussions and ensure a smooth process throughout.

“Viridor represents an excellent product, technological, and geographical fit for our existing water quality platform…In addition, we expect to utilize our existing infrastructure to enable significant future profitability gains in the business.”
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr, President and Chief Executive Officer

Key Cross-Border Assignment

The transaction was managed from London and involved coordinating the client, lawyers, accountants, tax specialists and regulatory experts across the UK, U.S. and Europe. This required hands-on, pro-active project management skills to meet the tight exclusivity period deadline.

Advice On All Aspects Of The Deal

KPMG Corporate Finance's role included conducting a detailed strategic and financial analysis of the competing purchasers, deriving a valuation that ensured our client success in the auction without them relinquishing synergistic benefits and engaging in complex negotiations with Pennon's advisers in order to complete the transaction in difficult market conditions.

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