Working with clients’ business

Rabobank's considerable experience and constant contact with the global food and agribusiness markets enable us to efficiently implement clients' mergers and acquisitions strategies with innovative market-oriented advice. We work with clients to:

• Understand the objectives of their acquisition or divestment strategy (or can assist with the development of the strategy)
• Establish acquisition or divestment criteria and identify potential candidates
• Initiate discussions and obtain information
• Advise on value
• Structure and negotiate terms
• Coordinate due diligence investigations
• Manage the merger, acquisition or divesture process (including the raising of finance where required)

Through our strong links to Rabobank's M&A network throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia, our M&A specialists are experienced in identifying opportunities and executing cross-border deals for clients.

The M&A team can also provide clients with broader strategic advisory services. Our awareness of the trends and issues within the global food, beverage and agribusiness sector allow us to advise clients on a range of strategic alternatives for improving the performance and value of their company.

Strategic thinking and advice

Drawing on our global experience and the expertise of our Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) team, we support our strategic recommendations with a review and ranking of the client's strategic alternatives. This can include case studies of comparable situations to give the client practical insights into what has, and has not, worked in the past in their own industry sector. We can provide advice on:

• A company's strategic objectives
• Equity funding and Initial Public Offerings
• Corporate structure, including the corporatisation of cooperatives
• Joint ventures and alliances 

Long-term views

We work in long-term advisory relationships with cooperatives and major companies operating in the food, beverage and agribusiness sector. Our clients benefit from our specialised understanding of the specific value drivers and idiosyncrasies of their business and industry, in a local and global context.