We were founded on one conviction: that the quality of advice should not depend on the size of the transaction.
How we began
Meridian & Partners grew out of an observation. Companies above a certain size received the attention of experienced bankers. Below it, the process became a production line: standard memoranda, broad distribution, and an adviser who made way for a junior team once the mandate was signed.
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That difference cannot be justified on the merits. For the owner selling their life's work, the transaction is not smaller because the company is. It is the most important financial decision of their life.
We built our firm around that. Every file gets a fixed team of specialists: valuation, buyer approach and negotiation in one pair of hands. The number of simultaneous files is deliberately limited. We take on only what we can carry out the way it should be done.
The team you meet is the team that executes.
From the first conversation to the last signature. The people you meet first are the people who stay with the file through to completion.
We take on fewer mandates than we could win.
A sale process demands the attention of a full team for months on end. That cannot be spread across an unlimited number of clients. So we hold to a maximum, and sometimes we say no.
We also advise against a transaction.
Some of our conversations end with the conclusion that selling is not currently in your interest. We give that advice even when it earns us nothing.
Discretion
What we do for a client stays between that client and us.
That is a deliberate choice, not a lack of results. An owner who sells his business keeps the right to decide who hears about it, and we respect that.
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If you would like to speak with a former client, we ask him after your meeting with us, and only if he agrees to it himself.
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An introductory meeting usually takes an hour and takes place wherever you prefer. You will meet the people who do the work.