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Foster sense of competition File HartScottRodino
Distribute contract to suitors File merger document
Suitors provide revised offers Shareholders’ meetings and
and detailed terms / markedup closing
contract
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Process and Timing of Sale
Week 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Phase I:
Organization
Phase II:
Marketing and
Initial Bids
Phase III:
Due Diligence and
Final Bids
Phase IV:
Final Negotiations *
and Signings *
Typical
*Additional 12 months to close transaction Accelerated
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Process Summary
1 2 3 4
Draft
Business Due Target Preliminary
Confidential
Diligence and Strategic and Indications of
Investment
Strategy Financial Investors Interest
Memorandum
5 6 7 8
Negotiating
Presentations
Terms and
to Selected Detailed Closing the
Valuation with
Strategic and Due Diligence Transaction
Strategic and
Financial Investors
Financial Investors