We advise shareholders of family businesses and business groups in Ecuador and the region on preparing, valuing, selling and buying their companies. A managing partner who has advised on more than USD 1 billion in transactions, in every meeting.
From the moment a shareholder wonders what the company is worth until the money reaches the account. And afterwards, when the family decides what to do with the proceeds.
A readiness assessment and a 6-to-18-month plan to solve what the buyer would otherwise charge for.
Exit Ready →DCF, multiples and simulation, backed by Bloomberg and EMIS data. For transactions, disputes and boards.
Learn more →Sell-side, buy-side, partner buyouts and debt or equity structuring. From teaser to offer.
Learn more →Due diligence management, price, net debt, working capital, earn-out, escrow and warranties.
Learn more →Corporate governance, family protocol and family office structuring after the transaction.
Learn more →Every problem the seller does not solve before going to market, the buyer solves afterwards and charges for. Before, it costs work. After, it costs price.
Between the number that gets signed and the money that reaches the seller sit the structure, the price mechanism, net debt, working capital, the earn-out and the escrow.
Read → For owners and referring partnersThe advisor does not perform due diligence; the advisor manages it. That is where a ten-million letter of intent closes at ten or at eight.
Read → The Ecuadorian marketThe real universe of buyers for a mid-sized company is fifteen to twenty-five names, and they know each other. A broad auction is a bad idea here by arithmetic, not by theory.
Read →Axioo takes on a limited number of mandates each year. Andrés Proaño personally leads the analysis, the negotiation and the closing, with a network of legal, tax and due diligence specialists activated as each transaction requires.
Over 25 years in mergers and acquisitions, valuation and project evaluation across the Andean region. Former M&A Director at Analytica Investments. Executive Program in M&A, Kellogg School of Management. MBA, University of Queensland. Professor and former Director of the Master in Finance at UDLA. Expert witness on business and brand valuation before the Ecuadorian-American Chamber.
Full track record →We will tell you candidly whether your company is ready for the market, what it could be worth and what we would do first. No cost, no commitment.