Acquiring Business.

Cognos Global Partners support our clients through the entire acquisition process, from setting the parameters for market research, identifying and approaching potential targets, obtaining and clarifying financial information, formulating indicative offers and supporting negotiations.

Once a deal is agreed in principle, our teams can provide hands-on support in financial modelling, conducting financial due diligence and negotiating the finer commercial points of the legal agreements, as well as ensuring effective deal project management to successful completion.

Cognos' credentials

Our global team has deep experience in advising clients on acquisitions across a wide range of sectors including

Business and professional services
Industrials and manufacturing
Technology
Healthcare
Transport and logistics
Consumer and retail
Energy and circular economy
Real estate and infrastructure

Our global footprint and extensive networks deliver our clients access to opportunities across markets and sectors, including off-market introductions.

We combine deep sector expertise with strong local relationships, ensuring our clients are well positioned to access and secure strategic acquisitions at the right price.

Whether expanding geographically, bolting on new capabilities, or consolidating market share, we provide pragmatic, hands-on support and timely advice to deliver tangible outcomes.

OUR CLIENTS

Cognos France came highly recommended by a friend. I thanked him very much for putting me in touch with him. The support provided by Thomas Beaurain and his team was invaluable at every stage of the purchasing process, including estimating the price, drafting the offer, negotiation, financial engineering and, of course, advice Stanislas Confavreux - General Manager at SCX Design

The advice and support received from the Cognos UK team was very professional and their expertise and tenacity kept the deal on track and helped us and the wider buyside team overcome some unexpected challenges that came up along the way. Ian Austin, CEO of EGO Technology

We are very happy and grateful that the team from Cognos Germany provided a full suite of consulting services, supporting us in an extremely professional and trusting manner throughout the entire transaction and financing process Christian Pochat, Managing Director and shareholder of JACOB Elektronik GmbH

Cognos Netherlands has guided us through several acquisitions. In addition, the Cognos Netherlands team has valued the six separate entities that previously formed the basis for of the Happy Horizon Group. Cognos Netherlands is an organization that is flexible, no nonsense and through decisive action in a short time, can realize progress in a complex acquisition process. Walter van de Wege, CEO of The Happy Horizon Group

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