Background
As part of a composites strategy client project, working with a multi-million-dollar global aerospace company, LES delivered an extensive M&A company screening analysis aided by extensive internal proprietary databases.
LES have developed a number of databases to support consultancy services containing in-depth analyses of companies within the global composites market which allow targeted down selection of filtering criteria including:
- Location: Country, City
- Company Size: Revenue, Employees
- Sector: Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Space, UAM/UAV, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Passenger Transport, Marine, Industrial, Construction & Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Digital & Technology, Healthcare, Leisure.
- Supplier Type: OEM, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Equipment or Tooling Provider, Raw Materials, Consumables or Intermediates Supplier, R&D/Technology Centre, SME, Associations, Third Parties, Services and Consultants.
- Product/Service Type: Raw Material, Part Manufacture, Coatings and Finishings, Assembly, Maintenance & Repair, Testing, Recycling, Engineering Services, Machines and Equipment, Tooling.
- Technology Areas: Traditional/Advanced Composite, Traditional/Advanced Metallic, 3D additive, Joining, Multifunctional Structures, Traditional/Advanced Assembly, Digital Twin/Factory 4.0, Recycling
These databases also include a ‘one-pager’ overview of hundreds of composites focussed companies across various criteria including:
- Business Overview and Financial information
- Business Highlights
- Leadership and Growth Strategy
- Supply Chain Level
- Main Customers and Contracts
- Manufacturing Capabilities
- Engineering/Processing Capabilities
- R&D/Technology Capabilities
Scope & Deliverables
For this specific project, LES were to:
- Identify and acquire suitable M&A targets as part of a larger composites strategy project
- Support the acquisition of an established composites technology company to provide instant credibility in the market, as well as technical and production capability and skills.
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Background
As part of a composites strategy client project, working with a multi-million-dollar global aerospace company, LES delivered an extensive M&A company screening analysis aided by extensive internal proprietary databases.
LES have developed a number of databases to support consultancy services containing in-depth analyses of companies within the global composites market which allow targeted down selection of filtering criteria including:
- Location: Country, City
- Company Size: Revenue, Employees
- Sector: Aerospace, Defence, Automotive, Space, UAM/UAV, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Passenger Transport, Marine, Industrial, Construction & Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Digital & Technology, Healthcare, Leisure.
- Supplier Type: OEM, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Equipment or Tooling Provider, Raw Materials, Consumables or Intermediates Supplier, R&D/Technology Centre, SME, Associations, Third Parties, Services and Consultants.
- Product/Service Type: Raw Material, Part Manufacture, Coatings and Finishings, Assembly, Maintenance & Repair, Testing, Recycling, Engineering Services, Machines and Equipment, Tooling.
- Technology Areas: Traditional/Advanced Composite, Traditional/Advanced Metallic, 3D additive, Joining, Multifunctional Structures, Traditional/Advanced Assembly, Digital Twin/Factory 4.0, Recycling
These databases also include a ‘one-pager’ overview of hundreds of composites focussed companies across various criteria including:
- Business Overview and Financial information
- Business Highlights
- Leadership and Growth Strategy
- Supply Chain Level
- Main Customers and Contracts
- Manufacturing Capabilities
- Engineering/Processing Capabilities
- R&D/Technology Capabilities
Scope & Deliverables
For this specific project, LES were to:
- Identify and acquire suitable M&A targets as part of a larger composites strategy project
- Support the acquisition of an established composites technology company to provide instant credibility in the market, as well as technical and production capability and skills.
SERVICE CATEGORIES:
APPROACH
LES deployed an experienced team of technology and strategy experts to support the M&A business case, by creating a plan of activity for the M&A screening process, and carry out all company analysis and strategic fit scoring.
The process began with a company large dataset companies, which have been mapped globally, spanning 15+ markets. LES was tasked with down selecting this list to a final shortlist of 10 companies which would be targeted for engagement to understand the acquisition route.
The companies mapped on the supply chain included a mixture of material suppliers, part manufacturers, assemblers, tooling suppliers and others (incl. testing, logistics, distributors, etc) across both composite and metallic materials and were filtered to only include companies with:
- Composite specific manufacturing technologies
- Aerospace capabilities and contracts
- Supply chain level within the specified bracket
- Revenue within the specified bracket
These filters reduced the list to around 100 companies for LES to perform a deep-dive analysis, understanding the specific business highlights, market presence and technology capabilities for each business
LES created a proprietary ‘one-pagers’ for each company, providing an extensive overview of the specific capabilities of each company on a site to site basis across the given criteria. The one-pager format was created and shared with the client using LES softwares and was used to analyse the opportunity each company could deliver if acquired.
Further analysis of client-driven criteria allowed LES to reduce the shortlist to around 10 companies which were then targeted as part of the next stage of the process.
LES provided the client with a series of detailed reports supported by a full debrief session.
