Isagon is an independent management consultancy that covers the full spectrum of corporate development, strategy and mergers & acquisitions from opportunity identification, through analysis, evaluation and planning to execution and implementation.
We work with Company owners and their senior management, with Private Equity investors and their portfolio businesses and with Professional Services firms and their clients. For larger enterprises we can supplement the “in-house” strategy or corporate development team on a short term/interim basis.
Established in 2012 and based in London, Isagon has delivered projects for a range of clients including in: Business Management Software, Data & Analytics, Events, Science & Medical Publishing, Education Software, Supply Chain & Procurement Software, Financial Services, Distribution & Outsourcing, Private Equity, central Government (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills), and the Legal Services sectors.
Our Services:
♦ Managing strategic projects
Planning and managing all aspects of strategic and transactional projects, working effectively with the client, professional advisors, internal staff and all key stakeholder groups:
- Mergers & Acquisitions – running all stages of the deal
- Scoping and managing and co-ordinating due diligence streams
- Data room set-up, management and Q&A information exchanges
- Post-deal business integration – including synergy cases and “first 100 days’” plans
- Researching and drafting Information Memorandum/Sales Prospectus
- Carve-outs/Disposals/Divestments
- Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Alliances
♦ Systematic market scanning, acquisition targeting and commercial due diligence
Identifying and evaluating potential strategic acquisitions and partnerships; analysing strategic and financial rationale and conducting commercial due diligence on behalf of clients.
♦ Researching new products, markets and competitors
Market maps, competitor tracking and benchmarking, industry analysis. Identifying, evaluating and executing growth opportunities in core and adjacent markets.
♦ Customer research and insight
Scoping and conducting telephone-based and online customer surveys to provide valuable insight into attitudes, behaviours and needs.
Recent projects:
- Post-acquisition Integration Programme Management support to Keywords Studios PLC (Video Gaming Tech sector)
- Buyer side transaction support to Ground Control Ltd
- Post acquisition programme management support (US/UK entities) for Kalibrate (a Hanover Investors portfolio company)
- Post acquisition programme management – Landmark (a DMGT PLC company)
- Integration and Transitional Services programme management – Informa Group PLC
- Separation and Transitional Services programme management – Informa Group PLC
- Buyer side acquisition project management for Blueleaf Healthcare
- Project management support to the owners and management of Nursing Hygiene Group and Clinicare Supplies on their merger
- Transaction project management support to the shareholders of Omni Capital Retail Finance on the sale of the business to Castle Trust Capital plc
- Transaction and due diligence project management of over 30 individual grants projects worth in excess of £120m on behalf of the UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
- Market scanning for acquisition targeting and Commercial Diligence for PE backed Procurement software business acquisition
- Customer insight project for software vendor to Education sector
- Market analysis and business planning for digital product launch in Healthcare sector
- Professional services tender bid project manager
- Commercial due diligence/customer insight for a B2B software provider
- Transaction advice to support merger of two UK law firms
