WILLIAM VAN WYK™
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
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Discreet institutional corporate architecture
International Corporate Development

ACQUIRE

Build acquisition strategy from the buyer’s side. Define what should be acquired, identify where the value sits, and pursue selected targets against a disciplined strategic and financial case.

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Buy-side Corporate Development

Acquisition should be a deliberate growth route, not a search for available deals.

ACQUIRE is built around the client’s strategic and economic interests. The work begins with the acquisition thesis, develops a proprietary target universe and can continue through active pursuit and transaction coordination.

Define

Acquisition Thesis & Target Universe

  • Strategic rationale and investment criteria
  • Build / buy / partner comparison
  • Market mapping and target universe
  • Weighted target screening and prioritisation
  • Indicative valuation and pursuit logic
Pursue

Acquisition Pursuit

  • Target intelligence and ownership analysis
  • Approach architecture and engagement
  • Financial modelling and valuation
  • Diligence coordination and risk tracking
  • Negotiation support and integration preparation
Build

Continuous Acquisition Programme

  • Persistent proprietary target pipeline
  • Sector scanning and thesis refinement
  • Target nurturing and engagement
  • Ongoing valuation and strategic analysis
  • Management and Board pipeline reporting
The acquisition pipeline

A disciplined path from strategic universe to completed transaction.

Universe
Screen
Priority
Engage
Evaluate
Diligence
Transaction
Client-side role

Corporate Development alongside the buyer, not brokerage between counterparties.

William can operate as the client-side Corporate Development lead or senior transaction workstream partner, coordinating specialist advisers while retaining focus on strategic fit, economics, negotiation logic and integration readiness.

Acquisition thesisClear strategic rationale and disciplined investment criteria.
Target universeLong-list, scoring model, Tier 1 targets and target dossiers.
Valuation modelScenario analysis, synergies, downside cases and capital requirements.
Transaction dashboardDiligence, decisions, risks and workstream status.
Board / IC materialInvestment case built for executive decision-making.
Integration hypothesisValue-capture logic prepared before closing.
Acquire

Start with what the company should own, not what the market happens to be selling.

Discuss an acquisition thesis, target universe or active pursuit.

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