Transaction Advisory Service
Transaction Advisory Services in the UAE
Structure deals for success, from initial planning through to post-completion delivery
Farahat & Co.’s Transaction Advisory service assists in the seamless execution of deals, identifying key points on value and negotiation, and implementing the changes needed to deliver synergies after completion, across mergers, acquisitions, disposals, restructuring, and capital raising.
- Full deal lifecycle support, from initial strategy through to post-completion delivery
- Multidisciplinary expertise spanning investment banking, public accounting, and management consulting backgrounds
- Independent, evidence-based analysis that holds up under bank, investor, and regulatory scrutiny
Our team combines deep technical skill with a commercial mindset, producing clear, pragmatic recommendations that help management make confident decisions without diverting time or capital away from core operations.
What Is Transaction Advisory?
Transaction advisory refers to the range of professional services that guide a company through a major financial transaction, whether that is a merger, acquisition, disposal, restructuring, or capital raise. It covers due diligence, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation support, and post-transaction integration, all aimed at increasing the likelihood the transaction delivers the value it was intended to.
Transaction advisory is sometimes confused with the broader term “deal advisory.” Deal advisory tends to describe the strategic front end of a transaction, identifying opportunities and confirming alignment with long-term business goals. Transaction advisory picks up from there, focusing on the practical execution of the deal itself: structuring, financial analysis, negotiation, and the operational work required to close and integrate successfully.
When You Need Transaction Advisory Services
You need Transaction Advisory support if your business is:
- Examining growth opportunities within the UAE and evaluating how a transaction could support that growth
- Selling a company or part of a company, and want to give potential buyers a complete, credible picture of the business
- Planning to purchase a business and want to understand the key financial risks in the context of the UAE market
- Negotiating a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for a proposed acquisition
- Assessing the feasibility of a business plan, including sensitivities, upside scenarios, and risks
- Evaluating the synergy potential of a specific transaction before committing to it
- Seeking a clear understanding of the underlying valuation of a business under consideration for purchase or sale
- Considering an IPO, debt raise, or private placement
- Needing an independent assessment of your business’s transaction readiness before entering a process
Buy-Side and Sell-Side Transaction Advisory
Transaction advisory needs differ depending on which side of the deal you sit on.
Buy-side advisory
For businesses acquiring or investing in a target company, buy-side advisory covers target identification, initial screening, site visits and management meetings, financial due diligence, and negotiation support through to SPA preparation. The goal is to confirm exactly what you are buying, and at what price, before the deal closes.
Sell-side advisory
For businesses selling in part or in full, sell-side advisory covers buyer identification, business model analysis, historical financial analysis, financial modelling, and value enhancement ahead of negotiations. Presenting a well-prepared, credible financial picture to potential buyers directly affects the price and terms a seller can achieve.
Some engagements involve elements of both, particularly where a business is divesting one unit while simultaneously evaluating acquisition opportunities elsewhere.
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Our Transaction Advisory Services
Farahat & Co.’s Transaction Advisory practice covers the financial and commercial workstreams that sit alongside a transaction, working closely with our dedicated Acquisition Due Diligence, Vendor Due Diligence, and SPA Advisory teams for the deal-specific investigation and documentation work.
Deal Modelling
Building resilient financial models that support a seller’s growth story, improve transparency for finance providers and buy-side investors, and stand up to scrutiny during bank and creditor negotiations. This includes returns evaluation, sensitivity analysis, and cash flow stress-testing for businesses preparing for an IPO or debt raise.
Purchase Price Allocation
Allocating the consideration paid for an acquisition across tangible and intangible assets and goodwill, in line with IFRS requirements, so the transaction is properly reflected in post-completion financial statements.
Support for the CFO Office
Helping finance teams improve cash performance through working capital management, align forecasts with strategic plans through robust budgeting and forecasting, and deliver clear, timely board and management reporting during a transaction period.
Decision Support
Translating technical and commercial due diligence into comprehensive financial feasibility studies, using standard investment appraisal metrics to evaluate strategic options and weigh evidence before a decision is made.
For due diligence and Sale and Purchase Agreement work specifically, our dedicated Acquisition Due Diligence, Vendor Due Diligence, and SPA Advisory teams provide the detailed investigation and documentation support that complements the analysis above.
Our Approach to Transaction Advisory
Farahat & Co.’s Transaction Advisory team optimises outcomes for clients through a deep understanding of alternative strategies and the challenges specific to each individual transaction.
Our professionals bring experience across investment banking, public accounting, and management consulting, giving clients a multidisciplinary perspective rather than a single-lens view of the deal. We support management of private equity firms, conglomerates, and holding companies in making significant business decisions without diverting time or capital toward building expensive reporting systems from scratch, freeing up liquidity for the operational priorities that matter most during a transaction period.
Our hands-on, entrepreneurial approach delivers results even under tight timeframes, through proactive identification of issues and opportunities, and a consistent focus on the factors that actually drive value in a transaction.
Why Choose Farahat & Co. for Transaction Advisory?
Farahat & Co. has supported UAE businesses with audit, accounting and advisory services since 1985, giving our Transaction Advisory practice a grounding in verifiable financial analysis rather than deal-driven incentives alone.
- Multidisciplinary expertise: our team draws on backgrounds across investment banking, public accounting, and management consulting.
- Full lifecycle coverage: from deal modelling and CFO support through to Purchase Price Allocation, working alongside our dedicated due diligence and SPA teams.
- Sector breadth: experience across finance, real estate, trading, technology and manufacturing transactions.
- Regulatory grounding: informed by UAE Commercial Companies Law, free zone regulations, and Corporate Tax requirements that affect how a transaction should be structured.
- Established track record: over four decades supporting UAE businesses through complex financial transactions.