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With our deep logistics expertise, Onward helps strategic buyers supercharge their M&A targets and timelines. We specialize in identifying, evaluating, and acquiring off-market businesses, allowing you to benefit from lower buyer competition and more favorable valuations. Our dedicated approach ensures a seamless acquisition experience tailored to your growth objectives. Whether you’re aiming for a single acquisition or a full roll-up strategy, we’re here to drive your success onward.

Why Partner with Onward?

Choosing the right advisor is crucial to executing a successful acquisition strategy. Here’s what sets Onward apart for buyers:

Industry Expertise

Our logistics expertise helps us identify strategic acquisition opportunities and navigate operational challenges while uncovering growth potential.

Off-Market Deals

We use our network to connect you with suitable acquisition opportunities, focusing on businesses not actively for sale and aligning with your growth plans.

Comprehensive Evaluation

We provide in-depth analysis of business operations, market positioning, and future potential, giving you a complete picture beyond just financials.

Deal Structuring

Our team’s negotiation expertise, combined with industry insights, helps you secure favorable terms and structure deals that maximize return on investment.
Industry Expertise

Our logistics expertise helps us identify strategic acquisition opportunities and navigate operational challenges while uncovering growth potential.

Off-Market Deals

We use our network to connect you with suitable acquisition opportunities, focusing on businesses not actively for sale and aligning with your growth plans.

Comprehensive Evaluation

We provide in-depth analysis of business operations, market positioning, and future potential, giving you a complete picture beyond just financials.

Deal Structuring

Our team’s negotiation expertise, combined with industry insights, helps you secure favorable terms and structure deals that maximize return on
investment.

What to Expect

We provide a complete approach, ensuring that every aspect of the acquisition process is handled with expertise and precision to achieve the best outcome for your business.

Seller Sourcing

We identify and assess off-market acquisition targets, evaluating their strategic fit, operational synergies, and growth potential.

Acquisition Strategy

We create a strategy tailored to your goals, balancing risk and opportunity for a favorable outcome.

Financial Analysis

Our financial analysis offers a realistic valuation of the target business, considering current performance and future growth potential.

Deal Structuring

We work with you to structure the deal to align with your financial goals, factoring in payment terms, earnouts, VTBs, and equity participation.
Seller Sourcing

We identify and assess off-market acquisition targets, evaluating their strategic fit, operational synergies, and growth potential.

Acquisition Strategy

We create a strategy tailored to your goals, balancing risk and opportunity for a favorable outcome.

Financial Analysis

Our financial analysis offers a realistic valuation of the target business, considering current performance and future growth potential.

Deal Structuring

We work with you to structure the deal to align with your financial goals, factoring in payment terms, earnouts, VTBs, and equity participation.

Our Process

Your Roadmap to a Strategic Acquisition

At Onward, we’ve developed a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help you navigate the acquisition process, ensuring you find and secure the right opportunities that align with your growth objectives.

Goal Alignment
We begin with a consultation to understand your acquisition objectives and timeline, allowing us to tailor our approach for single acquisitions or roll-up strategies.
Strategic Fit Assessment
We assess potential acquisition targets for compatibility with your operations, growth plans, and strategic goals by analyzing operational synergies, market alignment, and integration benefits.
Target Outreach Strategy
We create a customized outreach strategy involving direct communication with potential sellers via calls, emails, and messages to engage those who fit your acquisition profile.
Multi-Channel Engagement
Our multi-channel approach ensures we reach a wide range of potential sellers, presenting your acquisition interests in a way that resonates and fosters genuine interest.
Securing the Deal Room
Once a seller is interested, we gather target business information and establish a secure Deal Room for document exchange, ensuring you have the data for informed decisions.
Financial Analysis
We perform a detailed financial analysis of each potential acquisition target, evaluating factors such as revenue growth, profitability, cost structure, and financial stability.
Financial Modeling
Our financial modeling techniques assess the target's valuation by considering industry comparables, EBITDA multiples, customer base, and future growth potential.
Risk Assessment
We evaluate potential risks—financial, operational, legal, and regulatory—to inform our negotiation strategy and help you make informed decisions.
Letter of Intent (LOI)
We collaborate with you to negotiate LOI terms that meet your objectives, ensuring all key elements—pricing, payment structure, and contingencies—are covered for favorable deal terms.
Due Diligence
Our team helps you during due diligence by collecting data and reviewing the target’s financial, legal, and operational information, addressing concerns early to keep the process on track.
Purchase Agreement
We lead the negotiation of the purchase agreement to secure terms aligned with your strategic goals, ensuring all deal terms optimize value and minimize risks.
Post-Acquisition Integration
We offer post-acquisition support to integrate the newly acquired business smoothly, including transition planning, advisory support, and performance tracking to maximize value.

Goal Alignment

We begin with a consultation to understand your acquisition objectives and timeline, allowing us to tailor our approach for single acquisitions or roll-up strategies.

Strategic Fit Assessment

We assess potential acquisition targets for compatibility with your operations, growth plans, and strategic goals by analyzing operational synergies, market alignment, and integration benefits.

Target Outreach Strategy

We create a customized outreach strategy involving direct communication with potential sellers via calls, emails, and messages to engage those who fit your acquisition profile.

Multi-Channel Engagement

Our multi-channel approach ensures we reach a wide range of potential sellers, presenting your acquisition interests in a way that resonates and fosters genuine interest.

Securing the Deal Room

Once a seller is interested, we gather target business information and establish a secure Deal Room for document exchange, ensuring you have the data for informed decisions.

Financial Analysis

We perform a detailed financial analysis of each potential acquisition target, evaluating factors such as revenue growth, profitability, cost structure, and financial stability.

Financial Modeling

Our financial modeling techniques assess the target's valuation by considering industry comparables, EBITDA multiples, customer base, and future growth potential.

Risk Assessment

We evaluate potential risks—financial, operational, legal, and regulatory—to inform our negotiation strategy and help you make informed decisions.

Letter of Intent (LOI)

We collaborate with you to negotiate LOI terms that meet your objectives, ensuring all key elements—pricing, payment structure, and contingencies—are covered for favorable deal terms.

Due Diligence

Our team helps you during due diligence by collecting data and reviewing the target’s financial, legal, and operational information, addressing concerns early to keep the process on track.

Purchase Agreement

We lead the negotiation of the purchase agreement to secure terms aligned with your strategic goals, ensuring all deal terms optimize value and minimize risks.

Post-Acquisition Integration

We offer post-acquisition support to integrate the newly acquired business smoothly, including transition planning, advisory support, and performance tracking to maximize value.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Answers to Common Buyer Questions

The process generally takes 9-12 months, depending on the complexity of the target company and the due diligence requirements.
We use a combination of financial analysis, market evaluation, and strategic fit assessments to provide a comprehensive evaluation of potential acquisition targets.
We specialize in sourcing logistics-related businesses, including trucking, freight brokerage, warehousing, customs brokerage, courier, and logistics technology companies, among others.

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Schedule a consultation today to discuss how Onward can supercharge your acquisition goals.

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