M&A activity over the past 20 years has shown a marked increasing trend hitting a $3.3tn record in 2018. Nevertheless, European SMEs struggle to raise equity financing. There is also a significant need in emerging areas to enable access to equity, and only 15% of M&A processes occur in these geographical areas.
GRECA which stands for GRowth, Equity and Commercial Alliances is the first NAAS democratising M&A management. It is not only a fundraising platform, is a process facilitator for participants in low-to-mid size M&A market. To this end, GRECA includes the following advanced capabilities:
• Company assessment and valuation
• Deal-flow generation, screening, and matching qualified and curated list
• Peer-to-peer communication and document exchange
• Untapping behavioural factors in the investor's decision-making process
• Supporting post-deal processes regarding portfolio monitoring, value evolution and info exchange