We are delighted with the outcome of our deal. We appointed ICON after a thorough review of potential advisers and would not hesitate to recommend them. They added considerable competitive tension to the deal, which increased value for shareholders despite the background of public sector spending cuts and the added complexity of an OFT Review.
ICON’s track record and reputation opened many doors to potential sources of funds that would have been unavailable to an early stage business like ours. They offered sound, insightful and timely advice throughout the whole process, allowing us to successfully raise the equity required in a difficult market environment.
ICON ran a global sales process, which yielded the very best outcome for AVISA’s shareholders. We are a global business and it was important for us to appoint advisers with international reach. They ran a slick process which achieved a healthy competitive deal - all to timetable from appointment to completion. They are certainly a team you want on your side when selling your business, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
ICON is extremely well connected and was invaluable in helping us focus our time and efforts on the right organisations and people. They really lived up to their reputation as being one of the best and most proactive advisers within the tech investment community"
Our previous experience of using advisers to help with fundraising had produced mixed results and we often struggled to see the added-value that they could bring to the process. However, having been recommended to meet with ICON by our Chairman, we were immediately impressed their appreciation for our business, their understanding of the funding market as well as knowledge of the key institutions and individuals that we should speak to. ICON worked with us to develop our corporate finance strategy and played an instrumental part in liaising between management, incumbent investors and prospective new investors to help us close a new round of funding in under 3 months from start to finish. I would definitely recommend ICON.
We did consider a number of potential advisers, but from the outset we were very impressed by the pragmatic and professional approach of ICON. This was demonstrated to an exemplary standard throughout the lengthy discussions and negotiations and Alan and Eddie were hugely constructive and supportive at all times. All deals have their individual characteristics, and I’m sure that this one had more than its fair share of twists and turns - so all the more credit to the ICON team - that they were able to successfully guide us through the intricacies of the process!
ICON is extremely well connected and was invaluable in helping us focus our time and efforts on the right organisations and people. They really lived up to their reputation as being one of the best and most proactive advisers within the tech investment community.
I have been involved with fund raising with many companies over many years, quite often without external help. However, using ICON in our latest venture has been without doubt a revelation and a great asset in the whole process. They are "first class" partners to work with