Advisory and coordination services organized into five documented phases — each defined, each accountable, each reflected in your engagement letter. Queenston does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory advice; those are coordinated through specialized professional counsel.
- Business review & positioning
- Transaction strategy & timeline
- Anonymous Fact Sheet & CIM
- Indicative valuation
- Identify & qualify purchasers
- Controlled confidential outreach
- NDA coordination
- Meetings & EOI review
- LOI solicitation & review
- Valuation & structure advice
- Commercial terms negotiation
- Deal structure counsel
- DD process coordination
- Confidential info exchange
- Financing discussions
- Cross-party facilitation
- Documentation framework
- Legal counsel coordination
- Closing condition management
- Trust account disbursement
The decision to sell a business is, for most owners, the largest financial decision of their working life. It deserves an advisor whose sole job, on that transaction, is to represent the Seller.
Queenston's sell-side practice runs the full process — confidential preparation, indicative valuation, qualified buyer outreach under anonymous Fact Sheet and CIM, negotiation, due diligence coordination, and closing through a designated trust account. Every stage is led personally by Martin‑Luc Derome under written confidentiality.
Begin a sell-side conversation →A serious acquisition is not a transactional event — it is a structured process. Queenston works with qualified Buyers to clarify what they're looking for, identify suitable targets, qualify counterparty interest, coordinate confidential introductions, and support negotiations through close.
Buy-side engagements are retained mandates with clearly defined acquisition criteria, geographic and industry scope, and timing expectations. Every Buyer Queenston represents must be capable of executing and operating — with credible capital, governance, and operating capacity.
Begin a buy-side mandate →Net Annual Recurring Revenue, Gross Revenue, or Normalized EBITDA — to support transaction planning, succession, financing, and strategic review. Delivered before any market process begins.
For owners considering an eventual transition — often years before any transaction. Includes client communication strategy, staff transition, technology migration, and key-person risk assessment.
Preparation of Confidential Information Memoranda, anonymous Fact Sheets, management presentations, financial normalizations, and the supporting materials qualified counterparties expect.
One team. One commitment.
Every mandate begins with Queenston's Confidential Mandate Questionnaire — a 9-module intake ensuring every transaction is built on complete, verified information from day one.
