Corporate Development

We flex our corporate development muscles, spanning from pre-seed fundraising to multi-billion dollar sales. The leadership at Crain holds firsthand experience, having personally secured hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital and orchestrated the sale of several unicorn companies to strategic buyers. Your company's corporate development strategy plays a pivotal role in fostering success through early partnerships, sophisticated joint ventures, and future acquisitions. With a wealth of diverse industry experience spanning over two decades, we fully embody and deeply understand every facet of this journey.

Crain is your compass for navigating the intricacies of corporate development, enabling you to reach even the loftiest goals. We roll up our sleeves and execute alongside you. On the investment front, the substantial pre-and-post-raise initiatives are what truly set the stage for companies aiming to evolve into sought-after acquisition targets and formidable late-stage contenders.

In the realm of business partnerships, including acquisitions, honing a sophisticated corporate development function and deploying a meticulous strategy to connect your company with others is critical for success. The ability to craft the right strategy and foster relationships for corporate development distinguishes ordinary companies from those that redefine their industries and leave an indelible mark.

A corporate development engagement with Crain typically encompasses one or more of the following dimensions:

• Crafting essential corporate development strategies that thoughtfully align your company with partners, spanning from basic product affiliations to joint ventures and even acquisitive collaborations.
• Clearly delineating factors that amplify value both internally (operational measures to drive value) and externally (key enhancements for targeted M&A partners). This includes strategic maneuvers aligned with acquirer M&A roadmaps.
• Mapping out suitable targets, complete with valuation, strategic acquisition plans, post-acquisition integration strategies, and outward messaging.
• Initiating connections and leading discussions with potential partners.
• Extending support in fundraising endeavors, encompassing deck/pitch development, positioning, target list formulation, data room establishment and upkeep, and much more.

At Crain, we're primed to empower your corporate development journey, transforming aspirations into tangible achievements.