The Lotus Group

The Lotus Group, offers merger and acquisition advisory services to midsize companies. We work with buyers or sellers of privately held businesses valued in excess of $2 million. Based on our long experience in these endeavors, we are able to offer an invaluable conduit to the numerous companies, individuals and professionals active in the smaller to medium company market.

Each seller of a business has different objectives. We work to identify the qualified buyers that will meet those defined objectives.

The Lotus Group is recognized for:

• A professional approach in arranging mergers and acquisitions.
• Confidentiality in all phases.
• Creating maximum value for its clients.
• Successful completion of assigned transactions.

Description of Services

Our services include assistance in developing an acquisition or sale, strategy, preparing information on the company and its industry, determining business values, searching for target companies on a highly confidential basis, structuring and negotiating the transaction in the best interest of our clients, arranging financing, and working with the client's advisors (attorneys, accountants and other advisors) toward a timely, successful and satisfactory closing.

When owners already identified target companies for acquisition, we are often retained to assist in structuring and negotiating the transaction. We bring our objectivity and independence to the process, to help in obtaining the best possible terms and to facilitate resolution of many problems common to most transactions, freeing the owners to run their companies.

we will:

• Perform a business valuation to determine the appropriate selling price.
• Prequalify the potential buyers and present them with a description of the business.
• Determine the most viable buyers, taking into consideration the seller's objectives.
• Sell the business in consistency with the seller's objectives.

Buyers Representation

We also represent buyers, both public and private companies, looking for acquisitions. Our extensive research capabilities, and contacts developed over many years, enable us to pinpoint the right targets and establish price and terms to complete a deal successfully, while maintaining confidentiality.

History of The Lotus Group

The Lotus Group was founded in London, UK in 1971. From 1971-1977 it acted mainly as intermediary in mergers and acquisition in Europe. The Lotus Group then established a merchant bank that owned a few manufacturing and service companies. In 1978 The Lotus Group started operations in the USA, acting as intermediaries and consultants on mergers and acquisitions, specializing in midsize companies (transaction value up to $50 MM). Since 1988 The Lotus Group operated from Charlotte, NC. In the last five years, we completed 24 deals.

Geographical Area Serviced: Worldwide.

The Lotus Group is a division of TTG Inc., a private financial services corporation who also owns Capital Funding Corporation (a corporation that raises capital for corporations and arranges loans for commercial real estate), and an international trade subsidiary.