Improving M&A Accessibility for SMEs and Mid-Sized Companies... Samjong KPMG Fully Revamps M&A Center

Providing M&A Transaction Information and Potential Demand

Samjong KPMG will completely revamp its online platform to allow owners of small and medium-sized enterprises to review mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in a more systematic way. The company plans to lower the entry barrier by segmenting transaction types and making acquisition demand information easily accessible.

On September 29, Samjong KPMG announced that it had fully revamped its "M&A Center Online" platform. The purpose of the revamp is to address the situation where opportunities for company sales and acquisitions have been limited to network-driven sharing, and to help business owners assess M&As more systematically.

The key aspects of this overhaul are: ▲Enhancing accessibility to M&A information; ▲Providing actual transaction opportunities; and ▲Ensuring transparent disclosure of advisory experts' information. First, the newly added "Understanding M&A" section guides company owners and practitioners who are new to M&A through common questions encountered during actual transaction processes, including sales procedures, corporate value assessment, deal structure, and key review items. The platform is structured so that even companies without specific sales plans can sequentially explore everything from M&A basics to key decision-making points.

In the "Explore M&A Opportunities" section, transaction types are subdivided—such as company sales, capital investment, and real estate sales—and acquisition demand information is provided based on the investor network held by the Samjong KPMG M&A Center. The company explains that not only can companies interested in being sold check opportunities, but also investors considering the acquisition of companies in specific industries or sectors can confirm the demand.

A new "Expert Introduction" item has also been added, which discloses the specialties and key track records of partners who actually advise on M&A deals. In addition, Samjong KPMG provides information on domestic M&A market trends by combining expert analysis and AI, based on regularly published industry-specific reports and accumulated M&A data.

With this renewal, companies can now conveniently access M&A-related content and market information even at a stage where there are no concrete sales plans. They will be able to review not only management rights sales and acquisitions, but also see various transaction demands such as startup investments and real estate, all in one place.

Jungjoon Won, Head of the Samjong KPMG M&A Center, emphasized, "We will help turn the M&A market into one where company owners, not just specialized networks of experts, can review a wide range of options based on sufficient information. Going forward, we will continue to upgrade content and AI-driven market insights tailored to each stage of the owner's decision-making process, developing the M&A platform to provide practical support not only for corporate sales but also throughout the process of discovering new growth opportunities."

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