Transactions, end-to-end.
Seaclear advises on transactions across the full supply chain: freight forwarding, ocean freight, air freight, 3PLs, NVOCCs, customs brokerage, and logistics and supply chain technology. Every mandate is led by a partner with direct sector experience.
Sell-Side Advisory
For founders and owners considering an exit, recapitalisation, or partial sale.
We work with you from the decision to explore through to close. That includes understanding what your business is actually worth, positioning it clearly to the right buyers, running a structured process, and negotiating terms that reflect the value you have built.
- Business valuation and positioning
- Exit readiness and pre-market optimisation (can be packaged or run as a prior standalone engagement)
- Buyer identification and outreach
- NDA execution
- Information memorandum and materials preparation
- Process management and buyer conversations
- Dataroom set-up and management
- Term negotiation and valuation support
- Legal coordination and close support including NDA and dataroom management
Who this is for
Owner-operators, founders, family-held businesses, PE-backed platforms approaching exit.
Buy-Side Advisory
For acquirers building a logistics or supply chain technology portfolio, or executing a specific acquisition.
Retainer-based
For acquirers with an active, ongoing mandate. Seaclear refines your acquisition criteria, provides monthly deal flow reporting with fit rationale on each opportunity, runs proactive outreach to targets, and manages the full process when a target is identified. You stay informed without running the search yourself.
Transaction-based
Engaged on a specific target or opportunity. Seaclear handles target assessment, management of conversations, valuation analysis, negotiation support, and close.
- Acquisition strategy and criteria development
- Proprietary deal sourcing
- Monthly target reporting with fit analysis (retainer)
- Outreach and first conversations
- Valuation and term negotiation
- Close and transition support
Who this is for
Strategic acquirers, PE firms with logistics mandates, platforms building through consolidation.
Due Diligence
Standalone or embedded in a broader mandate.
Full target analysis for acquirers who need operational and market-level validation before committing.
- Market sizing and sector positioning
- Competitive landscape assessment
- Operational review
- Technology stack evaluation
- Customer and revenue quality analysis
- Current and forward opportunity assessment
Seaclear can also prepare sellers for incoming due diligence as part of a sell-side mandate, identifying and resolving the issues a buyer will find before they find them.
Capital Advisory
For logistics and supply chain technology companies exploring equity raises, growth capital, or partial liquidity before a full sale. Seaclear helps position the business, identify the right capital partners, and run the raise process.