• Companies looking to increase their valuation in preparation for an exit, IPO, or merger
• Companies considering their exit or listing options but are either too early to engage an investment bank or corporate finance house, or don’t want to waste resources on a process that may not turn out, but do want to get into a state of readiness
• Shareholders or business owners looking to exit their companies and need to work with management to improve company performance and valuation before a sale
• Companies wanting to galvanise the troops for a specific project, for a sale, or for difficult circumstances
• Early stage companies looking to equip management with the full leadership skill inventory
• Improving management performance where out and out firing would cause disruption to company performance
• Companies who, having started the sale process, have received low bids and need to improved performance and results before investors would be interested in looking at them

• Management need to focus on business development and need a longer lead in and preparation time to seek investment and preparing for roadshow, due diligence process etc.

Our services can be tailor made to your situation.  Contact us to find out how we can help.  Here are our specific services:

Performance enhancement

• For companies that want to increase performance or turnaround company performance we will help you to unlock the hidden value in your business.  We work in partnership with you to create initiatives that put people behind your strategic objectives and drive the fulfilment of those objectives. We put our focus in the areas where people make the difference this could be strategy , sales and marketing, or development this is dependent on your business. We will facilitate the alignment needed so that your management and employees are fired up and moving forward

Transaction preparation

• Many companies start too late to plan for a transaction or fundraising.  They then go through a costly and time intensive process trying to satify all of the requirements and go through the due dilignce process
• This costs significant money in transaction fees as well as losing out on the benefit of value enhancing initiatives.
• Management also have to take their eye off of the business to focus on the transaction
• Our transaction preparation program starts you off much earlier allowing you to increase company value and get the company into a state of integrity.  We work with our partners to prepare you for a transaction and can refer you to our network of corporate finance specialists or work with your preferred specialist
• By doing this at a more leisurely pace we enable management to concentrate on operating the business.  Our programme starts with a road map of where you need to get to and covers the training and development of business leaders
• We an save you hundreds of thousands of pounds in transaction fees

M & A

• M&A can be a complex and challenging processes. While most companies are effective at the financial, and operational planning stages. The people component is often overlooked and is the part that can cause deep and real blocks to company performance if not dealt with in a timely manner
• Mergers and acquisitions commonly result in a win/lose situation where one or both parties feels they don’t have much to gain and will focus on the battle to maintain position in the new entity. If not dealt with in a realistic manner this can result in internal resistance in the organisation
• We work with companies to help them identify and resolve the cultural issues underlining a merger or acquisition and help the company create a cohesive organisation where all members experience being full stake holders in the new organisation

How we work

• We conduct an initial analysis of your business to identify the key issues or challenges that your company is facing and determine where we can add value
• We will work with you to create tailor-made solutions and initiatives that will impact your business and support you in implementing change
• Our aim is to create breakthrough results for our clients.
• Contact Us for a free initial consultation.