3. Helping you to protect your Assets
Expert advice on
structuring and
minimising personal
business risk
• Bulkhead defense
• Personal guarantee
management
• Board representation
4. Helping you survive a cash crisis
Expert help in managing
through and out of a cash
crisis
• Establishing control
• Managing and
generating cash
• Ensuring funder support
• Minimising director
risks
5. Helping you manage business Closures
Experienced executive
help in managing an
orderly wind down or
closure
• Minimise the risks and
distractions of dealing
with a closure by using
experts who have done
it before
6. Helping you to take costs down
Improved profits from
reducing costs rather
than chasing sales
• Improved operational
efficiencies
• Improved purchasing
• Success sharing based
fees
7. Helping you to Exit if you need to
A unique service providing
a rapid exit or handover
when needed
• For when due to health,
insolvency, family issues,
business problems or
other reasons an owner
needs a swift exit or to
hand control to a third
party
8. Helping you to survive an IBR
Fixed price expert advice
in surviving an
Independent Business
Review
• Support in handling the
IBR team and process
• Support in negotiating
the outcome to get the
support you need
9. Helping you to sleep at Night
The directors pre-
insolvency trading
protection service
• Pre insolvency you
need careful guidance
as to how to trade
through the hiatus
period
10. Helping you deal with the Taxman
Expert help in managing tax
and the taxman
• Preparation and
negotiation of time to pay
agreements
• Tax reduction reviews
– PAYE/NI
– CT
– VAT
– Rates
11. Helping you to raise Turnaround cash
Access to cash for
stressed and distressed
situations
• Asset based finance
• Bonds
• Mezzanine funding
• Equity
12. Helping you to manage Downsizing
Professional and expert
support in managing a
downsizing exercise
• Minimise the risks and
distractions of dealing
with downsizing by
using experts who have
done it before
13. Helping you to improve Efficiency
Expert operational help in
improving shop floor
efficiency
• Highly experienced
hands on operational
managers
• Sector experts
• Hand dirty delivery
14. Helping you do more with Less
Fixed price initial review to
benchmark performance
against Lean CashflowTM
best practice
• Lean processes to reduce
working capital
requirements and
funding needs
• Reduced costs
• Improved capacity
15. Helping you to manage the Numbers
Take real and regular
control of your business’s
numbers
• Meaningful key
performance indicators
(KPIs)
• Improved management
information systems (MIS)
• Expert advice on
interpreting and using
what they tell you
16. Helping you to avoid overtrading
Don’t become a victim of
your own success through
expanding faster than
your systems, resources
and finances support
• Services to ensure that
high growth is
underpinned by strong
foundations.
17. Helping you manage a Problem child
Full range of immediate
management services for
non core operations or
unexpected management
team gaps
• UK and Europe wide
service
• Sector experts available
• Ongoing management,
disposal management, or
restructuring of stressed
and distressed situations
18. Helping you with flexible Resources
Expert managers on call
for as long or as short as
you need them
• Flexible resources
• Immediate availability
• Board level, general
management, sectoral
or functional expertise
19. Helping you to plan your Route
Fixed price independent
business options review
• One day on site
• One piece of paper
• One set of options
• One expert opinion
• One thousand pounds
20. Helping you cover short term needs
Spike funding to cover
temporary requirements
• Single invoice financing
• Wageroll financing
• Flexible bridging loans
21. Helping you to manage succession
Ensuring a successful
transition from one
generation to the next is
crucial for the long term
survival of family businesses.
• We have a range of services
to help you plan and
implement a successful
succession strategy.
22. Helping you with a new business
Vehicle
Expert advice and support
in restarting a business
• New vehicle structuring
• Deal negotiation, finance
raising and insolvency
process management
• SIP 16 and s214 risk
management
23. Helping you to manage an Acquisition
Buying a business is not just
about doing the deal, it’s
also about making it work
afterwards.
• Use our experienced
executives as your
outsourced take on and
transition team
• Integrate newco quickly
• Clear the decks for the
next opportunity
24. Helping you to run a Better Board
Fixed price professionally
managed board meetings
• Better board meetings
• Better business
decisions
• Better director
protection
Suggested key messages:NationalProfessional SME – 3-35mBusiness restructuring (NB NOT turnaround)Support (and advice)Combination operational & financial skillsHands on deliveryWe don’t just talk about it, we do itWhat we do for Business:Risk down / Cash in / Value upAt distress end high risk/low valueAt business sale end – maximising sale valueAll points in betweenAccess to cashWhat we do for Introducers:Help turn client/customer they are most worried about into one they are least
Variety of services as indicated encompassing corporate structure shareholding structures review of exposure to PGs negotiation of PG liabilities advice on how to exercise supervision of business / minimise personal exposure acting as shareholder representative on boardsCharges will vary
Bread and butter hands on cash crisis management servicesEmergency FD/FC work, forecasting etcCharges will normally be time based
Bread and butter hands on management workCharging basis day rates + success feesAlways review to see whether this is a situation where an acquisition may be appropriate
Mixture of:Operational reviews / Lean work to take out non value added activityWorkplace training re aboveUse of external specialists to improve purchasing / take out / recover costs in a variety of areas:Purchased overhead suppliesUtilitiesRatesVAT / other taxesFees to be mixture of fixed / day rates / saving share
Can either be:1 A paid for service at day rates / success fees – typically when there is a need for temporary cover in the businessOr2 Can be a purchase of the business – opportunity for gpscapital nominal sum or based on ability to fund re assets or earnout or combination as appropriate
Core service in fighting the business’s cornerAssist in Preparing for and handling IBR process Developing the Co plan for presentation in the IBR Forecasting and analysis Negotiation with Bank and advisersCharges normally on a day rate basis
When a company is preparing to execute an insolvency, the directors need careful guidance as to how to trade through the hiatus period leading up to the appointment while best managing their risks.The service provides structured support to directors so they are best protected against any fallout from this difficult period.The service’s costs will vary depending on the size of the business and degree of information available, but will normally be a flat fee of £3,000 plus VAT covering the service’s set up and two weeks pre-insolvency support of 2 x half day visits. Subsequent weeks, if required, are normally chargeable at £500 plus VAT per week for half day visits.
Bread and butter preparation for / negotiation of time to pay dealsPreparation work re forecasting etc normally charged on a time basisWhere possible quote a fixed fee + a success fee based on value / time achieved
Finance finding workInitial stage is completion and review of a Finance Fact Find – to be charged for when possibleCharges for finance raising will vary dependent on what is required
Bread and butter hands on management workCharging basis day rates + success feesAlways review to see whether this is a situation where an acquisition may be appropriate
Manufacturing and operations consultancy
Tip – look to see Are there any apparent bottlenecks / stacks of WIP in a production flow? Does the factory production area look tidy and well laid out?Initial review using standard diagnostic tool1 day on site with feedback to board & standard short form report at end – UKP500Subsequent implementation work charges will vary
Can cover a variety of services including: Improvement of internal financial reporting and MIS systems Financial education for management Arranging outsourced accounting / financial controller / director services
Can involve a wide range of consultancy services as required by the client eg: financial management / reporting finance raising management structure corporate governance health & safety / employment law systems and compliance operational improvement and Lean
Variation / alternative branding of Emergency ExitService aimed atUS based turnaround execs dealing with cases with UK / European small / non core operationsLarge corporates with non core subsUK based businesses with sudden / unexpected gap in top managementCan either be:1 A paid for service at day rates / success fees – typically when there is a need for temporary cover in the businessOr2 Can be a purchase of the business – opportunity for gpscapital nominal sum or based on ability to fund re assets orearnout or combination as appropriate
Interim management work – to source via own network or through IM partner firms
One day fixed price ‘quick and dirty’ consultancy and options review exerciseOutput short (1 page) bullet point summary options and startegyFixed price UKP1,000
Finance finding workInitial stage is completion and review of a Finance Fact Find – to be charged for when possibleCharges for finance raising will vary dependent on what is required
Consultancy service
Handholding for owner managers in: managing process of putting oldco down (inc instructing / managing IPs) setting up new vehicle directorships / s214 negotiating a pre-pack transaction SIP 16 financing how much? Planning – inc new w/c needs and ranson contingency where from – Finance raising restarting trading issues initial supportCharges: day rates success fees potentially equity
Service targeted at acquisitive turnaround investorsMix day rates and success fees (+ poss carried equity)
Hand holding businesses into the process of holding regular, structured and effective board meetings
Finance finding workInitial stage is completion and review of a Finance Fact Find – to be charged for when possibleCharges for finance raising will vary dependent on what is required
