“EMPATHY, RELIABILITY, BUSINESS JUDGMENT, CLOSING INSTINCT, RIGOUR”
PRIVATE EQUITY
Investments in risk capital of unlisted companies.
Club deals and co-investment with primary private equity funds.
Acquisition of both majority and minority participations.
Investment of equity capital together with that from co-investors.
Investment policy: underwriting of capital increases and purchase of units and/or shares of target companies.
Investment focus: expansion capital for growth, replacement capital for refinancing and buy-outs.
Rigorous operational, financial and liquidity risk assessments for investment.
“ADVISE, TEACH, AND APPLY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS ACCORDING TO THE COMPLEXITY AND STRUCTURE OF EACH COMPANY, WORKING IN HANDS-ON MODE WITH BUSINESS”
BUSINESS STRATEGY
Building a long-term strategy and vision, which brings together all the key aspects:
- Analysis of business, competitors, commodity chains and markets
- Modelling of different scenarios, risks and benefit analysis, benchmarking against other organisations
- A coherent action plan
Support when it comes to putting plans in place
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
The method:
- Rapid and structured check-up through the use of specific check lists (“diagnosis”)
- Definition of:
• Areas of potential improvement
• Achievable targets
• Realistic timescales
• Action and resources needed to implement what is needed (“action plan”)
- Help in implementing the defined action plan, also using outside expertise (“implementation”)
The key areas in which we operate: organisational structure, planning and control, sales –commercial structure, supply chain – acquisitions, operations, research and development, staffing.
Support to the entrepreneurs and top management through varied coaching and mentoring activities.