Challenge: A private investor hired us to work with a company that lacked the operational and managerial expertise to successfully run and grow the business. The owner was an entrepreneurial MD, who had limited experience as a business owner. Importantly, the investor didn’t have a lot of confidence in any upside, but wanted to stop the bleeding so that his investment would not become worthless.

Solution: We operated as general business consultants, and advised on strategic planning, sales and marketing, cash flow maximization, and capital projects.

Outcome: The company went from generating huge losses to profitability within two years. The investor recouped his original investment (plus interest) as a result of our negotiating a buyout through another investor group.