Acquisition advice for service company making USA acquisition

Sale of vending machine company

Due diligence report on small communications company

Strategic reviews and strategy seminars

Fund raising and completion of many MBOs

Due diligence on many companies

A small vending company making losses was sold at level of annual turnover - How was this achieved?

Experience. Correct pre-sale preparation. Excellent prospectus.

A Service Industry Group wanted a due diligence report for an acquisition: not just a "debtors up on last year" but a frank report on the commercial risks. They called in Pharos.

Acquisition advice: not just good appreciation of Shareholder value and how to create it but hand holding with the "soft areas". Integration help if required.

Strategy reviews. When did you last get away from the office and review your progress in the light of the latest strategic theories? Brainstorming. Benchmarking etc.

Management Information. Do you have a concise management information pack including all the relevant information - and only relevant information? Including 12 month cash forecasts, critical success factors etc ? Balanced Business Scorecarding.

Minority shareholding director of company wanted to buy out funding Institution. MBO of MBO. Pharos working closely with a good firm of lawyers managed to untangle the extremely complicated shareholdings, minority interests etc and allow new management to invest.