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Case Studies
As a corporate executive, do you
have a business unit
that has incurred several years of operating losses and negative
cash flow and is at the peak of product lifecycle?
These problems were solved by executing a controlled exit
and free cash flow for
HARRIS CORPORATION
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here to view our engagement summary)
(click here to view
business journal article .pdf)
NORTEL NETWORKS
(click to view our engagement
summary)
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As a corporate board are you seeking to restart
a business that is
• Serving a mature market?
• Experiencing heavy management and employee turn over?
• Necessitating a change in corporate culture?
• Grew too fast through several years of aggressive and
• untimely unprofitable acquisitions?
These problems were solved by improving the companies cost structure
while optimizing the core business providing a solid base on which
to build and eventually sell the business for
ROGUEWAVE SOFTWARE
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summary)
(click to view International Business Journal article
.pdf)
(click to view Rocky Mountain News article .pdf)
(click to view Software Business article .pdf)
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As a venture capital board are you under pressure from your
institutional investors to sell one of your portfolio companies,
but unable to attract the interest of a first tier M&A firm
because the business is too small or complex
to fit their economic model?
This problem was solved for Institutional Venture partners &
Sevin Rosen Funds Portfolio Company by executing a successful restart
and viable exit for
ARISTACOM INTERNATIONAL
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here to view our engagement summary)
(click here to
view testimonial from Institutional Venture Partners .pdf)
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As an entrepreneur owner, do you need to execute a different
business model to attract sources of additional investment capital?
This problem was solved with the raising of additional capital
in a major placement for
DIGITAL TRANSMISSION INC.
(click
here to view our engagement summary)
(Click
here to view Crain Chicago Business article .pdf)
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As a business entrepreneur, have you been unable to obtain
additional funding from current investors because their funds have
reached maturity? Do you want to clear the playing field to recapitalize?
This problem was solved with the execution of an employee buyout
from their VC investors thus clearing the playing field
to recapitalize for
LINE 4 INC.
(click
here to view our engagement summary)
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