Consulting & Corporate Finance
Our business expertise at CKM is in dealing with owner-managed businesses, and as business owners ourselves, we are well-placed to offer sound, positive guidance to business owners who want to achieve any of the following:
- Growth
- Improvement in profitability
- Improvement in efficiency
- Improvement in financial control and cash-flow management
We can provide advice in a number of ways, either on an ad-hoc basis or through a more structured program.
Our advisory services among others include
Successful acquisitions and mergers result from a thorough approach that is consistent with the company’s strategy. Caudit Solutions can help you:
- Develop acquisition strategy
- Define selection criteria
- Identify and approach targets
- Investigate targets and assess value
- Negotiate company purchases
- Conduct due diligence
- Complete the deal and integrate the new business
We can also help you with a full or part-disposal of your business. Once you have decided to explore either of these possibilities, we can help you to:
- Identify and approach potential buyers or investors
- Advise on tax-efficient disposal routes
- Fine-tune your sales memorandum for maximum effect
- Liaise with your legal team
- Negotiate closure terms
Through our network of banks, investors, advisors and brokers there are a number of Corporate Finance areas we can assist businesses with. These include:
Equity Finance
Bringing co-owners into your business is a significant step in the growth of your business. Caudit team can advise you on this.
Non-Equity Finance
There are a number of non-equity funding sources available and many factors need to be taken into consideration when choosing between them.
Through understanding your business and its strategic objectives, we aim to ensure you are introduced to, and choose, the right source or combination of sources of finance.
These sources may include: Banks; Asset Finance; Trade Finance; Grant Finance; etc.
Management Buy Outs and Management Buy Ins
This route can be ideal for both vendor and management team. It can also prove to be extremely tax-efficient. We offer assistance in negotiating the purchase sale and we can advise on all the key issues. Our clients are either owners looking to sell a business to the management team, or the team itself seeking to buy a company.
Caudit team can also help your business with:
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
- Bank relationships
- Company valuations
Caudit carry out valuations across a wide range of businesses and industries.
Our approach is to conduct a full appraisal of the business and the sector, and review the internal and external factors that could affect the valuation.
Monitoring your cashflow and forecasting future profitability are fundamental to effective business management.
It also enables funding to be secured with backers and banks.
Caudit team can assist you in preparing cashflow and profit forecasts. We can also help you to interpret the results and make recommendations to improve your business.