Operational Due Diligence
FCNC’s team works closely with both corporate and private equity buyers to provide a robust estimate of the potential value of a deal and advise on key deal issues, risks and opportunities.
Operational Efficiency optimization
Operational Improvement Services consist in providing support for operational reorganization, improving efficiency and cost rationalization, as well as data processing – developing tools for improving financial performance. Also, support is provided in the preparation of financial and operational improvement plans, while at the same time FCNC has specialized knowledge in family businesses succession plans, clusters’ creation as well as a vast experience in project management services. In particular, the services offered include:
- Development of tools for improving the efficiency of financial operation (Finance Management)
- Financial and operational improvement plans
- Provision of specialized services related to family businesses (Family Business Advisory), business clustering and social entrepreneurship
- Project Management (PM)
M&A Integration
FCNC assists clients in developing a robust deal business case, with clearly identified value creation opportunities and risks. We help clients increase their operational knowledge of target companies during the due diligence process, thereby maximizing value creation opportunities, while minimizing risks for post-close value capture, to ensure a quick and safe return to a “business as usual” environment. In more detail, FCNC:
- Creates robust revenue and cost synergy cases, that capture the full deal potential
- Designs and implements combined operating models, that deliver rapid value impact, and foster sustainable long term deal value across people and businesses
- Establishes a robust and tested integration capability to effectively and efficiently manage integration planning and delivery
- Aligns leadership to capture deal value
- Drives cultural changes and integrations that motivate, retain and excite employees
Valuations
FCNC’s team has extensive experience in valuating business interests, tangible and intangible assets, intellectual property, common and preferred stock and other securities, partnership interests, as well as private debt instruments. These services are provided in the context of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, taxation planning and compliance, financial reporting, bankruptcy and reorganization, litigation and dispute resolution as well as strategic planning. FCNC can assist its clients via the following services:
- Issue of fairness opinion and implementation of independent value analysis on target or investee companies
- Assessment of the independent value of specific business units within a company (Carve out valuations)
- Advice on pricing and support in negotiations
- Estimation of the pre-deal Purchase Price Allocation and examination of the effects of a potential acquisition on the acquirer’s financial statements
- Valuation of financial instruments