Business Strategy & Planning

M&A Support

In challenging economic times, it is particularly difficult for business leaders to determine when their companies should cut overhead and when they should grow. More than just market timing is required. Understanding what your customers really need and realistically assessing your organization’s true capabilities are essential for success. Market knowledge is key to effectively allocating scarce resources from sunset business units to those with growth potential.

• Strategic Direction Setting - Skipping Stone, with its finger on the pulse of the energy economy, provides insight, knowledge and perspective to help business leaders make exceptional strategic choices.
• Transactional Support - From purchasing an asset to acquiring working capital financing or anything in between, Skipping Stone brings the rigorous attention to detail, persistence, creativity and negotiation experience required to successfully close complex debt, equity or hybrid transactions.

Debt / equity / hybrid transactions

Due diligence

Transactional modeling

Deal structuring and negotiation assistance

• Financial Control Tools - At the heart of strong management are finance, cash management, effective but unobtrusive controls and insightful and timely metrics. Skipping Stone knows that financial control isn’t an event - it’s a way of doing business. We bring a wealth of experience in helping strong businesses get even stronger and weak businesses regain their footing. Patience, consistency, and competence are the defining elements of our approach.

  Cash Management

  Control systems and processes

  Metrics and reporting

• Partner Development - We can help with selecting and engaging partners, from identifying potential partners and writing compelling business propositions to recruiting, negotiating contracts and developing partner plans.

  Candidate Matrix Development

  Program Design

  Candidate Identification

  Deal Structuring Assistance

For help with your M&A support needs contact us at info@skippingstone.com, and let’s talk.

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