Corporate needs: Bank facilities required; build and implement export strategies; increase efficiencies and/or evaluate manufacturing processes; companies looking to extend credit

Postern can: Assess and implement business plans, review potential sector uncertainty and take corrective action; general risk evaluation; carry out operational due diligence to risk-assess business plan; provide tools for garnering bank facilities – CAPEX / FOREX / Performance Bonds, access Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment; implement diagnostic reviews with specific focus on operations, cash flow links and cash management; working capital optimisation – manage improvements by reducing stock and debtors; drive permanent improvements; build and implement export strategies; coach and mentor existing management.

Corporate needs: CAPEX / FOREX / Performance Bonds requirements; mitigate risk of reduction or cancelation of facilities; avoid covenant breach.

Postern can: Assess cash needs; improve bank communications; prepare realistic business plans; prepare cash forecasts; carry-out proposals for improvement; coach/work with management where necessary.

Corporate needs: Urgent corrective action needed, business declining, management disruption, communications are poor, cash is tight, major shortfall from plan, no exit apparent; want to maximise shareholder value.

Postern can: Rapidly identify option scenarios/implications for stakeholders; implement corrective action; put in place robust cash management/control systems; re-focus and grow business; ultimately to drive up enterprise value.

Corporate Needs: Bleeding cash; aggressive gearing; technically insolvent; wrong capital structure; experiencing the implications of poor acquisitions.

Postern can: Minimise potential loss, mitigate risk and take turnaround responsibility; re-structure the business; quantify level of debt appropriate to business; agree plan with PE / Bank / Stakeholder and advise on possible M&A.

Assess and implement business improvements; coach and work with management to ensure financial and operational robustness; drive up enterprise value to maximize shareholder value and ensure the best and most expedient exit strategy for all stakeholders; advise on M&A.