New economic realities are leading companies to restructure their business portfolios or refocus their business models. Such restructuring and refocusing often is best accomplished in collaboration with supply-chain partners or customers. Beyond purchase agreement with suppliers and customers, collaboration can take many forms from distribution or co-marketing arrangements to joint development agreements to formal joint ventures.
Early-stage, technology-driven companies often need to develop markets and market channels, secure raw material supply or have access to complementary technologies. These companies often do not have the resources or experience to structure or negotiate business collaborations.
More established companies focus their resources on current operations and often need to supplement their capabilities to identify, evaluate and close new collaboration arrangements. As these companies look to restructure through acquisition or divestiture, experienced external resources can help with due diligence, valuation, transaction structuring, negotiation and integration.
Many organizations are discovering that the use of an experienced, independent corporate development advisor can help them:
Develop business and commercialization strategies and identify candidates for formal collaboration
Identify candidates and develop relationships for formal collaboration
Structure and negotiate contractual arrangements
Manage the acquisition process – due diligence, valuation, negotiation and integration
Understand the risks and benefits of potential or existing business arrangements
Westport Business Solutions professional members have extensive experience in each of these areas. They have helped companies identify, structure and negotiate various forms of business collaborations in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
If your company needs help in restructuring or collaborating with others, contact us to find out how we can help bring value to your investors and partners.
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Westport Business Solutions is composed of professional consulting practices that have enjoyed significant success in their own fields of expertise in both small and large business environments who have chosen to bring their talents and experience together to collectively serve the business and not-for-profit communities. Originally focused on clients in Fairfield County, Connecticut, strategic alliances and relationships have since increased the range services offered to both major domestic and international markets. The range of professional disciplines and business solutions delivered is also already broad and growing:
Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Compliance, Board Advisory
Internal Audit Solutions
Business Due Diligence and Turnaround Advisory
Business Finance, Treasury and Restructuring
Content-based Internet Strategy Development and Analysis
Business Advisory Services
Legal Services
Information Technology (IT) Services
Leveraging Industrial Technologies
Lean Business Optimization and Supply Chain
Marketing Services
Talent Acquisition
Westport Business Solutions professionals are bound by a common commitment to deliver the highest standards of professional service to the business community in a responsible and ethical manner.
Why Call Us? - Two Excellent Reasons
First - With our broad portfolio of consulting practices, it is very probable that we will have the competent, professional, dedicated resource available to provide the solution that you seek in a timely manner that will meet or exceed your expectations at a competitive rate.
Second - If we do not have that resource, we will not make false promises. Instead we will try to help guide you to where you can get the support you deserve at no cost to you. We want you to be able to find the solutions your business needs.
Our Mission Statement
To become a valued contributor to our clients business health and success by working with them to create innovative, robust and sustainable solutions to both their business opportunities and challenges.
To give and create value in all that we do.
To earn and maintain the respect of our client business communities and contribute to the fabric of our own community as exemplary corporate citizens.
