OPERATIONS REVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

The AXIOUN Professionals are senior corporate executives who are pro-active and assist U.S. and international for-profit and nonprofit organizations in: defining their direction; identifying innovative opportunities; and, formulating the unique plans necessary to allocate the human, technology and capital resources in order to excel on a fast-track basis over the competition. AXIOUN utilizes a series of analytical techniques and metrics to assess the multitude of opportunities and threats which can aid or hinder the growth and profitability potential of an organization.

These metrics provide financial management and business modeling tools which can assist business executives in the planning, control, risk assessment, and management of both their top-lines and bottom-lines. 

MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

The AXIOUN Professionals have an extensive deal-flow and subject matter expert network and currently assist both buyers and sellers in transactions of all sizes in the U.S. and internationally, especially in the lower middle market. The clients are advised on a wide variety of business issues including: private equity funding; joint ventures and strategic business relationships; intellectual property; shareholder and partnership agreements; and human resource and organizational integration and assimilation programs.

BUSINESS TURNAROUNDS, RESTRUCTURING, AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT

The AXIOUN Professionals are experienced in assisting CEOs, bankers, private equity investors, attorneys and other stakeholders in turnaround, distress and complex crisis management situations. The entire organization, which is in the midst of either an internal or external crisis, is thoroughly reviewed, both from a financial as well as an operational standpoint, before any recommendations are formulated for the key stakeholders.

AXIOUN has extensive advisory experience representing entities and their owners outside of a formal bankruptcy in the formulation of business repositioning programs.

FINANCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING RECAPITALIZATIONS

The AXIOUN Professionals are very well connected in the mainstream, middle and small private equity, senior and sub-debt funding markets. AXIOUN brings a well-tested transactional methodology and industry focus to its clients, and enables them to identify and reach their strategic objectives by leveraging expertise in the following areas: • Leveraged Recapitalizations • Joint Venture and Strategic Alliances • Strategic Alternative Capitalization Reviews

BUSINESS VALUATIONS AND TRANSACTIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES

The AXIOUN Professionals have assisted many of its privately-held clients in fairly assessing the current worth of their operating businesses. For most owners, capital stock and ownership transfers represent the only viable source of liquidity, and AXIOUN has the resources and expertise to provide supportable market-based valuations. During the transaction, AXIOUN provides assistance in all facets of the negotiations and the due diligence process.

In most cases, AXIOUN can shorten the time to closing for a normal transaction, and in many cases permit the operating management team to remain focused on day-to-day operations.