What are the reasons for hiring an advisor?
Benefit Of A Third Party Perspective
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Validation of internal analysis and strategy |
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Ability to challenge internal
assumptions |
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Broader external perspective |
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Experience with internal operational
issues |
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Dispassionate, disinterested |
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Insulated
from internal political pressures, immune from institutional
biases |
Depth Of Knowledge Of Issues
And Trends In The Industry
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Ability to provide essential background
for decision-making |
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Awareness of what competitors
are thinking & doing |
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Ability to judge impact of
emerging trends & regulations |
Source Of Strategic Ideas
Ability To Perform Valid
Comparative Analysis
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Follows all the major industry participants |
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Understands key performance measures |
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Able to explain differences |
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Able to
demonstrate where a given company fits in the overall
competitive landscape |
Valuation Expertise
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Bears directly on subsequent M&A issues |
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Defending tax valuations |
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A rigorous analytical basis
for assumptions in making financial projections |
Financial Modeling Expertise
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Validated across a wide variety of transactions |
M&A Execution Expertise
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Management of process |
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Value-added service |
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Value recognition |
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Awareness of market participants,
their objectives, biases, strategies, etc. |
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Conversant with process tactics, gamesmanship |
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