Three Steps To An Optimal Exit
A detailed analysis and diagnosis resulting in a personalized roadmap that defines what the optimum value may be, and what is required to actually achieve it — including operational gaps, buyer value metrics, and capital injection. The Optimal Timing may be six months or 36 months depending on the results of the PROVE it Canvas™.
Using the PROVE It Canvas™, we build the pre-paved path to an optimal exit by executing the plan; We define a strategic team for operational improvement (as needed); deliver capital injection; and then begin to agree with the right strategic buyers a premium exit price. This process could take six months or 36 months depending on the results of the PROVE it Canvas™.
Regardless of the timing, our focus is to exit your business at the Optimum Value. We will find the strategic buyers that will pay a premium, pre-pave the exit and seamlessly coordinate the M&A event. We are Series 79 licensed and have significant M&A experience and a broad network of investment banking and private equity partners.
"Most business owners
leave 15%-50% on the
table, because they don't understand
what their company
is truly worth."
ENGAGEMENT TIMING
Step 1: 2-4 Weeks
Step 2: 6-24 Months
Step 3: 6-9 Months (Overlaps with Step 2)
Optimal Exit Matrix
A critical part of our process is to evaluate where your company is on two axis:
X-Axis: Your current enterprise value relative to the
optimum exit value.
Y-Axis: How effective your current business operational model is relative to the trajectory of what it needs to be to achieve the optimum exit value.
Using our PROVE It Canvas™, we will map your company on this matrix to determine what needs to be done to drive you to the the maximum exit value.
Only Cutwater Advisory Partners provides the four critical components to an optimal exit:
Money (Capital) required to grow or expand or drive efficiency,
Time required to implement the specific improvements that buyers will pay a premium for,
People who have the experience to change the things that need to be changed for the express purpose of exiting you at the optimum exit value, not just fix things to make you more efficient.
The relationships, and licensure to manage your exit transaction.
