Why StoneBridge?
We understand that managing a business is difficult, decisions can be tough, and time is always in short supply. We don’t run your day-to-day operations, but we help in areas where you don’t have the time or expertise. We are experienced, flexible, and work hard to ensure your business’s success.
Over the years, we have directly assisted our investee companies in many key business areas, including:
- Sound Business Advice — Our investee companies have access to the collective wisdom and experience of the StoneBridge team. We take the time to listen, learn, and discuss important business issues so that we can offer common-sense advice.
- Develop Effective Growth Strategies — We assist with the step-by-step analysis and implementation of key strategies to achieve long-term profitable growth.
- Management Recruitment and Succession Planning — Finding and adding quality management talent to a company is a critical, time-consuming effort that requires a keen assessment of talent and attributes. We have assisted with the recruitment of several key management individuals for our investee companies.
- Bank and Equity Financings — We help design, develop and negotiate appropriate debt and equity financings.
- Legal Agreements — We assist with reviewing, editing, and commenting on key business issues in legal agreements for a wide range of business activities.
- Active Board Representation — We provide leadership and active involvement in Board of Directors meetings. We also look to recruit knowledgeable, involved board members.
- Financial Modelling and Planning — We help develop financial models using realistic assumptions to understand better the economic impact and requirements of key business decisions.
- Market Analysis — We assist with analyzing existing and new customers to understand their changing needs, monitoring current and potential competitors, and closely following industry trends and technological changes.
- Communication — We assist with disseminating key information in a concise, timely manner to directors, shareholders, lenders, and other stakeholders.
- Geographic expansion and Acquisitions — Whether you are looking to expand to a new market or make a strategic acquisition, the process is a serious drain on management time and focus.
- We help uncover vital facts in the due diligence and evaluation process.
- We act as an intermediary in the acquisition process to present our investee companies in the best light possible.
- Sale Process – We do not have a defined time frame for exiting our investments, but when the timing is right, we have the experience and expertise to manage a sale process for sellers efficiently. We find that when we work closely with management to build strong businesses, the right buyer groups will seek us out and want to acquire our companies.