Business Finance Case Studies 2005
| BUSINESS TYPE: | ADVANCED LANDING AIDS FOR AIRPORTS |
| LOCATION: | SURREY |
| TOTAL NEW INVESTMENT: |
£300,000 |
"We engaged the rescue services of Beer & Young because our business required urgent company finance. The company was in a critical financial position because some expected investment had been delayed. In exactly 8 weeks from engaging Beer & Young we had received £300,000 of new equity funding into the company from business angels introduced to us by Beer & Young."
Read More...| BUSINESS TYPE: | NATIONAL EXPRESS PARCELS COMPANY |
| LOCATION: | MIDLANDS |
| TOTAL NEW INVESTMENT: |
£250,000 |
They were seeking equity funding to enable the business to develop and complete the franchising operation. Working capital was urgently required.
Read More...| BUSINESS TYPE: | AUDIO POST PRODUCTION SERVICES |
| LOCATION: | LONDON |
| RESTRUCTURING: |
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED |
This company approached us looking for investment to replace promised investment that had not materialised. As a result it had significant cash flow problems, including arrears of PAYE and VAT and needed company rescue services.
Read More...| BUSINESS TYPE: | GROUP TRAVEL BUSINESS |
| LOCATION: | SOUTH WEST ENGLAND |
| TOTAL NEW INVESTMENT: |
£75,000 |
The business is Internet based, offering short-term, all-inclusive holidays for groups. Substantial money, time and effort had been expended on developing a top-rate business management software package and in ensuring that the staff had the right skills, but they were suffering severe cash flow problems and needed company rescue services. This was partly because of the complexity of the travel industry and the way they have to treat customer deposits as untouchable until the vacation is completed. As a result liquidation loomed!
Read More...| BUSINESS TYPE: | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT BUSINESS |
| LOCATION: | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE |
This client had spent over two years building overseas sources of supply suitable for UK based manufacturing and assembly operations. They had reached the limit of their credit with the bank and were rapidly running out of cash.
Read More...| BUSINESS TYPE: | CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SERVICES |
| LOCATION: | HAMPSHIRE |
Our client offers temporary services, installation and maintenance, to the construction industry with its principle interest being electrical works. Having grown from a "one man band" to £700,000 turnover without investment, cash flow became almost an inevitable problem. When we were called in for company rescue, there was severe creditor pressure on the company.
Read More...| BUSINESS TYPE: | IMPORTER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF JAPANESE MOTOR SPARES |
| LOCATION: | LONDON |
| TOTAL NEW INVESTMENT: |
NOT DISCLOSED, CIRCA £400,000 |
The company had been through some difficult times, which included a requirement for financial reconstruction, needing funding to expand the available stock. The management introduced sophisticated IT procedures to manage and control both sales and identify and target stock holding.
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