How We Can Help : Private Sector

Consultants at Ostroff & Associates have deep experience in a wide number of industries. We bring to bear on our collaboration with you the expertise and knowledge gained through hundreds of engagements and our executive roles within leading corporations. Below is a partial list of the sectors where we have made distinctive contributions:

  • Automotive
  • Consumer goods
  • Energy
  • Equity funds
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • High technology
  • Manufacturing
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Retail
  • Telecom
  • Transportation

In addition to general management consulting services ranging from strategy to structure to change management (see, "Our Areas Of Expertise") we have designed a set of new special services for the sectors listed below.

Equity Fund Support Service

An increasing number of equity funds are taking controlling stakes in the companies included in their portfolios in order to improve their performance, and ultimately, to enhance returns to investors in the fund. We can assist equity funds evaluate investments and develop and execute company strategy at all points of their investment cycle. Our consultants have funded, launched and managed scores of new ventures through equity fund mechanisms and will tailor a set of these integrated services for each unique situation.

Acquiring the company or funding the investment:

  • Conduct initial screening:
    • In-depth industry analysis
    • Competitor analysis and positioning
  • Provide business due diligence:
    • Company/site visits and surveys
    • Customer and product segmentation
    • Validation of company strategy
    • Surge capacity resource for analytics and due diligence
    • Assist in validating sources of wealth

Implementing post acquisition game plan:

  • Validate/develop business plan
  • Conduct capabilities assessment
  • Develop and implement the "First 100 Days" game plan
  • Serve as interim functional management.

Improving performance and enterprise value:

  • Create prioritized portfolio of improvement initiatives
  • Organize and/or serve as program/project management office
  • Establish business metrics & tracking process
  • Develop and implement training programs
  • Conduct stakeholder analyses
  • Serve as interim/turnaround management

Executing exit strategy:

  • Serve as interim management (as required)
  • Provide independent validations of value and comparisons of transaction opportunities

Additional information about areas of service coming soon.