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Executive First Responders

Executive First Responders

Specializing in Corporate Transformations

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Corporate Strategy

The only good strategy is an executable one.  That is the core of EFR’s philosophy.  Our history in refining strategies to be executable is a core of our value proposition.

Brand Development

Technology companies almost always get the hard math and physics correct, but ironically frequently fail because the softer things are “wrong”.  These all tie to brand, so EFR works with branding firms that can help companies truly identify their unique value propositions and communicate them.

Organisation Development

Any organisation that thinks that it is “stable” is wrong.  Companies need to be changing, which means that their organisations need to change.  The most complex and challenging issues are small companies that are dynamically growing and need to embrace the changes in policies, procedures, and cultural elements that support such change.  Second to that is larger companies that need to act more dynamically to address changes in their markets.

International Business Development

A good company must be local, a great company needs to be global, but act local.  Smaller companies often have significant issues growing globally, which is an area that EFR can help.

Corporate Finance

At our heart we are engineers, so it pains us to admit that corporate finance is not only critical, but core to the success of almost any company.  We are not an investment bank, and do not want to be, but we do appreciate advising companies with respect to corporate finance.  We also enjoy working closely with investment banks.

Talent Development

Technology companies tend to fall into three groups – mainly physical capital (property, plant, and equipment), mainly intellectual capital (what humans do), and a combination of both.  No matter which group you are in, our experience is that talent development (change) is normally required and a challenge that is scary for the organisation.  EFR makes change as easy and logical as possible.

Transaction Advisory

Inorganic growth is important in the technology industry, but most M&A transactions are less successful than planned for a variety of reasons.  EFR thinks about these root cause issues from the beginning and works with the company and its advisors to mitigate issues and optimise value creation. 

Restructuring and Turn-Arounds

The “worst” has happened.  The company is not progressing and may even be in dire straights – running out of cash, trading below cash, attracting activist investors, etc.   These situations are where EFR has its deepest expertise.  Most companies in such situations can not only be saved, but create substantial value if they change and do a few things.  Of course, if it was obvious it would have already been done, so we know it is complex and challenging.  EFR simplifies the complex and works closely with the company to transform itself.
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