Business modelling

We work with our clients to understand and analyse a business' key commercial and financial drivers and then design, build and review financial / business models to help our clients understand the impact of different financial or commercial assumptions on their cash position, profit, tax or financing structure.

We join our commercial and industry experience with deep technical expertise in building and reviewing business models.

Key questions

• Have you understood and connected together in a model the businesses’ commercial and financial drivers?
• Do you have a model able to run the key operational, commercial and financing sensitivities?
• Do you have a sufficiently detailed cash and covenant analysis?
• Have you checked that your model is accurate and reliable?

The financial model at the heart of the transaction soaks up a lot of time, and sometimes contains embarrassing, costly errors.

Often, it cannot provide the quality of analysis that is really needed without significant manual effort.

Frequently the modelling is done by junior people who do not have the right mix of financial, technical and commercial experience to effectively support important decision making.

The Modelling Experience

Insightful Analysis

• Combining financial and commercial experience with deep technical expertise to rapidly design and build robust, flexible models with insightful, fact-based output.
• Our extensive knowledge and experience helps us to ensure that the model captures the key business drivers and accurately reflects the specific transaction’s key commercial requirements.

Helping to Ease Time and Resource Constraints

• We integrate effectively with your team, advisors, bankers, management and sponsors to help facilitate a smoother decision making process
• Well designed and well built financial models can be especially useful at crucial deal stages such as deal close when different scenarios can be run quickly.

An Independent Perspective

• We bring an independent perspective giving you a more insightful understanding of the impact of different financial, operational and commercial assumptions on your profit, tax or financing position.
• Our model review services help our clients make their investment decision with confidence. 

Our modelling work spans all phases of the transaction process:

• From pre-deal high-level business planning
• To operational and financial modelling and review
• To developing analytical and forecasting tools to improve performance post-deal.

Operational Modelling

• • Planning, budgeting and forecasting
  • Revenue Enhancement
  • Cost management
  • Performance reporting

Financial Modelling

• • Pricing
  • Debt / Equity structuring
  • Working Capital forecasting
  • Synergy Analysis

Model Review

• • Financial Models
  • Operational Models
  • Structured Finance

Commercial Modelling

• • Market Modelling
  • Economic Modelling