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Firms
• How would you present your firm's case to banks and investors?
• What are your firm's financial strengths and weaknesses?
• What do you need to do about these?
• What is the implication of your findings?
• What can possibly happen?
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Banks
• Would you grant lending to this company? Why or why not?
• What are your top five concerns about this company?
• What are the financial strengths and weaknesses that you can see in this company?
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Advisors
• In which areas do you think the firm needs the most attention? Why?
• How would you position this firm to banks and investors?
• What is the implication of your findings?
• What can possibly happen?
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Investors
• Would you invest in this company? Why or why not?
• From a financial standpoint, what do you think are the strengths and weaknesses in the company? |
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The 6 Broad Categories of Credit Advisory Functions |
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Formulation, execution and measurement of strategy:
Create metrics for monitoring and controlling the performance of all financial decision making processes. These performance indicators are integrated into corporate strategy and initiatives. |
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Profitability and liquidity management:
Understand the costs and profitability of products, suppliers, channels, partners and customers. |
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Planning and financial reporting:
Automate and decentralize the planning process while building proactive budgets based on integrated, accurate and predictive information. |
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Risk management:
Measure credit, market or operational risk, depending on your specific needs, to enhance and refine corporate strategy. |
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Forecasting:
Assist in budget requirements, understand markets and analyze investment options. |
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Optimization:
Evaluate the impact of mergers, acquisitions, capital allocation, debt restructuring and more with the ability to make fact-based decisions within your specific business constraints, both current and future. |
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