PKF Clear Thinking
Business Life Cycle Consulting Services
As organizations navigate today’s rapidly evolving global, economic, and digital landscapes, many are realizing that traditional solutions are no longer sufficient and intricate options require significant time and expertise to manage. At PKF Clear Thinking, a subsidiary of PKF O’Connor Davies, we offer expert advisory services that can help companies succeed at any stage of their business life cycle.
Our experienced specialists collaborate with healthy companies to create value and troubled companies to preserve it. We pride ourselves on our track record of successful engagements, having worked on hundreds of assignments as a trusted and respected advisor.
With a laser focus on complex industries, our senior professionals draw on their deep experience to craft specific solutions for organizations in a wide range of sectors, including consumer product manufacturing, solar energy, fashion, corrugated packaging, specialty printing, telecommunications, construction, temporary staffing, and retail. Our services span across operations, logistics, process and productivity improvement, strategic financial planning, restructuring, organizational planning, and acquisition assessment. We have a team of advisors that have served as interim executives in leadership and management roles such as CEOs, CFOs, and CROs. We urge you to contact us today to learn more about our valuable services and how your organization can benefit from them.
We help healthy companies create the value necessary to drive sustainable growth and help troubled entities preserve value as they undertake their next chapter.
Our Business Consultant Team:
At PKF Clear Thinking, we’re committed to gaining a deep understanding of each client’s operations and finances to help meet their every challenge and objective. We’ll tell you what we see, what we think, and offer specific, practical, actionable solutions. Select us on the quality and clarity of our thinking – with us, you get a no-nonsense, no drama, client-focused, results-oriented team of experienced professionals.
Meet Our Professionals
Our Services Include:
Process and Performance Improvement – Strategies for Pursuing Growth, Creating Value
PKF Clear Thinking has extensive experience working with troubled businesses, giving us a well-founded background to provide unique, insightful perspectives to healthy businesses pursuing growth strategies. Our highly experienced professionals understand the goals and worries associated with growth and improvement and operate in a cost efficient manner.
Financial Advisory and Restructuring – Facing Challenge, Preserving Value
PKF Clear Thinking provides solutions-based service for business issues, bringing together disciplined analysis and a proven process with customized solutions. Our approach to troubled companies takes into account financial realities with a focus on operational efficiency to resolve challenging business scenarios.
Creditor’s Rights – Seeking Maximum Return in Bankruptcy
PKF Clear Thinking has a team of bankruptcy professionals with experience in all aspects of the bankruptcy process. Our services include: preparation of budgets, account reconciliation, disposal of assets, functioning as disbursing agent or stepping in as a Wind-Down Officer/Trustee. We provide fair treatment to all creditors and ensure the best possible outcome for all parties involved with effective communication and efficient service.
What Sets Us Apart?
- Senior-Level Engagement, Consistent Representation
Our senior leaders are closely involved in every engagement, providing the benefits of powerful experience and consistent, high-level leadership while assuring privacy and discretion. - Tailored, Cost-Effective Solutions
Our size enables us to drive efficiencies, uncover opportunities and manage risk — delivering value where others can’t. - Rigorous Diagnostic Process
All engagements begin with our data-driven business analysis. - Total Life Cycle Coverage
We help clients capture new opportunities and address challenges at any stage of their life cycle. - Industry-Focused Expertise
We offer an exceptional breadth of experience across diverse industries and sectors.
Benefits of Business Consulting for Every Business Life Cycle Stage
Startups and well-established companies all go through different stages of growth and evolution. The business life cycle consists of five stages – startup, growth, maturity, decline, and exit. Each phase presents unique challenges that can impact the success of the organization. Changing market landscape and increased competition ensure that businesses need to continuously adapt and improve operations to achieve sustained growth. This is where our business consulting services come in – these invaluable services offer expert guidance and solutions to help businesses navigate through different stages of the life cycle and they provide strategic advice on important aspects such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring for growth, or preparing for exit strategies. By leveraging the expertise of experienced business consultants, companies can overcome challenges and capitalize on opportunities to stay competitive and achieve sustainable growth.
Process and Performance Improvement Services
Starting a business is a tremendous challenge, and the last thing you want is to grapple with complex financial compliance obligations and risk management concerns while trying to grow your venture. Fortunately, with our initial stage of process and performance improvement services, you can have all the support you need to achieve a smooth business launch and growth. We provide specialized risk advisory services that help you identify, manage and mitigate pertinent business risks. Also, our administration services will save you time and money as we take care of day-to-day financial tasks such as accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll. Finally, our tax compliance and planning services take the complexity out of taxation, so you can have the right assessment, filing, and payments in place. You can trust our seasoned professionals to handle your financial processes so that you can concentrate on growing your business without worrying about the details.
Financial Advisory and Restructuring
As a business matures, it’s not uncommon for sales to slow down and for owners to begin thinking about their future – PKF Clear Thinking’s financial advisory and restructuring services will help you successfully navigate your business journey. Whether you’re considering mergers and acquisitions, restructuring for growth, or preparing for an exit strategy, we will help guide you through the process.
Business Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Businesses may experience a decline in performance regardless of past success. The process of restructuring can help a business get back on track financially. With our bankruptcy and restructuring services, our experienced team identifies opportunities to cut costs and improve efficiency, ultimately helping clients to recover from economic difficulties. In some cases, however, a business is no longer viable and wind down of operations may be necessary. The process is complex and requires insight from experienced professionals, with expert knowledge in bankruptcy law and creditors’ rights. An exit strategy may become necessary and with our effective strategies, we will help you throughout the entire process. For details on how we helped a men’s luxury apparel omni channel retailer with liquidity challenges and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, please view this case study.