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Corporate Investment & Business Advisory

Review or preparation of Business Plans for existing and start-up companies

Small and medium sized businesses, especially those in start up situations, frequently require assistance in preparing and finalising their business plans and accompanying financial projections. For those businesses seeking external funding, the business plan serves as a marketing tool for their business and must stand up to scrutiny from the funding provider. The business plan is, therefore likely to be one of the most important documents they will ever prepare.

Our Corporate Investment and Business Advisory Team have extensive experience in preparing and objectively reviewing business plans, assisting in the preparation of financial projections as well as presenting and managing the project with the funding provider through the negotiation stage to completion.


For further information on any of our services or if you have any queries, please contact a member of the Corporate Investment and Business Advisory team.

Preparation and Review of Business/Funding Plans

It's one thing to start a business during an economic boom. It's very different to start a new business venture in today's economic climate.

The preparation of a business plan is a necessity when seeking funds from providers of finance such as banks, government agencies, business angels and venture capitalists. It should present the information a financier would require to make an investment decision.

We have a wealth of experience in both completing and reviewing business plans and financial models across all industry sectors be they start-ups, family businesses or large and international companies.

We help our clients to develop plans to raise finance, grow their businesses thereby creating shareholder value.


For further information on any of our services or if you have any queries, please contact a member of the Corporate Investment and Business Advisory team.

Working Capital Management including cash flows, budgets and financial projections

In the current economic environment cash is king and the key focus is to minimise investment in working capital and to release cash invested in working capital as quickly as possible.

We work with clients through the process of purchasing from suppliers into stock-holding and from receivables to receipt of cash to release funds to their business and help them understand the most effective way of managing and minimising investment in working capital.


For further information on any of our services or if you have any queries, please contact a member of the Corporate Investment and Business Advisory team.

Operational Performance Improvement

By utilising our expertise and knowledge of improving and monitoring the performance of owner managed business, we can help management create and deliver turnaround strategies.

We work with management to ensure the turnaround plan is implemented so that the business can achieve sustained improvement in its operating and financial performance through the implementation of revenue or margin improvement and/or identifying important cost reduction opportunities throughout the organisation.


For further information on any of our services or if you have any queries, please contact a member of the Corporate Investment and Business Advisory team.

Business & Financial Reviews

Our Business and Financial reviews provide owner managers or lenders with an:

  • Understanding and analysis of the key drivers of the current and projected trading and liquidity position of the company;
  • Identification of the cause(s) for underperformance and;
  • Assessment of the financial viability of all or part of the business.

As part of our review we assess trade performance, business risks, liquidity issues, quality and timeliness of management information and the likelihood of the business meeting its financial projections and cash flows.

Our reviews provide owner managers and lenders with an independent view on whether a company has adequate liquidity along with recommendations to improve its trading and cash position.


For further information on any of our services or if you have any queries, please contact a member of the Corporate Investment and Business Advisory team.

Sinéad Heaney

Contact details

Office: 
Dublin
Telephone: 
+353 1 470 0475
Fax: 
+353 1 477 0475
Email: 
sheaney@bdo.ie
Web site: 
http://www.bdo.ie
Address: 
Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2 (map)

Biography

Biography: 
Sinéad is a partner of the Corporate Investment & Business Advisory Team. Sinéad has over 10 years in a broad range of corporate investment and advisory assignments.

Services & Specialism

Services & Specialism: 
Sinéad is currently responsible for the management of the Davy BES Funds. Her role includes identifying and assessing suitable companies for investment by the Davy BES Funds and the on going monitoring of the investee companies. Sinéad has extensive experience working with large and medium sized privately owned businesses. With over ten years experience, Sinéad is a multi-disciplined SME adviser having been involved in many assignments including fundraisings, re-organisations, and debt and equity refinancing. Sinéad is a director of BES Management Limited, a joint venture company between BDO and Davy, the company which manages the Davy BES investments. Sinéad is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland.

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Corporate Investment & Business Advisory

Business Advisory Services

In the current difficult economic environment, small and medium sized owner managed businesses and their stakeholders are looking to solve two key challenges – improving business performance and cost reduction. These objectives can deliver significant benefits and position the business to emerge from the downturn with a stronger, more secure and competitive business model.

To assist business owners meet these challenges in a quick and timely manner our Corporate Investment & Business Advisory team provides business owners and their stakeholders with appropriate and workable solutions to meet these challenges while also taking measures to ensure the business is ready to take advantage of the economic recovery.

Our Corporate Investment & Business Advisory team have the experience and expertise to assist you to identify and analyse the cause(s) of underperformance as well as recommending appropriate remedial actions to restore the business to financial health.

Our Business advisory services include:


For further information on any of our services or if you have any queries, please contact a member of the Corporate Investment and Business Advisory team.

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