Private Equity Firm 2

Phase I: International Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Customer Needs Assessment for Leveraged Buy-Out Firm: Cicero conducted extensive one-on-one interviews with industry leaders, factory tours of major manufacturing plants, and customer segmentation analyses of the domestic and international marketplace, to present detail on market size, market growth, distribution channels, unique business models, and industry trends to determine key opportunity spaces for the client to pursue.

Phase II: Acquisition Strategy: Cicero identified leading players within a specified industry space for the firm to acquire, given the established investment parameters. Based on its research foundation, Cicero was then retained to establish and develop relationships on behalf of the firm with banks, mezzanine funds and private equity groups to finance the acquisition of 40 to 60 target companies.