Strategic Growth Consulting Services

  • The intelligence gathered by CIRCA is used by the client in a variety of applications. CIRCA’s effective methodology and the skill of its professionals are the foundational keys to success in the following types of projects for which CIRCA has previously provided intelligence-gathering support:
  • Business Strategy Development
    • A business strategy can be successful only when its underlying assumptions are informed by accurate business intelligence.

  • Acquisition Strategy Development
    • In order to determine the most fruitful industrial and geographical areas in which to acquire, the client must have accurate intelligence about the subject industries and geographies.

  • Acquisition Target Identification
    • Accurate identification of strategic acquisition targets requires information about the targets that informs the acquirer as to the presence of value-creating connect points between the acquirer and the target acquisition.

  • Vetting of Deal Logic and Cultural Compatibility of Buyers and Sellers
    • Determining macro-level deals logically and cultural compatibility between buyers and sellers can be effectively done by accessing the opinions of high-level retired business executives, possessing the proper knowledge of and perspectives regarding the parties involved.

  • M&A Synergy Analysis
    • When an M&A advisor analyzes the synergies between a buyer and seller, they need accurate intelligence as to the functions and disciplines to which the synergies connect.

  • Acquisition Due Diligence
    • Acquisition due diligence is a wide-reaching critical undertaking, and success is highly dependent on accurate and complete information pertaining to the countless areas of investigation upon which due diligence is focused.

  • Divestiture Market Check
    • When an M&A advisor seeks to assist a client in divesting a business, a market check can be helpful to confidentially determine the likelihood of a successful sale without signaling that a specific business may be for sale. Determining who would-be buyers might require specialized skill in intelligence gathering.

  • Market Entry Analysis
    • Before confidently entering a new market, a business must have key information about market characteristics, the best points of entry, the existing competitive landscape of the market, etc.