Modern hi-tech world and innovation-based economy pose more and more challenges for companies that require unique, complex and flexible solutions. We strive to provide support to our clients at all stages of responding to challenges and resolving issues - from formulating objectives to implementing solutions and monitoring results.
Our approach is to activate growth potential of the company on the basis of a deep retrospective analysis and understanding of its strategic goals. We aim at a sustainable effect in a long-term perspective and endeavor to provide support not only at the initial stage of planning and modeling but also at the implementation nd closing stages of any project. Our international team usually works in close collaboration with the client's specialists ensuring efficient feedback on all corporate levels.
Seeing their company's growth, the owners often face the need to formulate a long-term development strategy. There are instances, for example, when the owner sees that the company development vector does not fit the current vision of the situation, or the company has a complex business structure with subsidiaries that have conflicting interests. The company may also need new break-through products and markets. In any of such situations, there is a need for assistance from qualified specialists who can adapt the existing strategy to account for ongoing changes and work out a full-fledged development strategy for the entire company or its subsidiaries.
We provide comprehensive support of investment projects at all stages - from drafting TOR, building a financial model and structuring the business process to defending the project before investment funds and banks and subsequent monitoring of its implementation. We prepare project reporting documents that comply with any applicable requirements and are accepted by largest investment organizations of Russia (Far East Development Fund, Single-Industry Cities Development Fund, Sberbank Capital, VEB, VTB, Gazprombank). Our key objective is to attract sufficient funds to implement the project and then support its implementation until successful finish.
The key success factor of business process optimization and development of cost management system is to use a unique and flexible approach to each particular task - from audit of processes and technologies to developing a cost management program and implementing it. In our work we strive to combine classic cost management technologies with accumulated industry-specific practices, which allows us to take into account specifics of each particular case and achieve maximum effect.
Our approach to capital transaction support includes consideration of key issues involved in identification of existing and potential risks that have impact on investors' decision to purchase a company, as well as on the price and conditions of purchase. We also take into account financial, tax and legal aspects of the deal and assist our client in negotiations and preparation of transaction documents. Our services are always client tailored and we take into account all specifics of the client business and particular objectives of the deal.
Our services include:
- Identification of risks that have impact on the investment decision and value of the target business, including analysis of affiliated party transactions and identification of potentially questionable transactions
- Due diligence for buyers
- Due diligence for sellers
- Tax analysis
We also provide services related to counteragent integrity check and identification of potential fraud risks (for more details see Forensic section).
For all variety of reasons for monitoring implementation of long-term projects, the main objective of the process is to get answers to three following questions:
- Do the funds actually spent match planned investments?
- Have all planned works been performed?
- Does the actual implementation schedule match the planned schedule?
Our procedures of technological, construction and financial audit of the project implementation enable us to obtain objective answers to the above questions. The answers we provide are reinforced by variance analysis and recommendations regarding remedial actions;
During various stages of company life cycle the management and owners may feel the need to obtain an independent monitoring of the company's financial status and evaluation of natural indices and key performance indicators in order to monitor further growth of the company.
Our specialists have thorough understanding of technological and financial processes going on in companies active in various economy sectors. This enables us to diagnose knowledgably and objectively current status of the business and compare its current financial and performance indicators with those of competitors, as well as to develop a system of key performance indicators.
System of consolidated cost indices (CCI) is an efficient instrument of fast planning for organizations and structures that have a large number of diversified typical units.
span class="Apple-converted-space"> of a CCI system is that it systematizes typical units and then defines key value characteristics and adjustments.
The system allows:
- to perform mid-term and long-term business planning on a tight schedule with minimum labor input
- to perform comparative analysis of costs and investments in different types of units
- to register changes and promptly obtain detailed information on the current situation in the company or industry without the need for time-consuming analytical procedures
- to promptly perform scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis without the need to built detailed plans.
Multi-functionality and flexibility of the system enables the management to comprehensively and promptly assess the current situation and calculate various scenarios for its development.
System of consolidated cost indices (CCI) is an efficient instrument of fast planning for organizations and structures that have a large number of diversified typical units.
span class="Apple-converted-space"> of a CCI system is that it systematizes typical units and then defines key value characteristics and adjustments.
The system allows:
- to perform mid-term and long-term business planning on a tight schedule with minimum labor input
- to perform comparative analysis of costs and investments in different types of units
- to register changes and promptly obtain detailed information on the current situation in the company or industry without the need for time-consuming analytical procedures
- to promptly perform scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis without the need to built detailed plans.
Multi-functionality and flexibility of the system enables the management to comprehensively and promptly assess the current situation and calculate various scenarios for its development.
Ecology issues are among those of the highest priority for business development at the present time. We specialize in economic aspects of ecological consulting and assist our clients in assessing amount of investment needed, as well as economic effect of contemplated ecological projects.
One of the most important services we provide is comprehensive support of radioactive waste and residential solid waste disposal projects as a financial consultant.
Provision of consulting services to public sector organizations is a high priority area of our business. We strive to offer prompt and efficient solutions for the issues we are engaged to assist with, and always take into account specifics of management process in government agencies.
Main services we offer within this service line are as follows:
- Development, substantiation and monitoring of special-purpose, agency-level and special programs
- Support of long-term programs and projects
- Drafting substantiating documents for a KPI system and monitoring its implementation
- Developing methodological recommendations and regulations (rules) within the framework of individual objectives of public administration
- Methodological support of projects related to information system development.
Support for projects related to building residential waste processing facilities
We have been engaged as financial consultants to provide support to projects related to building residential waste processing facilities in the territory of Ryazanskaya and Kostromskaya regions of Russia, as well as Sakhalin and Khabarovsk.
Our specialists are in the process of developing a financial model for such facilities and supporting the procedure of obtaining funds from the Far East Development Fund and the investment branch of Sberbank of Russia.
Developing financial model for implementation of a venture product
We developed a financial model for the implementation of a "business jet" venture product of a company doing business in the U.S.
Our support in the capacity of a financial consultant enabled the company to attract financing required for the commercial launching of the product.
Audit of investment project related to construction of a shopping mall
Baker Tilly Russia specialists performed financial and technical audit of an investment project dealing with the construction of a shopping mall in the vicinity of Pulkovo airport (St. Petersburg). The following works were performed within the framework of the project:
- evaluation of the current shopping mall utilization concept with account of competitive environment;
- analysis of shopping mall management efficiency, including, in particular; accounting and cash flow management;
- drafting a shopping mall development concept;
- building a financial model for the project.
Valuation and consulting services for gas pipeline construction project, coordinating settlements with land owners
Within a project related to the construction of the main gas pipeline connecting the gas transmission network of Crimean peninsula with main gas pipelines of Russia, Baker Tilly Russia provided valuation and cost consulting services and coordinated settlements with owners of more than 1700 land plots and other real estate property.
As a result of the above collaboration, the pipeline "Krasnodarsky Region - Crimea" was commissioned ahead of time.
Valuation and financial consulting for the purposes of obtaining loan-based financing
Our experts provided valuation and financial consulting services to a company managing 13 passenger airports. The client was interested in obtaining loan-based financing to expand its business.
As a result of the services provided, the fair market value of the block of shares and company assets was determined, which allowed the company to secure from the bank optimal terms and conditions of the relevant loan agreement.
Development of a package of models for calculating nuclear industry expenses
Baker Tilly Russia specialists developed a package of models allowing organizations to promptly yet comprehensively calculate amount of expenses associated with:
- decommissioning nuclear and radiation hazardous facilities (NRHF);
- handling radioactive waste;
- remediation of polluted sites;
- handling spent nuclear fuel.
The package of models provides a universal instrument allowing appraisal of expenses required for final stages of various technological processes of nuclear industry based on standardized industry assumptions. The models, at that, allow prompt calculations for various purposes - from financial statements to preparation of specific localized configurations - and assessment of the impact any changes in key parameters may have. This instrument is currently used by most nuclear industry enterprises for substantiation of decommissioning programs for NRHF, calculation of reserves required for financing costs related to final stages of the nuclear-technological cycle and preparation of data for financial statements.
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