Case Studies: Manufacturing

Situation
The client selected three possible targets for acquisition and needed financial, operational, marketing and other information to narrow the field.
Findings
We found the specific data they requested, along with a SWOT analysis. We also provided information on the reputations of the companies to be acquired, and gauged their willingness to sell.
Action
Client decided that two of the companies were strong candidates, although both had unexpected weaknesses. They committed to further investigation of the two firms and considered expanding the original list of candidates.