Investment/Merchant Banking	Management Advisory
Mergers and Acquisitions - Carpediem Capital completes the necessary financial and operational analyses to generate a positive response from the capital markets to quickly complete a merger, acquisition or divestiture. We work closely with clients in the critical aspects of every transaction - ensuring open and frequent communications between all of the parties. We assist in defining the appropriate value and structuring a win-win transaction for both parties.	Liquidity Management - One of the most critical elements of any business is maintaining adequate liquidity. Emerging companies often face difficulty obtaining sufficient liquidity to support continued growth. In such situations, we immediately assess the adequacy of existing procedures for cash management, controls and forecasting. We then assist in developing and negotiating improve-ments in these procedures and identify the resulting requirements after the immediate liquidity issues have been resolved. This approach reduces the carrying costs and provides external sources valuable supporting information relative to any long-term issues.
Recapitalizations and New Debt Offerings - Carpediem Capital has extensive experience in restructuring an emerging company's financial position. We provide clients the option to work within the existing structure and negotiate more favorable terms or use our network to identify new financing sources, which may provide greater flexibility than the existing relationships.	Operational Improvements - We can assist companies in identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins. We have demonstrated expertise in reducing cost by over 20% by identifying more efficient labor utilization, elimination of redundant processes, and more efficient deliver mechanisms. We believe that internally generated funds represent the least expensive source of capital available to most companies.
Initial Public Offering - Many companies have focused on revenue growth and have overlooked opportunities in the public markets to support existing operations or liquefy an existing investment. We assist management in preparing for the initial public offering and define the critical elements associated with the organizational and financial impact of such an offering. We also act as the agent for selected transactions, ensuring that the underwriter provides the most attractive package for a given client.	Business Stabilization - As companies grow considerable pressure is brought to bear on the capital structure and management processes. These pressures often manifest themselves as difficulties as companies experience market changes. Specifically, cash flow and working capital availability may become strained. We can assist companies in quickly resolving these difficulties by first eliminating or reducing any negative cash influences and identifying the most appropriate sources of internal and external cash.
Asset Disposition - As part of our business and operations review, we may identify assets or businesses that should be sold or discontinued to improve cash flow and long term viability. We advise clients on how to capture the best alternative. We also assist in ensuring a timely sale or shutdown, preparing an offering memorandum to assist in the sale, and providing valuation support for a proposed transaction.	Business Planning - Our advisory services assist clients in developing and evaluating business plans which serve as a base for the long term growth of the operations and potential valuation. This activity often requires detailed sensitivity analyses that capture the uncertainties of a company's business environment, asset disposal plans and negotiating position.

Performance is a word with many definitions. To illustrate, the satisfaction of a client whose chief concern is an adequate supply of seasonal working capital can hardly be measured by the same standards applied to a distressed company seeking immediate cash availability. Consequently, Carpediem equates performance with what it means to the concerns of individual clients: how well our services meet their stated requirements.

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