Services

M&A Advisory

KD Consulting is uniquely qualified to assist clients in assessing and implementing strategic acquisitions and divestitures

  • Provided advisory on over 30 acquisitions, with transaction values ranging from $20 million to $3.2 billion (closed transactions only).

  • Experience with corporate clients as well as several private equity sponsor clients.

  • Both buy-side and sell-side capabilities and experience, including offering memorandum development for selected clients.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Years of industry insight provide a creative perspective that anticipates category developments and maximizes strategic and financial value

STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE   Rapidly unlocks the value promised in the transaction and uncovers opportunities that others might not recognize 
FLEXIBLE AND
RESPONSIVE
Proven success working with senior management, as well as external company advisors, at each stage of the strategy development and integration processes
OBJECTIVE Sound decision making based on facts, analyses, and informed judgment, not emotions
EASY TO WORK WITH A collaborative approach to working with clients that ensures internal buy-in and establishes momentum for growth initiatives

Types of Projects Offered:

  • Acquisition search and screening
  • Candidate identification and evaluation
  • Due diligence
  • Merger integration
  • Offering memorandum development

Growth Strategy Efforts
 

We help clients develop effective, profitable growth strategies based on the market forces affecting their businesses

We believe that food and packaged goods companies must have an external perspective to develop strategies for profitable growth. Our framework for strategy development is based on what we call "The Four Cs"—Consumers, Customers, Competitors, and Capabilities. It is an outward-looking approach that is driven by a fact-based understanding of the market forces that determine business success.

Upon this framework KD Strategy Consulting has built a strong foundation of core capabilities to meet the specific needs of clients in the food and consumer packaged goods industries.

 

Types of Projects Offered:

  • Portfolio strategy
  • Business unit strategy
  • Brand strategy
  • New product platform strategies
  • Strategic plan development

Targeted Strategic Advisory

Often a client requires more targeted assistance as an input to a larger strategy development process.  We are happy to provide point solutions in those situations, including projects such as:

  • Business modeling
  • Market assessment
  • Competitive assessment : Understanding the objectives, strategies, capabilities, and economics of competitors to develop strategies for long-term success.
  • Consumer insights : Leveraging proprietary consumer research to help clients better understand their brands through consumers' eyes and realize their full potential