by Ralph Sonenshine | Jul 27, 2017
An industrial component supplier sought to take advantage of the market turmoil and acquire a struggling competitor in a related segment. After meeting internally to discuss the attractiveness of the segments and the companies, it became apparent that there were...
by Ralph Sonenshine | Jul 27, 2017
An industrial equipment supplier recently reorganized to align itself with specific market segments. Two segments of potential interest were largely unfamiliar to the Client. Thus, the Client was unsure how to approach these two new vertical markets. In the past...
by Ralph Sonenshine | Jul 27, 2017
An industrial equipment supplier was evaluating the merits of making an acquisition. The acquisition candidate of interest manufactured complementary products to the Client’s and marketed them to a strategic, underserved market segment. The acquisition price, however,...
by Ralph Sonenshine | Jul 27, 2017
An industrial equipment supplier was concerned that one of its core products was being threatened by a potential substitute that served the same markets but utilized different design. Many of the client’s largest customers were using both the client’s product and the...
by Ralph Sonenshine | Jul 27, 2017
An instrumentation supplier was evaluating the best means to enter the fast growing US oil and gas shale market. There are many potential areas to pursue, and the Client needed to choose the best plays to enter and the appropriate entry strategy. Some of the Client’s...