our clients SPEAK FOR US
SALE
Boston Partners advised and executed on behalf of Beede the sale of the company. In this process they carefully targeted strategic acquisition opportunities and proactively went out and presented the value of a Beede acquisition to prospective buyers. During the due diligence phase they took care of this workload and their work and integrity during this process saved the company’s management and staff to focus on their operating roles. They also coordinated and took care of the total process involving the company lawyers and accountants. But most important was the contribution they made regarding the negotiation and deal-making that convinced and motivated the buy-side to see the upside potential and worth of a deal to pursue and make the acquisition.
The fee we paid to Boston Partners was a sound investment for us. Beede has had a very good return on the investment we made by engaging them to take care of selling the company.
Walter Pelletier, Chairman and CEO, Beede Instruments, Inc.
RESTRUCTURE AND PROFIT
Adrian Peters and his team's evaluation of the company presented a somber story. About one-third profitable business, about one-third breakeven business, and one-third losing business. However, that story came with a plan to move all our business into a profitable category. The plan focused on a clear strategic view of our business and our market, and aligning our organizational structure, our sales effort, and our operations with that strategy. Their experience with companies like ours gave them the confidence to predict a profitable turnaround if we followed their suggestions. We took the plunge and began working with them to transform the company. They were in our plant (and in our faces) for six months to help us change. We began seeing results within the first month and by the end of those six months we had posted our first profitable year in three years. In my thirty-five years in business I have never worked with a more professional and effective consulting group than with Adrian Peters and Boston Partners.
Val Zanchuck, Owner and President – Graphicast, Inc.
GROWTH & PROFIT - ADVISE NOT TO SELL
After a larger investment bank referred me to Boston Partners, I contacted them to sell a troubled company that we thought needed to be sold as soon as possible. They did their due diligence and advised us not to sell at that point in time, but rather to improve the company with ideas they had in order not only to improve the valuation , but also to make it more marketable. We followed their advice and engaged them to help us with a strategy and operating plan that proved highly successful. Today the company is not only profitable, but also growing successfully in a very difficult market. We now plan to sell the company at our own choice and at a price that we want. Boston Partners acted in our best interest all the time and we still use them to review our strategy on an ongoing basis.
Susan Dorn, Founder and CEO, Cinap, Inc.
GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Boston Partners worked with us over a two-year period during which Authoria went through a very steep growth curve as we penetrated a totally new market space and established ourselves as the market leader. We successfully transitioned the company through different life cycles. Each cycle called for a different set of tactics and priorities and Boston Partners helped us to foresee and plan for that with hard core practical ideas and tactics that contributed to our success. Boston Partners not only helped with the planning but assisted with hands-on involvement and coaching of the senior management team.
Tod Loofbourrow, Chairman, CEO and Founder, Authoria, Inc.
GROWTH AND SALE
ECS is a company that I founded. For many years we had a business that we just could not grow into the big league. Boston Partners helped us to focus the operation and leverage our strengths. We successfully built the company out and achieved significant growth and expansion of our market position, while we were able to maintain profitability and positive cash flow. This significantly increased our market attractiveness that resulted in a large capital buy-out for ourselves.
Ken Phillips, Chairman and CEO and founder of Workscape, Inc.
GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Boston Partners helped me with the development of a new strategy and business plan for Interstar that was needed to redefine the core business of the company and find a new future growth strategy. They definitely helped us raise capital under very difficult market conditions. I still make use of their advice as we move forward with what today is a profitable and growing company.
Guy Blanchette, President and CEO, Interstar Technologies, Inc.
CHANGE AND PROFIT
Adrian Peters and his team completed a fundamental review of the company and over a period of approximately fourteen months worked with all the managers here on a restructuring of the business. The results have been impressive. We are now showing good profitability during a very difficult economic time. They have a rare gift of true business acumen. They can analyze business operations and recommend courses of action that will help a company evolve into its next stage whether it be a turnaround or preparing management to face difficult decisions concerning a company’s future.
David Stabler, Owner and President – Whitney Brothers Inc.
PLAN AND SALE
I started and then operated for twenty-five years a company that designs and manufactures advanced industrial products. The company was very profitable but also disorganized and seemingly totally dependent on my knowledge and input. I wasn’t sure that it had any real sale value on its own. The Boston Partners Group was brought in to prepare my business for sale. Over a six-month period they analyzed our market position, our production processes and our management procedures. They made recommendations that would increase our market attractiveness. I was so impressed that I hired them to market the business. Again I was impressed. I know how to run my business but not how to sell it. They were very diligent in finding, contacting and selling potential buyers. The result was a quick sale at a good price. I enjoyed working with Adrian and the team every step of the way
Parker Hansel, Owner and President, Turmoil, Inc.
BUY
Having done over 17 global acquisitions, I have rarely had one go so smoothly, and it is a credit to you and your assistance that we were able to close the transaction where both sides were extremely pleased with the results. Your professionalism and willingness to work through the details and provide critical due diligence information, regardless of the time of day or day of the week, made the entire process seem effortless. I cannot say enough about the pleasure it was working with you and would not hesitate to highly recommend you and Boston Partners.
David Hickey, President and CEO, Thomas G Faria Corporation Inc.
RESTRUCTURE, NEW PRODUCTS, GROWTH, PROFIT
Boston Partners advised and assisted us over the last years in re-engineering Beede and transitioning it to a valuable company with new advanced products and an attractive market share. The situation at the company was deteriorating as each month passed and it had gotten to the point where I felt that my only option was to liquidate the company. Boston Partners and Adrian Peters first analyzed the company and looked at the financial condition as well as the products we manufactured and the markets we sold to. With fine planning that was done with tactical finesse we exited our legacy products, which generated a significant amount of cash for the company. The result was a company with a much lower cost base and a real positive cash position and a clear focus on the newer product lines. They are extremely competent and their work ethics are impressive. They tell it like it is and I always felt comfortable working with them.
Walter Pelletier, Owner and CEO, Beede Instruments Inc.
WEALTH GENERATION
When we ended August 2006 the outlook for the company was bleak, with the bank looking very hard at our financial position. We were facing the bank’s potentially calling our loan at the end of 2006. We considered liquidation, but the process was complicated and needed to be organized and monitored throughout for it to be successful. We were referred to Adrian Peters and Boston Partners. These past months have been trying, however, the liquidation process succeeded and was very successful, but only, we believe, as a result of the plan they created and thoroughly monitored.
Paul Hoeker, Owner & President – PH Precision Inc.
TURNAROUND
I wanted to take this opportunity to extend my thanks and congratulations with regard to Boston Partners’s work with Crestwoods. Through their hard work and strategic vision the company was able to turn the corner and operate profitable for the first time in a long time. As I have said more than once, - everything that could have gone right has gone right, and that hasn’t happened by accident.
Vice President – Major Bank
GROWTH AND PROFIT
We were in a tough spot as Ringmaster was facing serious growth and cash flow problems when we contacted Boston Partners to help us. They analyzed our market position and reviewed our operating strategy, after which they advised us to make very specific and practical changes to improve the business and the value of the company. Boston Partners really developed a clear operating strategy for us that helped us turn the corner. Since their involvement our sales have been growing at a rate of more than 100% year over year and we have been profitable and cash flow positive. Today we have a successful and growing business that funds its own growth and we surely can sell it at a much improved value.
Susan Dorn, CEO and Founder, Ringmaster Software, Inc.
MERGER SUPPORT
Bill worked with me at a division in France providing both managerial and technical support for the French organization. He showed great persistence and determination in working through the numerous cultural and manufacturing issues that existed. His logical and straight-forward problem solving methods combined with his technical experience and excellent communication skills earned him the respect of both the French and American teams while providing tangible results. Bill had a very positive impact on our efforts.
John Buchan, Product Manager, Autocam Corporation
GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Boston Partners successfully helped us during a very challenging time when we faced serious obstacles to finance the future growth of Essence Systems. They made a big contribution in defining a visible future strategy that involved detail product and market positioning, as well as content delivery that led to the successful raising of the capital we required for the next phase of our business.
Joel Lapointe, Chairman and Founder, Essence Systems, Inc.
RESTRUCTURE AND SALE
Boston Partners really added value to help us define a new strategy and operational plan for Astea. We subsequently restructured and successfully sold off a business line that did not fit our core operations. They also helped us with financial planning and streamlining of the operations.
Zack Bergreen, Chairman and CEO, Astea International, Inc.
NEW MARKETS AND GROWTH
Boston Partners worked with us on strategic planning and helped us to frame out many of the issues that we were dealing with. Perspective is critical in building a business and positioning it for success and Boston Partners was tremendous with their help and insight. They actually made us change some fundamental plans and formulate a clear strategy that was practical. Overall the time was well spent and I have a high regard for their value added.
Matthew Salzman, Chairman, Asset Management Solutions, Inc.
AND MORE......
Boston Partners advised and executed on behalf of Beede the sale of the company. In this process they carefully targeted strategic acquisition opportunities and proactively went out and presented the value of a Beede acquisition to prospective buyers. During the due diligence phase they took care of this workload and their work and integrity during this process saved the company’s management and staff to focus on their operating roles. They also coordinated and took care of the total process involving the company lawyers and accountants. But most important was the contribution they made regarding the negotiation and deal-making that convinced and motivated the buy-side to see the upside potential and worth of a deal to pursue and make the acquisition.
The fee we paid to Boston Partners was a sound investment for us. Beede has had a very good return on the investment we made by engaging them to take care of selling the company.
Walter Pelletier, Chairman and CEO, Beede Instruments, Inc.
RESTRUCTURE AND PROFIT
Adrian Peters and his team's evaluation of the company presented a somber story. About one-third profitable business, about one-third breakeven business, and one-third losing business. However, that story came with a plan to move all our business into a profitable category. The plan focused on a clear strategic view of our business and our market, and aligning our organizational structure, our sales effort, and our operations with that strategy. Their experience with companies like ours gave them the confidence to predict a profitable turnaround if we followed their suggestions. We took the plunge and began working with them to transform the company. They were in our plant (and in our faces) for six months to help us change. We began seeing results within the first month and by the end of those six months we had posted our first profitable year in three years. In my thirty-five years in business I have never worked with a more professional and effective consulting group than with Adrian Peters and Boston Partners.
Val Zanchuck, Owner and President – Graphicast, Inc.
GROWTH & PROFIT - ADVISE NOT TO SELL
After a larger investment bank referred me to Boston Partners, I contacted them to sell a troubled company that we thought needed to be sold as soon as possible. They did their due diligence and advised us not to sell at that point in time, but rather to improve the company with ideas they had in order not only to improve the valuation , but also to make it more marketable. We followed their advice and engaged them to help us with a strategy and operating plan that proved highly successful. Today the company is not only profitable, but also growing successfully in a very difficult market. We now plan to sell the company at our own choice and at a price that we want. Boston Partners acted in our best interest all the time and we still use them to review our strategy on an ongoing basis.
Susan Dorn, Founder and CEO, Cinap, Inc.
GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Boston Partners worked with us over a two-year period during which Authoria went through a very steep growth curve as we penetrated a totally new market space and established ourselves as the market leader. We successfully transitioned the company through different life cycles. Each cycle called for a different set of tactics and priorities and Boston Partners helped us to foresee and plan for that with hard core practical ideas and tactics that contributed to our success. Boston Partners not only helped with the planning but assisted with hands-on involvement and coaching of the senior management team.
Tod Loofbourrow, Chairman, CEO and Founder, Authoria, Inc.
GROWTH AND SALE
ECS is a company that I founded. For many years we had a business that we just could not grow into the big league. Boston Partners helped us to focus the operation and leverage our strengths. We successfully built the company out and achieved significant growth and expansion of our market position, while we were able to maintain profitability and positive cash flow. This significantly increased our market attractiveness that resulted in a large capital buy-out for ourselves.
Ken Phillips, Chairman and CEO and founder of Workscape, Inc.
GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Boston Partners helped me with the development of a new strategy and business plan for Interstar that was needed to redefine the core business of the company and find a new future growth strategy. They definitely helped us raise capital under very difficult market conditions. I still make use of their advice as we move forward with what today is a profitable and growing company.
Guy Blanchette, President and CEO, Interstar Technologies, Inc.
CHANGE AND PROFIT
Adrian Peters and his team completed a fundamental review of the company and over a period of approximately fourteen months worked with all the managers here on a restructuring of the business. The results have been impressive. We are now showing good profitability during a very difficult economic time. They have a rare gift of true business acumen. They can analyze business operations and recommend courses of action that will help a company evolve into its next stage whether it be a turnaround or preparing management to face difficult decisions concerning a company’s future.
David Stabler, Owner and President – Whitney Brothers Inc.
PLAN AND SALE
I started and then operated for twenty-five years a company that designs and manufactures advanced industrial products. The company was very profitable but also disorganized and seemingly totally dependent on my knowledge and input. I wasn’t sure that it had any real sale value on its own. The Boston Partners Group was brought in to prepare my business for sale. Over a six-month period they analyzed our market position, our production processes and our management procedures. They made recommendations that would increase our market attractiveness. I was so impressed that I hired them to market the business. Again I was impressed. I know how to run my business but not how to sell it. They were very diligent in finding, contacting and selling potential buyers. The result was a quick sale at a good price. I enjoyed working with Adrian and the team every step of the way
Parker Hansel, Owner and President, Turmoil, Inc.
BUY
Having done over 17 global acquisitions, I have rarely had one go so smoothly, and it is a credit to you and your assistance that we were able to close the transaction where both sides were extremely pleased with the results. Your professionalism and willingness to work through the details and provide critical due diligence information, regardless of the time of day or day of the week, made the entire process seem effortless. I cannot say enough about the pleasure it was working with you and would not hesitate to highly recommend you and Boston Partners.
David Hickey, President and CEO, Thomas G Faria Corporation Inc.
RESTRUCTURE, NEW PRODUCTS, GROWTH, PROFIT
Boston Partners advised and assisted us over the last years in re-engineering Beede and transitioning it to a valuable company with new advanced products and an attractive market share. The situation at the company was deteriorating as each month passed and it had gotten to the point where I felt that my only option was to liquidate the company. Boston Partners and Adrian Peters first analyzed the company and looked at the financial condition as well as the products we manufactured and the markets we sold to. With fine planning that was done with tactical finesse we exited our legacy products, which generated a significant amount of cash for the company. The result was a company with a much lower cost base and a real positive cash position and a clear focus on the newer product lines. They are extremely competent and their work ethics are impressive. They tell it like it is and I always felt comfortable working with them.
Walter Pelletier, Owner and CEO, Beede Instruments Inc.
WEALTH GENERATION
When we ended August 2006 the outlook for the company was bleak, with the bank looking very hard at our financial position. We were facing the bank’s potentially calling our loan at the end of 2006. We considered liquidation, but the process was complicated and needed to be organized and monitored throughout for it to be successful. We were referred to Adrian Peters and Boston Partners. These past months have been trying, however, the liquidation process succeeded and was very successful, but only, we believe, as a result of the plan they created and thoroughly monitored.
Paul Hoeker, Owner & President – PH Precision Inc.
TURNAROUND
I wanted to take this opportunity to extend my thanks and congratulations with regard to Boston Partners’s work with Crestwoods. Through their hard work and strategic vision the company was able to turn the corner and operate profitable for the first time in a long time. As I have said more than once, - everything that could have gone right has gone right, and that hasn’t happened by accident.
Vice President – Major Bank
GROWTH AND PROFIT
We were in a tough spot as Ringmaster was facing serious growth and cash flow problems when we contacted Boston Partners to help us. They analyzed our market position and reviewed our operating strategy, after which they advised us to make very specific and practical changes to improve the business and the value of the company. Boston Partners really developed a clear operating strategy for us that helped us turn the corner. Since their involvement our sales have been growing at a rate of more than 100% year over year and we have been profitable and cash flow positive. Today we have a successful and growing business that funds its own growth and we surely can sell it at a much improved value.
Susan Dorn, CEO and Founder, Ringmaster Software, Inc.
MERGER SUPPORT
Bill worked with me at a division in France providing both managerial and technical support for the French organization. He showed great persistence and determination in working through the numerous cultural and manufacturing issues that existed. His logical and straight-forward problem solving methods combined with his technical experience and excellent communication skills earned him the respect of both the French and American teams while providing tangible results. Bill had a very positive impact on our efforts.
John Buchan, Product Manager, Autocam Corporation
GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Boston Partners successfully helped us during a very challenging time when we faced serious obstacles to finance the future growth of Essence Systems. They made a big contribution in defining a visible future strategy that involved detail product and market positioning, as well as content delivery that led to the successful raising of the capital we required for the next phase of our business.
Joel Lapointe, Chairman and Founder, Essence Systems, Inc.
RESTRUCTURE AND SALE
Boston Partners really added value to help us define a new strategy and operational plan for Astea. We subsequently restructured and successfully sold off a business line that did not fit our core operations. They also helped us with financial planning and streamlining of the operations.
Zack Bergreen, Chairman and CEO, Astea International, Inc.
NEW MARKETS AND GROWTH
Boston Partners worked with us on strategic planning and helped us to frame out many of the issues that we were dealing with. Perspective is critical in building a business and positioning it for success and Boston Partners was tremendous with their help and insight. They actually made us change some fundamental plans and formulate a clear strategy that was practical. Overall the time was well spent and I have a high regard for their value added.
Matthew Salzman, Chairman, Asset Management Solutions, Inc.
AND MORE......