Brief HistoryEMC – originally called Eastbourne Management Consultants Ltd – was formed in 1989 by experienced local businessman and former Accountant of the Year Nik Askaroff to fill a gap in the market for practical hands-on support and mentoring for the owner/directors of SMEs. Within three years…
Brief History EMC – originally called Eastbourne Management Consultants Ltd – was formed in 1989 by experienced local businessman and former Accountant of the Year Nik Askaroff to fill a gap in the market for practical hands-on support and mentoring for the owner/directors of SMEs. Within three years the team had grown to include sales, marketing, production, financial direction, turnaround and corporate finance specialists assisting with one-off projects or providing part-time retained Board-level support. The concept was dubbed the 'mobile boardroom' by the Financial Times and the members of our team were early adopters of a portfolio career that is now much more widespread. The name was changed to EMC Management Consultants Ltd in the late 1990s as the business expanded across the region. At the same time, we created EMC Corporate Finance Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary) to recognise that transactions such as selling and buying businesses and raising capital had become a significant part of our offering. EMC Today With offices in Eastbourne, Brighton& Hove, Maidstone, Crawley and Chichester, our operations now cover all of Kent and Sussex as well as large parts of Surrey and Hampshire. We look to minimise our overheads and keep our fee levels highly competitive and flexible. Our offices are small and most of the team run home offices when not with clients. Our fee structure is not rigid and each team member has the scope to agree mutually acceptable contract fees and structure. The team has grown and evolved over the years. It still includes specialists from all of the professional disciplines - finance, sales, marketing, strategic IT management, production and so on - but now also has people with particular sector-specific skills and experience such as construction, media and education. While the offering has broadened, the core principle remains the same: We are a high-level, experienced resource for SME owner/managers who require project or part-time assistance without having to worry about recruiting or funding a permanent resource. Several of the team are experienced in business sales, and we have helped to create a significant number of millionaires in our time. This has been achieved through a mix of hands-on business advice during the development years as well as handling the owner exit where we are able to use our strong working knowledge of the business to good advantage.
EMC is the South East's leading independent corporate finance firm. Our expert team have been advising sellers and buyers of businesses in the region for more than 20 years and have well over 100 years of corporate finance experience between them. We offer clients the sort of in-depth knowledge usually only expected to be found in City-based finance houses... but at affordable regional rates! We have worked on everything from straightforward bank refinancing projects to the most complex international debt restructuring deals with listed companies. Several of our team specialise in distressed situations and we have a database of private investors looking for business opportunities. Since our formation in 1989, we have helped almost 300 private business owners to reap the maximum reward from their years of hard work once they've made the decision to exit. Many have become multi-millionaires as a result. We have also advised on and negotiated hundreds of company mergers, acquisitions, buy-outs and buy-ins. Many of these have been during difficult economic times. The current economic conditions offer as many opportunities as threats for those prepared to seek them out. With many companies struggling to survive the turbulence, there are potentially rich pickings to be had, particularly by companies holding cash. Typical transactions fall within the £2m - £100m range, but our team has plenty of experience of working on and arranging deals with significantly larger values.
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Sectors EMC Management Consultants serves:
Manufacturing
Business Services
Consumer Services
Distribution
Industrials
Media
Retail
Technology
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