FINAI BRIDGE
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The 100-Day Mandate

A concentrated value-creation programme that converts trapped working capital into attributable, defensible EBITDA for PE-backed businesses.

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Overview

What this engagement delivers

When a sponsor needs to move the number, speed and credibility matter as much as the size of the prize. This mandate targets the working-capital levers with the highest confidence of release, executes them alongside your finance and operations teams, and documents every dollar so the improvement survives buyer and lender diligence.

The challenge it solves

  • Working capital is trapped across entities and no single owner sees the full cash-to-cash picture.
  • Improvements are claimed but never evidenced, so they collapse under buyer scrutiny.
  • Finance teams are stretched and need senior hands to drive the programme to completion.
Our Approach

How we work

01

Baseline with evidence

Rebuild cash-to-cash from source data so every claimed improvement starts from a verified number.

02

Prioritise by confidence

Rank levers by value, effort and likelihood of release, then agree the shortlist with the sponsor.

03

Drive execution

Work shoulder-to-shoulder with your controllers and operations leads to unblock each initiative.

04

Document for diligence

Leave a signed audit trail that a buyer, lender or auditor can follow without your team in the room.

What You Receive

Deliverables

Scope is defined up front and agreed case by case with your team.

Deliverable
What It Contains
Working-capital baseline
Entity-level cash-to-cash model with the bridge from reported to adjusted working capital.
Release map
A ranked shortlist of levers with estimated value, owner and confidence level for each.
Execution pack
Playbooks, governance cadence and escalation paths for every initiative in flight.
Evidence file
Signed-off proof of each realised improvement, formatted for buyer and lender review.
Board scorecard
A single page tracking released cash against plan for the sponsor and management.
How It Runs

The engagement, phase by phase

The sequence is fixed; the pace is agreed case by case around your priorities.

01

Diagnose

Establish the verified baseline and surface every material working-capital lever.

02

Design

Agree the release map, owners and the governance that will keep the programme on track.

03

Deploy

Execute the initiatives with your teams and clear blockers as they arise.

04

Defend

Convert improvements into evidenced, attributable EBITDA that holds through diligence.

EBITDA-linked
Every release mapped to a P&L or cash impact
Diligence-ready
Evidence built for buyers and lenders
Partner-led
Delivered by senior advisors, not juniors

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Move the number before the next diligence cycle.

A senior partner will benchmark your working capital and quantify the value at stake.

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