Consulting
Experienced financial and commercial expertise to support or augment the boardroom during times of challenge, change or transition.
Whether it's event or objective driven, we add heft to help navigate a fundraising, integrate an acquisition, deal with a work-out situation or mentor a less experienced finance director. MagicDust. can enable leadership to focus on the business. Our approach is to be a team player, proactive and analytical with the right blend of :
-
Expert levels of financial acumen, able to provide effective Board leadership in M&A, Systems & Technology, Operations, Risk Management & Insurance and Legal areas;
-
Project Management and Stakeholder relations skills tested in the most challenging corporate environments;
-
Strong IFRS, US GAAP and Financial Reporting and Corporate Taxes ability;
-
High Emotional Intelligence and expert oral and written communication skills honed at Board level
Complex Organisational Change
MagicDust. brings together decades of experience working to help businesses set growth strategies and achieve bold ambitions across borders.
We have deep sector expertise in Technology, Healthcare, Energy & Natural Resources, Hospitality & Leisure, Food & Drink, Building Products and Construction & Real Estate and a particular regional reach into the UK, MENA and LatAm. Whether it's forming powerful partnerships, joint ventures, capital raising or project diligence, the expertise of our people and depth of our connections will enable sound decision making in unfamiliar market surroundings.
Market Solutions
When game changing corporate events like M&A, corporate restructuring or Capital Market activity take place, Boards need advisors company-side that put senior people in the room every step. MagicDust free company leadership to lead whilst the critical transaction path is managed by us.
As part of an IPO process, we have specialisation working company-side in IPO Programme Management, Financial Position, Prospects & Procedures (FPPP), Working Capital projection preparation, GAAP conversions and HFI preparation. We are the point of contact for the Reporting Accountant and manage all the key stakeholders, taking the strain from a stretched management team.
During M&A, we work as an extension to the Board to prepare forecasts and scenarios and work with lenders, investors and advisors. After a deal is done, we have experience in helping to integrate the transaction, harmonising policies, processes and systems.
Transactions & Capital Markets
Tailored Governance Solutions. To manage Risk, create Resilience, maintain Security and provide Assurance.
Regulatory requirements and stakeholder demands have never been higher. Directors' duties towards preventing Fraud are expanding and the consequences of flawed decision-making, weak controls or security vulnerabilities can be existential. Smart businesses are continually assessing whether the risk control framework is strong enough to prevent high loss events.
MagicDust. specialise in designing and implementing what's needed to achieve strong governance and control and sustain organisational resilience.
Our work with clients includes Sarbanes-Oxley readiness, protection against cyber security breaches and loss of data and preventing and responding to threats against people and key assets.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
MagicDust. deploy seasoned change specialists with a track record of delivering outstanding finance function performance improvements.
Our focus is delivery of enhanced performance through design and implementation of improved finance function performance and efficiency. We work to ensure positive finance function consequences from acquisitions and disposals, in cost optimisation, enhanced management information and stronger and more effective controls.