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OPE PARTS MANUFACTURER
Customer & Market Due Diligence Of OPE Parts Manufacturer: Establishing Complex Market Dynamics And Target’s Competitive Positioning

Conducted 3-week customer & market due diligence to establish:  market dynamics and outlook for the OPE parts market; the target’s reputation/competitive positioning with OEMs and retailers; and the target’s growth opportunities in the retail, professional, and E-Commerce channels. To this end, Gotham:  conducted 7 “warm introduction” and 41 anonymous customer interviews; conducted 2,075 online consumer panel surveys with OPE users to gain insights into OPE user demographics, usage patterns, buying behavior, brand recognition, and shifts during COVID pandemic; and built a market sizing model. With the clarity and insights we provided, the client became comfortable with target’s market position and growth opportunity and successfully closed the add-on acquisition.

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Home Appliance Manufacturer
Customer & Market Due Diligence of Premium Home Appliance Manufacturer:  Analyzing Retail Expansion Opportunities in Key States and Establishing Competitive Threats in Market Sub-segment

Conducted Customer & Market Due Diligence to pin down the geographic expansion opportunities and competitive dynamics in the premium home appliance market. Interviewed 150+ store managers at specialty appliance retailers and distributors in key states to validate and prioritize post-acquisition expansion plans, developed a robust state-level fact base on the overall demand for the target’s appliance sub-segment utilizing government, industry, and company data, and prioritized geographies.  Based on Gotham’s findings, PE client successfully proceeded with the acquisition.

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Household Products Company
Delivery Performance Improvements at Leading Household Products Company: Turning Around Warehouse and Customer Service Performance

Helped turn around a problematic distribution operation that was creating service problems with leading retailers. Developed standard operating procedures for basic warehouse functions, including inventory transactions, pick/pack/ship operation, cycle counting, and quality audits. Revamped the warehouse organization structure and instituted measurement and tracking to monitor performance. HomeCo now a top 10 supplier to the largest U.S. retailers.

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Supplier of Synthetic Fiber for Nonwovens
Customer & Market Due Diligence Of Leading Supplier Of Synthetic Fiber For Nonwovens: Establishing Competitive Positioning/Margin Sustainability

Conducted a 2-phased customer & market due diligence to establish target's competitive positioning and margin sustainability. To this end, Gotham:  conducted 86 anonymous and “warm introduction” customer interviews; analyzed target’s customer base to establish where target competes within the synthetic fiber market; established target’s addressable market size/share and growth outlook in multiple end-markets; built a global synthetic fiber capacity and manufacturer-to-distributor product flow picture by fiber type, and profiled key manufacturers and distributors and established their market shares. Gotham’s assessment provided a comprehensive, fact-based view on the target’s competitive positioning, margin sustainability, and end-market growth outlook, allowing our client to successfully close the deal.

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PRESSURE SENSITIVE LABEL COMPANY
Customer & Market Due Diligence Of Pressure Sensitive Label Company: Deciphering COVID-driven Customer Growth Outlook

Conducted a 3-week customer & market due diligence to establish:  the growth outlook for the target’s key customers benefitting from COVID-driven demand; pressure sensitive label market dynamics; and the target’s competitive positioning.  To this end, Gotham:  built market sizing models forecasting COVID impact; conducted 27 interviews with target’s customers and competitors; developed growth outlooks for target’s key customers; and established pressure sensitive label market dynamics, key trends; and competitive landscape. Our client was able to move forward on its bid with confidence and successfully closed the transaction.

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Food, Personal, and Home Care Products Manufacturer
Operational Due Diligence Of Family-owned Food, Personal, And Home Care Products Manufacturer: Rapidly Establishing Manufacturing Outsourcing Economics And Requirements

Conducted rapid operational due diligence to establish manufacturing outsourcing economics at a family-owned food, personal care, and home care products manufacturer. Gotham quickly:  built a bottom-up view of the target’s cost structure, current product costs, co-pack costs, and organization structure; conducted plant walkthrough and interviewed operations management; and interviewed companies in food and personal care products outsourcing. We established that outsourcing economics are slightly favorable as logistics and G&A would generate sufficient savings to more than offset a slight increase in food manufacturing cost. As our assessment indicated higher costs and risks associated with outsourcing food products, our client successfully pursued a restructured transaction of carving out personal and home care brands and products.

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