Government Services
Customer & Market Due Diligence Of Water Well Services Provider: Establishing Market Dynamics And Growth Outlook
Conducted a 3-week customer & market due diligence to establish the competitive differentiation and validate the growth opportunities of the target. To this end, Gotham: created a robust market sizing model establishing the current inventory of wells as well as a drilling forecast segmented by end-market; conducted interviews with municipal and C&I water well customers and government agencies; established the competitive landscape and market share of key players; and uncovered attractive geographic, service line, and end-market expansion opportunities. Gotham’s assessment armed our client with a solid understanding of market dynamics/growth outlook and the target’s reputation/competitive positioning, allowing our client to pursue the transaction with confidence.
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Customer & Market Due Diligence Of Wastewater Treatment Equipment Manufacturer: Establishing Demand Outlook And Growth Opportunities
Conducted an early Phase I 2-week customer & market due diligence to establish demand outlook and target's growth opportunities. To this end, Gotham: established WWTP equipment needs and treatment technologies; conducted 44 anonymous interviews with municipalities; established capital/O&M spending outlook in the municipal wastewater treatment market; built a comprehensive database of WWTP equipment vendors and products; performed an in-depth WWTP equipment assessment to identify equipment categories for expansion and potential acquisition candidates. Gotham’s assessment of the target’s competitive positioning and growth opportunity in the WWTP equipment market allowed our client to move forward in the auction process with confidence.
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Operations Improvements at Multi-disciplinary Engineering Services Firm: Improving Profitability and Revenue Performance
Conducted a 6-week operations assessment to turn around the company’s margin performance and position it for a successful exit in 2-3 years’ time. Analyzed historical project and employee utilization performance; developed target staffing leverage model; and created target business development model to improve efficiency of business development effort while driving profitable revenue growth. Our detailed assessment gave our client a solid understanding and roadmap of the levers to achieve the target margin performance (5-7% points growth); client requested Gotham to provide ongoing support through quarterly performance audits.
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Customer & Market Due Diligence Of FDA Compliance Services Provider: Establishing Competitive Positioning And Growth Outlook
Conducted a 2-week customer & market due diligence to establish the FDA supply chain compliance services map/market size, the target’s value proposition/competitive positioning, and growth opportunities through service line expansion. To this end, Gotham: deciphered the complexity and evolution of food safety regulations; conducted interviews with food importers, exporters, and FDA officials; developed a bottom-up market sizing model; and established the competitive landscape of player segment offering U.S. Agent services and new entrants to food safety services. Gotham’s assessment armed our client with a solid understanding of market dynamics/growth outlook and the target’s reputation/competitive positioning, allowing our client to proceed with confidence to aggressively pursue the deal.
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Customer & Market Due Diligence Of Testing Instrument Supplier To Government Agencies: Establishing Use Cases and International Expansion Opportunity
Conducted a 3-week customer & market due diligence to establish the market and competitive dynamics of a niche testing instrument serving government agencies (defense, intelligence, and law enforcement) and quantify the target’s international and domestic growth opportunities. To this end, Gotham: built a bottom-up country-level market sizing model; conducted interviews with users, distributors, and competitors; and conducted research to pin down use cases, technology, and competitive dynamics. Gotham’s fact-based analysis of the market, the target’s competitive positioning, and the target’s growth opportunities provided our client with the confidence to move forward and successfully close the deal.
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Customer & Market Due Diligence Of Engineering Consulting Firm: Validating Market Opportunity To Create A Super-regional Player
Conducted a 4-week customer & market due diligence of an engineering consulting firm to confirm that the target was a solid platform with acquisition targets available to create a super-regional player. To this end, Gotham: conducted 100+ interviews and 100+ online surveys with engineering services customers; built a bottom-up market sizing model using Dodge construction activity data to establish market growth trends and market share by end-market and state; backtested the target’s sales mix to determine potential impact of a recession on the target’s business; and analyzed over 1,475 engineering services firms to identify 110 potential acquisition targets. Gotham’s comprehensive assessment provided our client with the facts and comfort level necessary to compete aggressively in a hotly-contested auction.
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