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Tax Challenges for Social Media Influencers & Podcasters – How Vine Advisors Can Help

The rise of social media has created a booming industry of influencers and podcasters who generate revenue through various digital […]

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Litigation Support, Subject Matter Expert and Expert Witness Services

Litigation Support, Subject Matter Expert and Expert Witness Services

Vine Advisors offers Litigation Support and Expert Witness Services to the legal and litigation community.  With rare expertise in commodity […]

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Vine Advisors: Fuels that Power the Future

Vine Advisors: Fuels that Power the Future

Introduction Hydrogen, both as a pure gas and feedstock for industrial processes and refineries, has existed for years. The focus […]

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Vine Advisors Uplisting small & microcap companies

Vine Advisors Uplisting small & microcap companies

Exploring the benefits and challenges for listed public companies to “uplist” to major stock exchanges like the NASDAQ or NYSE. […]

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Attestation Case Studies

Public Telecom Company

Public Telecom Company

Service Type: Assurance Project: Financial Statement Review Context: Our client needed a review of their quarterly and annual filings prior […]

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Not-for-Profit Real Estate Organization

Not-for-Profit Real Estate Organization

Service Type: Assurance Project: Financial Statement Audit Context: Our client needed an audit of their financial statements before fundraising efforts. […]

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Not-for-Profit Organization

Not-for-Profit Organization

Service Type: Assurance Project: Financial Statement Review Context: Our client needed a review of their financial statements. Approach & Results: […]

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Digital & Analytics/Digital Transformation Case Studies

Liquid Natural Gas Company

Liquid Natural Gas Company

Service Type: Data Analytics Project: PMO Support Context: Our client required assistance with the selection of trading, risk, logistics, and […]

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Global Trading Organization

Global Trading Organization

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Commodity Business in Transition to Improved Risk System Context: Our client was […]

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Natural Gas and Oil Trading Business

Natural Gas and Oil Trading Business

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Client Experiencing Operational Risks in Daily Risk Processes Context: Our client was […]

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Mergers & Acquisitions Case Studies

The art (and science) of breaking into the American market

The art (and science) of breaking into the American market

Service Type: Deal Sourcing Project: Vendor Acquisition Strategy and Execution Introduction With our expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions in the […]

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Private Equity Backed Energy Services

Private Equity Backed Energy Services

Service Type: Post Merger Integration Project: Post-Acquisition Audit Support Services Context: Our client was required to undergo a post-acquisition audit […]

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Online Education Company

Online Education Company

Project: Consolidation Context: Our client needed assistance completing several acquisitions. Approach & Results: We assisted the company evaluating value-acquisition candidates […]

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Non-Attestation Case Studies

Tax Challenges for Social Media Influencers & Podcasters – How Vine Advisors Can Help

Tax Challenges for Social Media Influencers & Podcasters – How Vine Advisors Can Help

The rise of social media has created a booming industry of influencers and podcasters who generate revenue through various digital […]

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Privately-Held Tax Practice

Privately-Held Tax Practice

Service Type: Income Tax and Tax Services Project: Tax Book Acquisition Context: Our client, owner of a privately held boutique […]

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Numerous Clients Across Varying Industries

Numerous Clients Across Varying Industries

Service Type: Compilations / Booking Project: Bookkeeping and Tax Return Preparation and Filing Context: Our clients requested both bookkeeping and […]

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Risk & Financial Advisory Case Studies

Commodity Procurement, Asset Optimization, and Risk Management

Commodity Procurement, Asset Optimization, and Risk Management

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement, and Trading Project:  Commodity trading, Asset Optimization, and Risk Management Mandate Context:  Our client, a prominent […]

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Food and Ingredient Manufacturer with Commodity Supply Chain

Food and Ingredient Manufacturer with Commodity Supply Chain

Service Type: Governance, Strategy and Operations Project: End-to-End ERP and Commodity Management System Mandate Context:  A privately-held manufacturer of foodstuffs […]

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Renewables Fuels and Natural Gas Supplier

Renewables Fuels and Natural Gas Supplier

Service Type:  Marketing, Procurement and Trading  Project: Commodity Value-at-Risk and Risk Management C/ETRM Mandate  Context:  A large privately-held trader and […]

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Strategy & Corporate Finance Case Studies

NYSE-Listed Software Company

NYSE-Listed Software Company

Service Type: Valuation Context: The board retained us to provide an independent third-party valuation of the firm to help resolve […]

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PE Portfolio Companies

PE Portfolio Companies

Service Type: Valuation Project: Consolidation Context: Management hired us for valuation support in connection with the combination and intended IPO […]

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NASDAQ-Listed Specialty Refining Company

NASDAQ-Listed Specialty Refining Company

Context: We were hired to evaluate the assets of a special-purpose vehicle created in a transaction with a private investor […]

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Attestation

Public Telecom Company

Public Telecom Company

Service Type: Assurance Project: Financial Statement Review Context: Our client needed a review of their quarterly and annual filings prior […]

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Not-for-Profit Real Estate Organization

Not-for-Profit Real Estate Organization

Service Type: Assurance Project: Financial Statement Audit Context: Our client needed an audit of their financial statements before fundraising efforts. […]

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Not-for-Profit Organization

Not-for-Profit Organization

Service Type: Assurance Project: Financial Statement Review Context: Our client needed a review of their financial statements. Approach & Results: […]

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Digital

Liquid Natural Gas Company

Liquid Natural Gas Company

Service Type: Data Analytics Project: PMO Support Context: Our client required assistance with the selection of trading, risk, logistics, and […]

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Global Trading Organization

Global Trading Organization

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Commodity Business in Transition to Improved Risk System Context: Our client was […]

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Natural Gas and Oil Trading Business

Natural Gas and Oil Trading Business

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Client Experiencing Operational Risks in Daily Risk Processes Context: Our client was […]

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Private Equity Investor

Private Equity Investor

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Required KPI Reporting Context: Our client, an owner of a commodity business, […]

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Private Equity Backed Physical Commodity Business

Private Equity Backed Physical Commodity Business

Service Type: Data Analytics Project: Data Integration Context: Our client’s inability to access operational and risk data created issues for […]

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Multi-Commodity Trading Business

Multi-Commodity Trading Business

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitative Solutions Project: Multiple Systems and Spreadsheets Created Operational Risk Context: Our client had messy […]

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Physical Oil Trader

Physical Oil Trader

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitative Solutions Project: Predictive Analytics Context: Our client wanted to hedge its exposure while barrels […]

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Retail Electric Provider

Retail Electric Provider

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Retail Electric Load Forecasting Context: Our client needed to manage its purchases […]

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Natural Gas Midstream Services Company

Natural Gas Midstream Services Company

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Forecasting Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Context: Our client needed to forecast the […]

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Independent Power Producer

Independent Power Producer

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: Potential Future Credit Exposure (PFCE) Context: Our client was expanding their service […]

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International Oil Company

International Oil Company

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitive Solutions Project: VAR Calculation Context: A client with significant trading and marketing operations in […]

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M&A

The art (and science) of breaking into the American market

The art (and science) of breaking into the American market

Service Type: Deal Sourcing Project: Vendor Acquisition Strategy and Execution Introduction With our expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions in the […]

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Private Equity Backed Energy Services

Private Equity Backed Energy Services

Service Type: Post Merger Integration Project: Post-Acquisition Audit Support Services Context: Our client was required to undergo a post-acquisition audit […]

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Online Education Company

Online Education Company

Project: Consolidation Context: Our client needed assistance completing several acquisitions. Approach & Results: We assisted the company evaluating value-acquisition candidates […]

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U.S. Manufacturing Company

U.S. Manufacturing Company

Service Type: Post Merger Integration Project: Post-Transaction Readiness and Integration Context: Our client needed post-integration support as a result of […]

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Physical Commodity Holding Company

Physical Commodity Holding Company

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: M&A Due Diligence Support Context: Our client was actively investing its private equity […]

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Oil Products Pipeline and Transportation Business

Oil Products Pipeline and Transportation Business

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Physical Contracts with Embedded Options/M&A Due Diligence Context: Our client targeted a supplier […]

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Grain Elevator and Merchandising Businesses

Grain Elevator and Merchandising Businesses

Service Type: Post-Merger Integration Project: Post-Merger Integration Context: A private equity sponsor purchased five grain elevator businesses that all had […]

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Grain Elevator and Merchandising Businesses

Grain Elevator and Merchandising Businesses

Service Type: Post-Merger Integration Project: Post-Merger Integration Context: A private equity sponsor purchased a grain elevator business that had a […]

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Non-Attestation

Tax Challenges for Social Media Influencers & Podcasters – How Vine Advisors Can Help

Tax Challenges for Social Media Influencers & Podcasters – How Vine Advisors Can Help

The rise of social media has created a booming industry of influencers and podcasters who generate revenue through various digital […]

Read More

Privately-Held Tax Practice

Privately-Held Tax Practice

Service Type: Income Tax and Tax Services Project: Tax Book Acquisition Context: Our client, owner of a privately held boutique […]

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Numerous Clients Across Varying Industries

Numerous Clients Across Varying Industries

Service Type: Compilations / Booking Project: Bookkeeping and Tax Return Preparation and Filing Context: Our clients requested both bookkeeping and […]

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Publicly Traded Field Services Company

Publicly Traded Field Services Company

Service Type: Accounting Project: Accounting and bookkeeping services Context: Our client needed urgent bookkeeping and general accounting services due to […]

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Chemical Manufacturing Company

Chemical Manufacturing Company

Service Type: CAO / Controller Services Project: Inventory Management Services Context: Our client needed assistance evaluating their production costing method […]

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Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company

Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company

Service Type: Income Tax Services Project: Property Tax Accrual Review Context: Our client needed a review of their property tax […]

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Oil and Gas Manufacturer

Oil and Gas Manufacturer

Service Type: Technical Accounting Project: Accounting Function Review Context: Our client needed a review of their financial records to prepare […]

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Merchandising Company

Merchandising Company

Service Type: CAO / Controller Services Project: Financial Close Process Improvement Context: Our client needed assistance understanding the process and […]

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Private Investment Banker

Private Investment Banker

Service Type: CAO/ Controller Services Project: Internal Controls – Private Context: Our client needed assistance understanding and documenting the accounting […]

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Oil and Gas Exploration Service Company

Oil and Gas Exploration Service Company

Service Type: Technical Accounting Project: Technical Accounting Consulting Context: A company needed assistance with technical accounting research and documentation of […]

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U.S. Oil and Gas Service Company

U.S. Oil and Gas Service Company

Project: Technical Accounting Consulting Context: A company needed assistance with correcting accounting for a failed sale-leaseback transaction. Approach & Results: […]

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Financial Service Company

Financial Service Company

Project: Technical Accounting Consulting Context: Company needed assistance with technical accounting research and documentation of accounting positions on numerous transactions […]

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Privately-Held Manufacturing Business

Privately-Held Manufacturing Business

Service Type: Compilations/Simple Cycle Accounting Project: Investment Growth Capital Context: Our client, with complex manufacturing and inventory accounting cycles, was […]

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Risk & Financial Advisory

Commodity Procurement, Asset Optimization, and Risk Management

Commodity Procurement, Asset Optimization, and Risk Management

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement, and Trading Project:  Commodity trading, Asset Optimization, and Risk Management Mandate Context:  Our client, a prominent […]

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Food and Ingredient Manufacturer with Commodity Supply Chain

Food and Ingredient Manufacturer with Commodity Supply Chain

Service Type: Governance, Strategy and Operations Project: End-to-End ERP and Commodity Management System Mandate Context:  A privately-held manufacturer of foodstuffs […]

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Renewables Fuels and Natural Gas Supplier

Renewables Fuels and Natural Gas Supplier

Service Type:  Marketing, Procurement and Trading  Project: Commodity Value-at-Risk and Risk Management C/ETRM Mandate  Context:  A large privately-held trader and […]

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Public E&P Company

Public E&P Company

Service Type: Governance, Strategy & Operations Project: Internal Controls – Sarbanes-Oxley Context: Our client needed to document and evaluate internal […]

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A Leading Bulk Commodity Trading Solutions Provider

A Leading Bulk Commodity Trading Solutions Provider

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement & Trading Project: Global Commodity Trading Expansion Context: Our client needed a business case to present […]

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A Global Bulk Commodity Trading Solutions Provider

A Global Bulk Commodity Trading Solutions Provider

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement & Trading Project: Risk Infrastructure and CTRM Implementation Context: Our client needed assistance to review its […]

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Global Investment Bank

Global Investment Bank

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement & Trading Project: Physical and Financial Energy Business Growth Context: Our client needed to expand its […]

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Large North American Public Utility

Large North American Public Utility

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement & Trading Project: Renewable Energy Credit Trading Context: Our client needed to identify and define REC […]

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Investor Owned Utility

Investor Owned Utility

Service Type: Marketing, Procurement & Trading Project: Enterprise Risk Management Assessment Context: Our client was unable to start an ERM […]

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Federal Power Authority

Federal Power Authority

Service Type: Enterprise Transformation Project: Enterprise Risk Management Assessment Context: Our client was unclear on performing an Enterprise Risk Assessment […]

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North American Public Utility

North American Public Utility

Service Type: Enterprise Transformation Project: Enterprise Risk Management Assessment Context: Our client’s Business Unit ERM program was divergent from its […]

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North American Power & Natural Gas Company

North American Power & Natural Gas Company

Service Type: Enterprise Transformation Project: Comprehensive ERM Assessment Context: Our client had unclear ERM capabilities. Approach & Results: Approach: We […]

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U.S. Based Mining Company

U.S. Based Mining Company

Service Type: Enterprise Risk Management Project: Enterprise Risk Management Program Design Context: Our client lacked an ERM program. Though familiar […]

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U.S. Based Coal Mining Company

U.S. Based Coal Mining Company

Service Type: Enterprise Risk Management Project: Enterprise Risk Management Program Design Context: Our client had only basic risk qualification measures […]

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Natural Gas Production Company

Natural Gas Production Company

Service Type: Governance, Strategy and Operations Project: Evaluation and Reconfiguring of ETRM Book Structure Context: Our client was in the […]

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Investor in an Oil and Gas Exploration

Investor in an Oil and Gas Exploration

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Creation of Upstream Hedging Strategy Context: A client operating in a unique geography […]

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Fortune 500 Company

Fortune 500 Company

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Development of Green Power Mandate Context: A client with a sustainable procurement mandate […]

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Private Equity Fund

Private Equity Fund

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Risk Management of Long Dated and Illiquid Commodity Context: This client, along with […]

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Downstream U.S. Petrochemical Complex

Downstream U.S. Petrochemical Complex

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Cross Commodity Hedging Strategy Context: This client, with multiple assets and risk-related commodity […]

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Agricultural Business

Agricultural Business

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Unexplained Performance Shortfalls and Cash Flow Issues Context: Our client, a private equity-backed […]

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Global Investment Bank

Global Investment Bank

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: PNL Explained Attribution Report Context: Our client was implementing a large-scale trading risk […]

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Global Agri-Food Business

Global Agri-Food Business

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Commercialization of LNG Conversion Context: A client faced risk management, supply chain, and […]

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Publicly Held Petrochemical Ethane-Cracker

Publicly Held Petrochemical Ethane-Cracker

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Commodity Hedging Strategy Context: Input commodity volatility was disrupting our client’s production earnings […]

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Publicly Traded U.S. Food Service Business

Publicly Traded U.S. Food Service Business

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Commodity Hedging Strategy Context: Our client faced significant energy spend and needed to […]

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Fortune 500 Food and Beverage Manufacturer

Fortune 500 Food and Beverage Manufacturer

Service Type: Physical Commodity Risk Management Project: Commodity Risk Policy Redesign Context: Our client wanted to hedge its natural gas […]

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Strategy & Corporate Finance

NYSE-Listed Software Company

NYSE-Listed Software Company

Service Type: Valuation Context: The board retained us to provide an independent third-party valuation of the firm to help resolve […]

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PE Portfolio Companies

PE Portfolio Companies

Service Type: Valuation Project: Consolidation Context: Management hired us for valuation support in connection with the combination and intended IPO […]

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NASDAQ-Listed Specialty Refining Company

NASDAQ-Listed Specialty Refining Company

Context: We were hired to evaluate the assets of a special-purpose vehicle created in a transaction with a private investor […]

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Privately-Held Manufacturing Business

Privately-Held Manufacturing Business

Service Type: CFO Services Project: Working Capital Strategy Context: A profitable twenty-year-old business with $30M in annual revenue did not […]

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Agriculture Cooperative

Agriculture Cooperative

Service Type: CFO Services Project: Enterprise Application Strategy Context: Our client had different business processes and systems across its primary […]

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Chemical Manufacturing Company

Chemical Manufacturing Company

Service Type: CFO Services Project: Outsourced CFO/Controller Context: Our client needed senior financial management support skilled at business operational finance. […]

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US Agriculture Processing and Marketing Company

US Agriculture Processing and Marketing Company

Project: Restructured Credit Facilities Context: Our client needed assistance evaluating and restructuring its current working capital and credit lines. Approach […]

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Grain Elevator and Merchandising Businesses

Grain Elevator and Merchandising Businesses

Service Type: Data Analytics and Quantitative Solutions Project: Development of Risk Reporting and Accounting Context: Our Mid-South client was developing […]

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U.S. Manufacturing Company

U.S. Manufacturing Company

Service Type: Valuation Project: Valuing Contingent Consideration Context: Subsequent to an acquisition, our client required assistance valuing an EBITDA-based contingent […]

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Manufacturing Business

Manufacturing Business

Service Type: CFO Services Project: Complete SBA Disaster Loan Application Context: Our client requested help completing the U.S. Small Business […]

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Physical Commodity Marketing Business

Physical Commodity Marketing Business

Service Type: CFO Services Project: Credit Advisory Context: Our client requested help obtaining inventory repurchase financing for its commodity inventory. […]

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Commodity Business

Commodity Business

Service Type: Valuation Project: Storage Valuation Context: Our client needed support creating a natural gas storage valuation model for their […]

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Private Equity Investor

Private Equity Investor

Service Type: CFO Services Project: Fractional CFO Context: Our client needed a Fractional CFO to manage the financial, technology, and […]

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