Author Archives: Matt Smith

Important Questions to ask Before Making an Acquisition

You are considering buying a company but is it really the right move for your business?  Before embarking on an acquisition, there are a series of questions we ask our clients before they ‘deep dive’ into the process. Why buy this company and why buy it now? Is there a market/opportunity that makes this acquisition essential? Is this a compelling target? What is their uniqueness? Have you looked at other products/providers? … Continue reading →

DEAL ALERT Corporate Finance Adviser for Biologicals Client

DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT Corporate  Finance Adviser, Isosceles Finance is delighted to announce that their client, Ridgeway Biologicals (a leading supplier of autogenous vaccines for production animals and aquaculture) has been acquired by (https://idt-biologika.com/) IDT Biologika.  The transaction completed on 1st January, 2017.  Isosceles acted as exclusive corporate finance adviser to the management team and shareholders of Ridgeway Biologicals. Isosceles’ blend of corporate finance and accounting skills proved invaluable “We are excited … Continue reading →

DEAL ALERT Isosceles advises insightsoftware.com, Inc. on acquisition

DEAL ALERT Isosceles Finance is pleased to announce their client, insightsoftware.com, Inc. (provider of Hubble solutions) has acquired Antivia, a business intelligence (BI) software company and developer of the fast dashboard and information application creation solution, DecisionPointTM. Isosceles acted as exclusive finance and HR adviser to insightsoftware.com, Inc. What did insightsoftware.com, Inc. and Antivia say about the deal? This acquisition will expand insightsoftware.com’s market reach beyond the Oracle and JD Edwards Enterprise … Continue reading →

How do you scale a small business into a larger business?

In my discussions with our clients, I often use a boat as an analogy for a company.  Scaling a small business is a journey.  Much depends on the team within the boat and success is a destination that not every boat reaches. In my analogy, I equate the difference between small companies that stay small and those that go on to become much larger as the difference between a rowing … Continue reading →

DEAL ALERT Isosceles advises BackOffice Associates on acquisition

DEAL ALERT Isosceles Finance is pleased to announce their client, BackOffice Associates (a worldwide leader of information governance and data modernisation solutions), has acquired Comprise IT, a U.K. consulting firm specialising in helping enterprises adopt SAP’s Business Suite 4 SAP HANA.  Isosceles acted as exclusive finance advisor to BackOffice Associates.  The transaction closed on 20th April, 2016. BackOffice Associates’ acquisition of CompriseIT is the latest initiative in strengthening the information … Continue reading →

Can a tired venture capital-backed business be revitalised?

In his blog we give our thoughts on how to revitalise a venture capital-backed business Being a venture capital firm must be one of the toughest jobs going – they are as popular as a traffic warden who used to be an investment banker. Their odds of success are no more than one or two projects in ten. Although they perform as much due diligence as possible, they still rely … Continue reading →

How to Manage your Investor

Copious amounts of advice is available regarding how to manage one’s investment, but next to nothing about how to manage one’s investor and yet this person can add significantly more to your business than just cash. Insight and perspective Your investor is potentially an incredibly valuable resource to your business.  Keeping your investor on side, and getting the most out of them, requires careful thought and management. You can’t fire … Continue reading →

Entrepreneur in the spotlight: Mike O’Connell

60 Seconds with Mike O’Connell, entrepreneur and CEO of Isosceles Mike O’Connell is CEO of Isosceles.  In founding Isosceles, he wanted to give growing companies access to great finance, accounting and HR people to support their growth and help them achieve a successful exit. Mike is also a non-exec director on four boards (two TechTrack 100 companies). Guilty pleasure? 5-a-side football on a Monday evening. The best things in life … Continue reading →

Good budgeting and planning is more than just financials

Every business management theory book, since the emergence of spreadsheets, highlights the importance of budgeting and planning but I am still surprised at how few small and medium sized companies budget or plan sufficiently. There is nothing more likely to accelerate business success than a coherent and accurate financial plan. On the flip side, nothing is more likely to jeopardise your business than the lack of a strong plan. Why then … Continue reading →

Why every business needs a modern finance director

Estimated reading time 8:00 minutes (but worth it!) As a supplier of FD Services, we often meet potential clients who are not entirely sure what a modern finance director does, or why they need one.   “I have a financial controller who is more than capable of producing a good, timely set of management accounts, what would a finance director add?” The modern finance director has changed, no longer are they … Continue reading →

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