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"Our work with VDC Research enabled an efficient, detailed exploration of our investment opportunity, and put our team in an excellent position to work with the management of the company that we eventually partnered with."
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VDC's Investor Advisory services are targeted at two types of investors operating in embedded, mission critical and niche technology markets:
- Financial institutions, including private equity funds and investment banks
- Operating companies involved in merger and acquisition activity
We assist both groups in evaluating industries and markets where strong returns may exist, identifying and analyzing target companies or busines units within those industries, and performing due diligence on critical aspects of a target's operation prior to and during a transaciton. Our deep market knowledge, direct-contact primary research techniques, and market modeling capabilities enable us to provide valuable guidance on transactions of all types and size, and serve as a critical part of the offer formulation, negotiation, and post-transaction integration processes. Below please find an overivew of the three primary types of engagements we perform for our investor clients and for companies seeking to make an acquisition or pursue a strategic merger.
Engagement Type 1: Target Industry Analysis
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Embedded, mission critical and other niche technology markets are not often covered widely, or in detail, by the financial analyst community. Yet these markets often offer investors excellent opportunities to earn above average returns. VDC Research provides financial and strategic buyers with detailed, accurate, actionable industry analyses to help them clearly define, profile, anlayze, understand and project performance in an industrry they are considering investing in. | |
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Engagement Type 2: Target Investment Alternatives Analysis
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Combine limited financial analyst coverage with a complex set of forces shaping the embedded, missions critical and niche technology segments, and you have a significant need for accurate, fresh, actionable intelligence on key companies operating in these segments. These segments are made up of niches, and an investment target that does well in one niche may not have the opportunity to grow in others. VDC Research helps investors define, analyze and prioritize specific investment alternatives and targets in highly fragmented markets. | |
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Engagement Type 3: Analysis of Target's Customers & Prospects
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Given all the layers of fragmentation in the embedded, mission critical and niche technology markets, it only makes sense that potential investors understand investment targets' current positions, differentiation, recent performance trends and related topics. Customer specification, evaluation and purchasing processes are changing, as are their requirements and preferences. VDC Research helps investors identify the specific performance elements that represent marketable strengths and powerful liabilities as defined by current and potential customers. | |
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To learn more about how VDC can help your company or firm identify high-return opportunities and minimize risk, please contact:
VDC Research Group, Inc.
679 Worcester Road, Suite 2
Natick, MA 01760 USA
508.653.9000
consulting@vdcresearch.com