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Christiana provides
consulting services in a number of industries, including strategic
planning, preparation of business plans, financial projections,
discounted cashflow analysis, due diligence and general advisory
services. Examples of assignments undertaken include:
Charitable
Foundation
Assistance in the
formulation of growth strategies for new charity, including
structure of Constitution; completion of government registration
formalities; initial implementation activity; and a range of
forward planning including Joint Venture agreements with third
party commercial organizations.
Digital multimedia
Developed business plan
and funding strategy for digital multi-media business operating
nationally. Negotiated foundation agreements on behalf of company;
secured investors and underwriters; successfully managed
IPO process and obtained public listing.
Entertainment
industry
Prepared
funding package and outline of a business plan that successfully
obtained Joint Venture participation and funding for a new night
club in Santa Monica, California.
Financial Services
Business Plan
development and implementation for provider of both funding and
support services for litigation and debt purchase.
Government
grants
Ongoing
Government grant procurement for a number of businesses including
Research & Development Grants and Export Market
Development Grants.
Health
Care Services and Aged Care
Experience in a range of
health care operations, ranging from private hospitals, through
medical centres and day care centres, to independent service
provision by individual operators. Also in specific services for
the Aged, including self-care, hostel-style accommodation and
nursing care – as well as community-based Seniors
Living.
Internet
Implementation of
business plan for online business-to-business marketing program –
including de-bug and restructure of back-of-house database and web
interfaces; establishment of fiduciary control structure; design
and construction of related websites; and detailed scalability
model for operational growth to more than 100,000
participants.
Investor
support
Due
diligence investigation on behalf of a private investor who had
provided funds to a technology Group. Due diligence investigation
on behalf of a private investor who had been solicited to invest
funds in an unregistered investment vehicle.
Leisure Industry
Business Plan
development and implementation for US-based golf business
specializing in indoor golf recreation and training facilities.
Business planning, development and implementation for 450 hectare
ski resort including seasonal operation; infrastructure
development; and all aspects of resort operation. Business analysis
and planning for a range of resort properties including hotel
component and associated facilities/operations
Litigation
Support
Litigation support
services to a number of individuals and law firms including
business review, financial analysis, investigatory services, report
preparation and general advisory.
Manufacturing
Asset review and
business rationalization for existing family-owned manufacturing
operation facing increased competition from overseas. Issues
included many millions of dollars invested in local equipment and
skilled personnel who had been with the company for more than ten
years. Business Plan and financial projections for a furniture
manufacturing operation in Suva Fiji that serviced the export
market for IKEA – successfully achieving project financing to
expand the factory and finance business growth. Due diligence
review and analysis of thermoforming manufacturer seeking to debug
existing processes and achieve mass production of a new product
range. Business Plan development and commercialization activities
for new structural steel member with applications to several
industries, the Australian Patent for which was granted in March
2007.
Relocation
Provided detailed advice
to national television network in relation to relocation from
existing Studios – including appraisal of staffing and management
structures, calculation of space needs and spatial relationships,
re-use of equipment/facilities in new premises and tender process
for provision of commercial accommodation.
Telecommunications
Formal Business Plan
development including financial projections and funding analysis
for new-generation MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator)
integrating mobile telephony with GPS satellite tracking –
including back-of-house integration of billing system, online
distributor interface, customer interface and remote call center
operation; as well as preparation, design and production of all
operating manuals for each aspect of the operation including
PDS.
Telecommunications
infrastructure
Business analysis and re-structuring advice to construction and
fibre-optic cable-laying operation based in Germany, with
operations extending to other countries in Europe
Workflow planning
Supervised detailed
audit of performance and procedures for the government department
conducting approximately six hundred (600) fit out operations per
year. Brief required review of historical performance of mainstream
projects together with recommendation as to the procedures and
controls appropriate to reduce the cost of "dead rent" and other
effects of delayed occupancy.
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Christiana’s activity in Property Development and
Construction
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Christiana’s Due Diligence activities in the Property
industry.
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