Cicero® provides exit support services, preparing your organization for a successful exit through flotation or private placement. We provide independent, third-party, data-driven analysis utilizing robust research methodologies. Our dedicated team offers a range of support critical to your company’s growth, your investors, and your investment banking team – from comprehensive market sizing, qualifying and quantifying growth opportunities, in-depth customer analysis, to roadshow support.
Additionally, we have helped our clients in every major industry, including but not limited to technology, healthcare, consumer/retail, food and beverage, industrial, automotive, energy, and financial services.
Partner with us to showcase the best version of your company, ensuring a strong transition for your company while keeping your day-to-day operations top of mind.
Expertise
Cicero steers business health toward high market valuations by providing strategic, financial, and operations expertise.
Service lines include:
- Pre-Sale Planning & Execution
- Carve Out, Divestiture & Spin-off Advisory
- Pre-Exit Finance & Operations Advisory
We also help companies prepare for the final phases of their initial public offering (IPO) journey and the exciting transition to capital markets. SEC filings require considerable third-party market research and validation, which is where we step in. We can support your journey with independent, third-party, data-driven analysis.
Service lines include:
- Market Sizing Analysis (TAM, SAM, and SOM)
- Market Projections
- Supply and Demand Analysis
- NPS Scoring
- White Space Assessment
- Roadshow Support
- Investor Relations Support
Navigating the sales side of the acquisition process involves many moving parts. We apply our extensive experience across both sides of the acquisition process to ensure you realize the most value from your business.
Service lines include:
- Market Sizing Analysis (TAM, SAM, and SOM)
- Market Forecasting
- Growth Plan Development
- Competitive Assessment
- Customer Analysis
- Investment Material Creation
We conduct meticulous due diligence to empower your sales decisions. Our expertise ensures your company is ready for sale and you have all the materials necessary to approach investors confidently. Our approach includes competitive landscape analysis and risk identification. Trust us for data-driven due diligence reports that support your sales efforts and maximize value generation.
Service lines include:
- In-depth Financial Analysis
- Operational Performance Assessment
- Market Opportunity Evaluation
- Competitive Landscape Analysis
- Regulatory and Compliance Review
- Risk Identification and Mitigation
- Synergy and Value Assessment
- Asset Valuation and Appraisal
- Data-driven Due Diligence Reports
Industries We Serve
We are dedicated to delivering tailored consulting solutions to a wide spectrum of industries and company sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to SMBs. Our team of experienced consultants excels in providing strategic insights and innovative approaches to meet the unique challenges of each sector. Here are select industries that we have extensive experience in:
- Advertising
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Biotechnology
- Cybersecurity
- Education
- Energy
- Entertainment
- Financial Services
- Food Services
- Government
- Healthcare
- Industrials
- Insurance
- Legal Services
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Media
- Nonprofit
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Equity
- Professional Services
- Real Estate
- Research
- Social Services
- Software
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Utilities
- Wellness
Insights
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Strategic Pivoting in the Age of Tariffs
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M&A Consulting
Cicero Group is a premier management consulting firm focused on implementing data-driven strategies for a broad mix of private, public, and social sector organizations across the globe. We work with top management to assess needs and provide data-driven decision support to capture and build value in a variety of industries and across a full range of organization structures.
We bring deep functional expertise in advanced research and analytics, strategy, operational excellence and trajectory transformation to identify and capture value for our clients. These are the pillars of Cicero Group’s overarching purpose: Help clients create and continuously deliver extraordinary results.
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