Leading Compliance Services Organization:
The leading Private Equity Group, managing over 1 Billion in assets currently, retained Stonepath Partners to assist in the due diligence of a division of Pinkerton, Inc., to determine the feasibility of taking it private. The Compliance Services Organization provides compliance solutions for workplace issues. By helping companies retain quality employees while keeping them informed about their corporate environment, they facilitate the communication that is crucial to a company's success.
Their compliance services include: Ethics and Compliance Hotline, Sarbanes-Oxley Act Federal Compliance Hotline, Incident Reporting, Employee Awareness and Training, Workplace Violence Prevention, Field Research, Compliance Audits and Monitoring. This resource, a toll-free hotline, is the foundation of effective compliance programs for more than 1000 clients worldwide.
Upon completing the analysis of industry projections, comprehensive organizational assessment, and competitive analysis, Stonepath Partners recommended investment based on the following:
The Organization's strong position as the dominant player within the space.
The Company's recurring revenue model provides strong recurring revenue based on more than 90 percent annual rate of renewal.
The Company’s ability to capture the 17,000 + public and multi-national companies mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Based on our research and recommendation, the Board of Directors then asked us to help create a strategic sales and marketing plan, create a detailed report and competitive analysis of the market landscape, create and developed an incentive based Compensation Program, and design and create a Sales organization for the Company. We recommended and facilitated the outsourcing of the marketing function and developed a plan to conduct out-bound telephone research to gain qualified leads and valuable competitive research.
Stonepath Partners also played an integral role in the changing of the Company name in support of developing the brand, as part of the marketing strategy.
Stonepath Partners was retained by the Board of Directors to complete a comprehensive analysis of the Company’s Executive, Sales and Management Teams. Based on our Organizational Assessment and Recommendations, we then executed and completed a detailed search and recruitment process to augment a complementary profile to the existing team that resulted in the successful placement and hiring of the Chief Executive Officer and augmenting the Executive Team.
The CEO of Stonepath Partners, was subsequently nominated to the Board of Directors of the Compliance Services Organization .
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Leading VPN and Firewall Manufacturer for the DoD and DHS:
The leading Private Equity Group., retained Stonepath Partners to conduct a comprehensive Organizational and Executive Team evaluation of Leading VPN and Firewall Manufacturer for the DoD and DHS.Leading VPN and Firewall Manufacturer for the DoD and DHS, Inc. is a privately held company that develops, manufactures and sells secure communications products for the government and private sectors. The company has two product lines providing secure virtual networks and rugged high-resolution facsimile equipment. The Company is a proven leader in providing network security solutions to create secure, dynamic and controllable "need-to-know" communities of interest across shared networks.Stonepath Partners completed an Organizational Assessment based upon a comprehensive on-sight team building initiative. We also conducted competitive and industry analysis in both the Government and Private Sectors. By conducting a thorough competitive landscape, we concluded: The VPN product is the ONLY product to have received an EAL 4 certification through the common criteria as a VPN, firewall and network management solution. This is the highest level of common criteria that any product or company has received, positioning them very well against competitors within not only the Government arena but the Private Sector as well. They are currently selling directly to the Army, Navy, Marines, and the Department of Defense. For their potential new commercial customers, their exclusive Government EAL 4 certification provides a level of trust not found in other solutions that should position Leading VPN and Firewall Manufacturer for the DoD and DHS to successfully meet the requirements of HIPAA and GLBA.Stonepath Partners was retained to recruit the Chief Executive Officer and assist with the Transition Process. Prior to recruiting and hiring the CEO, we completed a comprehensive analysis of the organization and determined what skills and background the new CEO should possess to guarantee high performance and compliment the current Executive Team. Upon successful recruitment of the CEO, we worked with the Board of Directors and the new CEO in developing and executing the Transition Plan. "The appointment of the CEO, who has vast experience in government markets and a track record as a team leader is a milestone for Leading VPN and Firewall Manufacturer for the DoD and DHS," . "This appointment will add to our management strength and market positioning, continuing the momentum created under the former CEO." "His knowledge of government budget and procurement processes, skill in formation of large multi-contract teams and numerous government contacts will allow us to serve our core government markets in a variety of new ways. With him onboard, we will have a formidable team equipped to plan, manage, deliver and support projects that address the most demanding customer requirements for secure communications."The new CEO subsequently retained Stonepath Partners to develop a highly customized strategic plan and facilitate an off-site strategic planning process.
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Leading Thin Client Computer Hardware Manufacturer:
Stonepath Partners was contacted by a group of several of the largest Private Equity Investment Groups, who together collectively represent the majority investors in the organization. Leading Thin Client Computer Hardware Manufacturer is the Leader in Advanced Thin Client Hardware and Software Solutions. Thin Clients provide substantial cost savings, avoidance of obsolescence, easy adoption of system-wide upgrades, absolute security from data losses and enhanced management of applications providing significant ROI.Stonepath Partners completed extensive research and analysis of the organization based upon a comprehensive on-sight team building initiative, we also conducted extensive competitive and industry analysis. We were retained initially by Board of Directors to perform Organizational and management team assessments, we recommended that they change from direct sales strategy to a channel sales strategy.As a result of our recommendation, we were retained to provide executive search for a Vice President of Business Development and Marketing to execute our channel sales strategy recommendation. We successfully recruited and hired a Vice President of Business Development and Marketing in a timely manner with great success. |
