Nick Howard's Contact Details

Nick Howard's Company Details

Armstrong Transaction Services Ltd

London, ENG, UK • 20 - 49 Employees
Management Consulting

We tell you where your business is now, what it could be in the future, and we'll help you get there. We help management teams and mid-market investors make successful investments. You get clear, strategic and practical operational recommendations. An independent firm, Armstrong has worked with companies from early-stage to AIM listed businesses, as well as UK PE mid-market investors, debt providers and corporate investors:• Voice of the customer: we talk to customers of mid-market companies to help them better meet their needs• Value creation: we help mid-market companies improve their performance, accelerate profit growth and increase the business valuation• Exit preparation: we help investment teams prepare for a smooth and profitable exit• Vendor due diligence: we give mid-market management teams and their advisors more control over the investment process, price and plan• Commercial due diligence: we bring insight to investments and make practical, strategic and operational recommendations to add valueSectors:Built environmentBusiness services ConsumerFinancial services Human capitalIndustrials Media and eventsTechnologyTravel & leisureWhat to expect:Armstrong do:✅ Clearly & unequivocally state our insights & conclusions✅ Quantify the impact of these insights on the business plan & valuation✅ Build close relationships with all parties – clients, management teams & other advisors – to give advice that's useful beyond the transaction✅ Identify the available exit options & make operational recommendations to maximise returns✅ Let you work with a senior director, alwaysArmstrong don't:❌ Draw unclear conclusions & shroud them in caveats or pages of disclaimers❌ Provide partial vendor due diligence – commercial challenge & impartiality is retained whomever the client❌ Push-sell clients follow on consulting services❌ Worry about conflicting agendas with our corporate finance, accounting or strategy divisions – we don't have any