A cross-section of project outcomes:

Quantifying and shaping strategic plans

An established university consortium engaged Lothian Associates to help it quantify and present ambitious international development plans. In a quasi-FD role, we helped place the business on a clear path towards the internal fund-raising that should support both organic and acquisitive growth.

Restoring order and accountability

A family-owned mixed group had been placed ‘on support’ by its lender. Difficult trading conditions masked the real issue: a refusal to take tough strategic decisions. Lothian Associates helped obtain agreement as to the main problems and, over several years, assisted the next generation of directors to regain control of their businesses. 

Turning ambition into reality

An education services company with annual sales of £3m. hired Lothian Associates to help it realise ambitious growth plans. As FD, Stuart Lothian assisted the negotiation and financing of both acquisitions and organic growth, together with post-acquisition trouble-shooting. The enlarged group achieved annual turnover of £15m within 8 years and has since developed further, with private equity backing.

Preparing for expansion

A fitness club operator needed help to replicate its proven business model. Lothian Associates was engaged to assist the owners assess the strengths and weaknesses of existing operations and to financially prepare for the enlarged business which then progressed on plan.

A safe pair of hands

A private equity backed software & hardware developer engaged Lothian Associates during a bank supervised turnaround phase. As FD, Stuart Lothian provided accounting rigour, strategic direction and turnaround negotiation skills that proved vital to recovery. After a two year project, it was sold to a NASDAQ-listed group to serve as the UK base for their European expansion. 

Lothian Associates was pivotal in a successful realignment of the previously distressed company, delivering value for shareholders, repaying lenders in full and safeguarding UK jobs.