Strategy Consulting Case Studies

Company: Brand Velocity

Sector: Service

Assignment: Growthink was retained to develop growth strategies. Upon conclusion of initial engagement, Growthink was retained to identify potential acquisition targets.

Result: Company is now profitable and considering several acquisitions to fuel growth.

Company: Deutsche Bank

Sector: Financial Services

Assignment: Growthink was retained to assist Deutsche Bank in the evaluation of divestiture and/or third party product sales options for the Deutsche Bank global transaction settlement technology platform.

Result: Based on Growthink's analysis and recommendations, Deutsche Bank secured a third party client for the settlement platform, resulting in revenues to the bank in excess of $50 million annually.

Company: InfoSpace

Sector: Technology

Assignment: Growthink was retained to explore the economic viability of expanding their presence in the mobile arena, specifically in the area of polyphonic ringtones and downloadable content. Growthink provided a number of recommendations on the viability of entering these adjacent markets to their existing mobile platform business.

Result: Revenues of Company’s mobile division increased from $92.55MM to $157.4MM.

Company: Integreon

Sector: Business Process Outsourcing

Assignment: Growthink was retained post-acquisition to develop strategy to scale the business.

Result: Since working with Growthink, Integreon has raised millions of dollars in venture capital, grown from 12 to 2,000 employees, and is now one of the largest BPO firms in the world.

Company: Island Sky

Sector: Clean Technology

Assignment: Growthink was initially retained to conduct a feasibility study to assess the company’s potential in the marketplace.  Upon conclusion of first engagement, Growthink was retained to develop a financing strategy for the company.

Result: Island Sky raised $10 million through an IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange in October, 2007. 2008 revenues surpassed $4MM.

Company: Jiangxi Copper Company

Sector: Natural Resources

Assignment: Growthink was retained to develop and launch Jiangxi’s Strategic Planning, Resource Management, Business Development and Capital Acquisition initiatives.

Result: In 2004, the company bought a 45% interest in Shanxi Diaoguan Silver and Copper Mixing Company.

Company: NEC

Sector: Biotechnology

Assignment: Growthink was retained to study the economic viability of a newly biotechnology application.

Result: Growthink determined costs and other challenges associated with entering the market exceeded revenue potential.