Projects
QCP team has originated and completed over 20 significant private equity investment projects as well as asset and business acquisitions in consumer and industrial sectors.
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Industry
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Project type
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Project description
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Family Entertainment Centres
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Debt Restructuring
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Situation: sales decline and issues with supporting company debt in USD due to rouble devaluation and cash flow reduction
Key actions
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Cost control. Achieved cost reduction of more than 20%. Mainly due to negotiations on rent and optimizing central costs.
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Bank debt restructuring. Agreed on debt restructuring – debt conversion from USD into Rubles, no repayment until 2011 and extension of the loan
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As a result company was able to maintain its business and service the loan
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Retail
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Turnaround management
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Situation: sales decline and issues with trade financing
Key actions
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Cost control. Achieved cost reduction of more than 70% of the central costs and 30% at the store level due to optimisation of the processes, rent negotiations and management change
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Obtained a new financing from the bank
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Working capital reduction and inventory management optimization
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Store portfolio was optimised
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As a result company achieved positive EBITDA in may 2009
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Construction Materials
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Business restructuring
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Situation: company due to poor investment strategy was in bankruptcy and could not support existing debt level
Key actions
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Financial assessment of the company and debt level it can support
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Assets and liabilities were assessed
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Restructuring programme was developed a new investment level identified and an investor found.
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