Taking Companies to the Next Level

Our Services

Compton & Company provides targeted, customized solutions for companies from startups to industry leaders to surmount obstacles, accelerate growth and reach the next level. We develop solutions to help you renew, reorganize and reinvent to help you redefine your future.

Growth

Entrepreneurial and Emerging Company Consulting

Compton & Company helps agile companies reach the next level. We guide startups through the launch phase, help emerging companies improve profitability and assist established companies in upscaling or preparing for an IPO. We offer expertise across the investment cycle, including raising capital, developing a product roadmap, improving cash flow, streamlining organizational structures, and creating effective sales, marketing and branding plans. Our focus is to take quick action to achieve short term goals while applying a long term perspective to ensure sustained success.

Private and Institutional Investing Consulting
Growth Strategy
Value Creation
Revenue Enhancement
Working Capital Improvement
Organizational Restructuring
Due Diligence (Finance, IT, HR, Operational, Accounting, Tax)

Risk Assessment
Metrics and Analytics
Interim Management and Staffing
Investment Readiness
Security and Compliance
Sales and Marketing Insight

Transactions

Execution

Our transaction execution team works collaboratively with clients in navigating the complexities of acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, carve outs and other momentous transactions. We provide hands on support throughout the transaction lifecycle from strategic and risk assessment through project management, business readiness, value creation and post-transaction integration. We offer decades of experience on both the buy and sell sides and a track record of success across emerging, middle and large markets.

Strategic Situation Assessment
Value Creation – Planning and Implementation
Project Management

Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Business Readiness Plan and Implementation
Post Merger Integration

Consulting

Mergers and acquisitions often represent transformational, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, but they also entail considerable risk. We help companies systematically assess important transactions, avoid pitfalls, make informed judgements and quickly obtain successful outcomes. Whether you are looking to add to your portfolio, sell assets or find a complementary business partner, we provide guidance to maximize value while protecting your interests.

Due Diligence (Financial, Accounting, Tax, Operational)
Metrics, KPI Reporting, Analysis

Strategies to Strengthen Quality of Earnings
Working Capital and Balance Sheet Analysis
Seller Readiness Assessment

Leadership

Chief Financial Officer

Compton & Company provides customized financial management solutions for companies of all sizes facing critical challenges such as rapid growth, organizational restructuring, managerial crises and financial emergencies. We can work with your current financial team or step into an interim role to address the situation quickly and achieve your goals. Our expertise encompasses every aspect of finance including accounting, reporting, forecasting, cash flow, tax strategy and compliance.

Accounting and Financial Reporting
Treasury and Cash Flow Management
Financial Planning and Analysis
Tax Strategy and Compliance
Management and Key Stakeholder Reporting

Operating Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) – Development, Implementation, Management and Optimization
Enterprise Value Accretion – Reporting and Analysis
Cost Reduction/Rationalization

Interim Executives

Companies seeking a rapid turnaround or other major changes can benefit from the external support of a seasoned executive or team of leaders who can step in and make critical decisions from an objective perspective. We match companies with senior level talent, who can quickly evaluate strengths and weaknesses, develop a strategy and take operational action to realign the business model, restore stability and turn losses into profits.

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Strategic Officer
Chief Revenue Officer

Chief Transformation/Restructuring Officer
Finance and Accounting Management and Staff
Sales and Marketing Management and Staff
Operations Management and Staff

Transformations

Performance Improvement

Our performance advisors work with companies to redesign and reinvigorate organizational structures, build better teams and improve operational practices. All organizations undergo change. We draw on our deep, industry specific expertise to analyze past performance, set achievable goals and take affirmative action to incorporate change successfully. Our aim is to help our clients operate more efficiently, make smart decisions, get more from their talent, generate shareholder value and grow.

Organizational Assessment
Organizational Design
Organizational Re-alignment
Operational Effectiveness

Build High-Performance Teams
Realign Operating Models
Sourcing
Distribution

Turnaround and Restructuring

Companies in serious organizational, managerial or financial distress often struggle to identify root causes and take effective action. Our veteran consultants work with your ownership, managers and staff to pinpoint problem areas, build consensus and develop solutions. We’ve helped companies, large, midsize and small, address liquidity issues, achieve cost reductions, improve operations and streamline business structures.

Chief Restructuring/Turnaround Officer
Pricing models
Credit Advisory
Liquidity Projections and Cash Management
Operating Plan Development and Implementation
Business Development, Sales, Marketing
and Public Relations

Technical Workflow
Cost Reduction/Rationalization
Operational Improvements
Stakeholder Management
Debt Restructuring and Negotiation
Contingency Planning

Fractional Executives

Startups and companies in transition can benefit from an outside perspective. A fractional CEO or CFO works with existing internal leadership on a part time basis to navigate short term challenges such rapid growth, a financial crisis or change in ownership. Compton and Company fractional executives bring decades of C-level experience with companies across diverse industries and at varying stages of development. They provide a cost effective way for companies to meet new challenges, avoid pitfalls and reach the next level.

Fractional CEO Areas of Expertise:

Setting and implementing strategic goals
Identifying and developing new revenue streams
Guiding the management team
Improving operational, sales and marketing practices
Collaborating with owners, board members and investors
Enhancing company culture

Fractional CFO Areas of Expertise:

Loans and venture capital funding
Sales, mergers, acquisitions, IPOs
Accounting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and due diligence
Cash flow and tax issues
Growth and profit strategizing
Business negotiations

Family Office

Highly successful families have complex financial concerns. Compton and Company works collaboratively with individuals and families in managing, growing and preserving their wealth through personalized family office structures. We provide expert guidance encompassing financial management, investments, tax strategy, risk avoidance, estate planning and philanthropy. We assist families in achieving their near term goals and in securing lasting legacies across multiple generations.

Investment and Portfolio Management
Property and Asset Management
Accounting and Banking
Tax Strategy

Risk Avoidance
Philanthropy
Legacy and Estate Planning

Expert Witness

Expert testimony is often crucial to success in complicated legal proceedings. Our expert witnesses offer specialized knowledge in a range of tax, finance and accounting practices. They work with attorneys in developing their cases, and help judges and juries understand the intricacies of complex financial matters such as fraud, contractual and intellectual property disputes, tax evasion and bankruptcy proceedings.

We offer expertise in:

Financial Statement Analysis

Business and Intellectual Property Valuation

Economic Loss and Damages

Fraud and Embezzlement
Financial Reporting, Compliance and Due Diligence
Tax Strategies and Practices

ESG Consulting

Sustainability

Integrating sustainability into your organization’s strategy is not just an ethical choice but a strategic necessity. Shifting consumer expectations, regulatory pressures, and the looming dangers posed by climate change all underscore the imperative for businesses to adopt sustainable practices. Consumers today are increasingly discerning, gravitating towards environmentally conscious products and services. Our sustainability experts help companies proactively address their environmental impact and social responsibilities to align themselves with consumer values and gain a competitive edge in a market where sustainability is a key differentiator.

Sustainability Strategies
Risk Management
ESG Reporting
Clean Energy Transition

Performance Assessment
Return on Investment
Packaging and Pricing
Customer Relations

Tax Resolution

Growth Strategies for Tax Resolution and Relief Companies

In an era of economic uncertainty and ever more complex tax law, growth prospects for companies that provide tax resolution and relief services have never been better, but capitalizing on the opportunities requires skillful management.

As with other industries, companies offering tax resolution relief services often find scaling their businesses challenging. To grow successfully, companies need a sound strategy for managing their businesses profitably, retaining talent, improving client relationships, maintaining quality control, and preserving workflow efficiency.

Compton & Company partners with tax resolution service companies at all levels to maximize growth while avoiding risk. Our background includes more than three decades of direct experience in tax relief. We work with our clients to develop an individualized, long term strategy to help them grow without losing the core values and personalized touch that made them successful in the first place.

Areas of expertise include:

Accelerate Growth
– Through increased revenue, improved profit margins, and better cashflow.
Faster Client Case Resolution
– By developing systems and processes for better case management.
Regulatory Compliance
– By creating targeted tools and processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
Talent Retention
– By formulating a strategy to attract, engage, and retain high-performing staff.