Services

An advisory firm, originally organized in 1986, provides financial solutions to Pacific Northwest private, middle market companies facing challenges involving growth, strategic change, transitions, financial recapitalization, mergers, divestitures or restructurings. As an advisor or intermediary, Elysium will assist client companies in the structure and execution of financings – senior revolving lines of credit, term debt, mezzanine and equite. Elysium has worked extensively as financial advisor to companies facing operational or financial problems and firms in need of operational turnaround or workout. Its may provide interim or transition management roles during an organizational restructuring or a recapitalization. They have extensive experience working with lenders and investors to develop and implement the appropriate capital structure to finance the turnaround. Elysium has the relationships and credibility to assist in raising new financing, management led buyouts, representing divestitures and buyside acquisitions as well as DIP financing and refinancing.

Elysium brings experienced, analytical, creative solutions and the ability to analyze a turnaround situation efficiently, to determine the appropriate strategic capital plan to revive the company and to manage the process of executing the plan. Elysium develops the options available to management for companies in transition. It has the operational knowledge, the focus, diverse resources and the responsiveness to improve underperforming debtor operations. The stages of recovery start with stabilizing the situation and lead to diagnosing the problems. Developing solutions and implementing them become part of an action plan for management with the assistance of Elysium. Finally a long-term business plan must be developed to achieve shareholder goals.

Many situations require that the client restructure its balance sheet with the help of a composition of creditors managed by Elysium or a combination of new senior debt subordinated debt or equite. Often the only other alternative is to sell the Company to a strategic or financial buyer who can bring working capital and other resources to the table. This is an investment banker's role which Elysium has experience in providing with many merger and acquisition clients. Elysium's goal is to maximize value for shareholders.

Our special expertise is in restructuring and recapitalizing underperforming companies and entities that are "story credits" i.e. there are problems lurking in the balance sheet or operating history. We represent Debtors as opposed to Creditors. Our expertise is the ability to maximize value for shareholders of middle market companies facing a financial restructuring, threatened by Chapter 11 or driven by any of the following:

  • Senior lender who has lender fatigue and is expecting debt transfer
  • Vendor concern of ability to pay
  • Inability to service debt
  • Substantial operating losses and negative cash flow
  • Tax obligations overtaking senior position
  • Divestiture strategies with underlying industry weakness

    Elysium frequently represents a buyer or seller in an investment banking capacity. Her, our expertise is in assisting the completion of a transaction through input as to valuation, structure, negotiation and the strategies in dealing with buyers and sellers. It has successfully represented many management teams in the acquisition of companies which are facing divestiture.

    Each Elysium engagement is unique in focus and scope, tailored to the client's particular demands. They can be conducted with total time committed on-site or more off-site. Its principals have substantial and broad management and operating experience in a variety of industries.

    All engagements are exclusive and most combine retainer or hourly compensation with a fee for successful completion of financial transactions or other objectives.

    Elysium will:

  • Understand the client's business , identify the business's opportunities, challenges and needs
  • Move quickly to stabilize the situation, diagnose the problems, and develop solutions
  • Manage cash, focus management and reassure vendors, employees and lenders
  • Develop an interim business plan with improvements in cash flow and productivity
  • Determine where the company's competitive advantage is or create it
  • Where is the company's long-term core capability or viability?
  • Assist management in putting their best foot forward
  • Not be predisposed to any single financial product or solution
  • Source, negotiate and close transactions with lenders and investors
  • Assist the client in executing a recapitalization, sale or exit strategy that maximizes values for shareholders