Advisory
Business Consultancy
Russell Bedford firms work with entrepreneurs from the very beginning and throughout the business life cycle. By drawing on our accumulated experience, we can advise a business start-up on structuring, forecasting, financial modelling, raising finance and taxation issues. As businesses grow, we help clients with coaching, planning, strategic decision-making, change management and succession planning.
We advise companies of all sizes - from sole traders, through family-owned enterprises to multinational corporations - and have helped them to turn their businesses into smarter, leaner, more profitable organisations.
Our advisers turn strategy into reality for clients, using the practical skills and experience of the individuals who belong to Russell Bedford worldwide.
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Corporate finance / M&A
Russell Bedford's dedicated corporate finance specialists offer impartial and insightful advice; working closely with shareholders and management teams to provide guidance through a carefully planned and successful business transaction.
Our teams understand the needs of start-ups, growing companies, and those preparing for an acquisition, disposal or international expansion. We have extensive experience assisting businesses and their owners with maximising value, evaluating debt and equity structures, sourcing financing, IPO preparation, M&A due diligence and exit planning.
With well-established contacts with banks, alternative lenders, venture capital and private equity firms and corporate investors, Russell Bedford firms deliver a robust plan and combine that with the most appropriate source of funding.
Financial services / Wealth management / Family office
Russell Bedford teams invest time in listening to you, understanding your needs and offering advice according to your individual circumstances. Our experts will present you with a financial plan optimising all the options available to you and protecting your future.
Our firms can support you in multiple areas such as:
- Financial reviews
- Retirement planning
- Investments
- Tax mitigation strategies
- Estate planning
- Cash flow management
- Wealth protection solutions.
HR consulting
The workplace is facing changes and new challenges at rapid speed. Business and organisation leaders need advice now, more than ever, and at Russell Bedford our firms are experienced in helping companies meet these challenges.
Whether you’re a new start-up, or an established business looking to improve performance, Russell Bedford professionals are here to help you with: recruitment, organisational development, labour law compliance, outsourcing, staff placement, procedures manuals, post-merger consulting, change management, succession planning, training and coaching.
Legal services
Subject to regulations in the various jurisdictions, Russell Bedford firms offer a broad range of assistance to businesses in the fields of corporate, commercial, fiscal, labour, insolvency and administrative law, providing local or cross-border support, as required.
Given the multidisciplinary nature of the global network, Russell Bedford firms are able to provide complete and integrated support with regard to business incorporation, corporate structuring, corporate governance, commercial agreements, merger and acquisition transactions, due diligence, tax planning, tax audits and appeals, transfer pricing policies, risk management, forensic investigations and expert witness services.
Business recovery and restructuring
Companies can unexpectedly face challenges that threaten their survival. When this happens, it is essential to obtain the best advice and guidance as quickly as possible, with the aim of avoiding a formal insolvency or liquidation process. With established relationships with banks and other specialist practitioners, Russell Bedford firms excel at helping businesses to address financial difficulties, recover from crisis situations and achieve a successful turnaround.
Valuation
A business valuation requires considerable skill, together with an understanding of the business, the market, and an accurate understanding of what is being valued. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, Russell Bedford firms have extensive experience in the performance of business valuations in accordance with internationally acknowledged valuation methods.
Whether it's for a business loan, M&A due diligence, shareholder dispute, divorce proceedings or estate issues, Russell Bedford's experts will provide a valuation that is right for your needs.