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Interim CEO/CRO/COO/CFO | Business Transformation | Turnaround | Capital | Special Situations | Advisory | Governance


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WE CAN HELP YOU: GROW IT. FIX IT. FUND IT. MANAGE IT. TRANSFORM IT. EXIT.

WE CAN HELP YOU: GROW IT. FIX IT. FUND IT. MANAGE IT. TRANSFORM IT. EXIT.WE CAN HELP YOU: GROW IT. FIX IT. FUND IT. MANAGE IT. TRANSFORM IT. EXIT.WE CAN HELP YOU: GROW IT. FIX IT. FUND IT. MANAGE IT. TRANSFORM IT. EXIT.

Interim CEO/CRO/COO/CFO | Business Transformation | Turnaround | Capital | Special Situations | Advisory | Governance


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THE POWER TO TRANSFORM

PROVEN EXPERIENCE, TRUSTED ADVICE, EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT

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Let us help you transform your business through the power of proven experience.  Our principals have extensive experience operating, growing, and fixing companies of various sizes, across dozens of industries, and in a variety of challenging and difficult situations.


PUTTING THE RIGHT PIECES TOGETHER: DRIVING RESULTS

Stabilizing, Fixing, and Realigning the Business

We can help businesses navigate challenging times and pull the right pieces together to create lasting results, through business life cycle phases, growth trajectories, and challenging times requiring turnaround or restructuring.


Leveraging Outcomes and Fresh Leadership Through Proven Tactics and a Network of Experts

Led by a proven transformational CEO, Qadent has a network of proven subject matter experts in a variety of disciplines across a mix of industries.

Solutions for Private Equity: Getting Your House In Order

Astute boards, managers, owners and entrepreneurs, even experienced executives, know when they need help and that honest outreach often makes the difference between long term success and imminent failure.

Finding Sources of Capital, Liquidity, And Investment

We have an extensive network of financing sources at virtually any stage of the business life cycle, to create liquidity and fund growth and expansion.

Managing Partner | Business and Management Consultant | CEO

Paul Fioravanti, MBA, MPA, CTP

  • 25+ years of diverse experience - public company, privately held, private equity owned
  • Proven experience and results in CEO, COO, CRO roles
  • Financial and operational optimization, M&A, post-merger integration in more than 75+ situations across 30+ industries

BIO | PAUL FIORAVANTI, MBA, MPA, CTP

Paul Fioravanti is Managing Partner of Qadent Management Services, LLC, an Interim CEO/advisory/consulting practice based in Naples, Florida.  His emphasis is a thorough, sustainable plan and careful management of stakeholders; his approach is a deep involvement and mastery of the financial, operational and market challenges companies face, and a specific results-based tactical execution plan. Paul is known for his fierce work ethic and ability to gather the best resources and strategies for impactful transformation of organizations.  


Paul recently led a long-term retail client through a growth and restructuring plan, guiding them to focus, and profitability, enabling them become a publicly traded company through a reverse merger, and helping them to double revenue, and increase EBITDA by 9X in 3.5 years. Also, among Paul’s recent accomplishments was leading, as CEO, the complex turnaround of a private equity-owned global pharmaceutical CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organization) with nine global operations employing 2,000 people and generating $350 million in revenue, producing a mix of API (active pharmaceutical ingredient), oral solid dose, sterile fill and finish, and pharmaceutical packaging products and services for Pfizer, Merck, AstraZeneca, GSK and others. Paul’s leadership took the company’s EBITDA from negative $50K to a positive $32MM, and in less than one year, he stabilized and returned the company to profitability while managing banking relationships, key customer relationships and regulatory compliance, restructuring in excess of $150MM in debt, and driving resource efficiency and operational excellence.  


Previously, Paul led the turnaround and sale of the one of the largest NYC metro based wireless infrastructure companies, which was successfully sold to a $4B private equity group, the turnaround and sale of a $250MM recreational marine vessel manufacturer, turnaround of a $300MM HVAC industrial manufacturer, advisory for the divestiture of a healthcare anesthesia practice chain to a public company, financial and operational restart (out of an Article 9 sale) of a specialty metals industry manufacturer, and has been called on by larger consulting and advisory firms to assist on their most challenging and difficult projects.  


Earlier in his career, Paul worked directly for the CEO in a publicly held regional energy and utility services holding company, led a startup construction and utility services company to the Inc.500 for four consecutive years (which was ultimately acquired by a private equity firm) and has since has gained additional experience in more than 70 engagements in more than 35 industries including: aerospace, automotive, construction, energy and utilities, defense, electronics, healthcare, logistics, telecommunications, transportation, manufacturing (various), metals manufacturing and processing, public sector, and higher education. He has advised on successful startups, growth strategies, strategic and financial exits of businesses, and has led LEAN- and 5S-based process improvement and operational excellence programs, and post-merger integrations.   


He advises private equity groups, private investors, angel funds, organizations, and also mentors companies (including a start-up which won on “Shark Tank”) and community and civic organizations and has lectured undergraduate and MBA-level courses.  He holds three degrees (BS, MPA, MBA) from The University of Rhode Island and received a Dean’s Award in 2010 for helping the university achieve urban grant status, holds an advanced degree from Bryant University (CAGS) and is a graduate of Leadership Rhode Island. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), The Institute of Management Consultants, The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Association of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&MA), and is a founding member of the Tampa chapter of the Private Directors Association. 


He is an active speaker, subject matter expert, and has published hundreds of articles on a range of business topics in business and industry social media and publications. He is a Certified Turnaround Professional. He is available as a board member and advisor.  

The Impact We Make

Qadent specializes in interim CEO services and interim leadership to spearhead financial and operational business realignment, and to drive improvements in KPI’s, including, but not limited to EBITDA.  Our focus is operational and financial optimization.

Take The First Step

Contact us directly at 239 919 7000, or via email at paul@qadentmanagement.com to arrange a complimentary call, or to book a consultation session with us. If a longer term engagement is preferred, take advantage of our flexibility and we'll structure an arrangement that works for you.

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RANGE OF CLIENTELE

Startups and Early Stage

Direct clients

For profit

Non-profit

Conglomerates

Private equity

Banks

Credit lenders

Manufacturers

Service companies

Hedge Funds

Distressed

Pre-petition

Post-petition

Special Masters

Underperforming companies

Trustees

Family offices

Boards of Directors

Holding companies

Global operating companies

Public sector

Government

Publicly held companies

Privately held and closely held enterprises

Higher Education and Institutions

Companies struggling with culture and performance

WHAT WE DO

All Businesses Experience Challenges

Every business experiences cycles and phases. Whether it's an interim CEO your business needs, to other key roles, we assemble the right mix of management advisors and subject matter experts from every relevant and necessary area of the org chart, unique to every engagement. 


We create tangible, measurable, and positive results for your business. The experts at Qadent provide solutions, opportunities, and proven expertise to a wide array of business challenges and problems in a number of different industries. 

Approach

We are industry agnostic. That means we work across all industries. In fact, many of our most successful commercial transformations have come from industries we've never stepped foot in prior to Day 1. 


We put in the work up front, doing a deep dive into all aspects of the business, to gain objectivity and clarity on the challenges and the opportunities facing the business.


There is no substitute for "objective perspective."

Our Expertise

Qadent’s approach begins with a detailed diagnostic assessment and situational analysis to determine the nature of the problems as a precursor to formulating solutions. 


By focusing on seeking solutions rather than assigning blame, Qadent moves quickly to identify the vulnerable points that need swift mitigation and effective action.


We offer a number of different services & solutions for your unique needs. Whether your business is on the cusp of a crisis or you’re seeking to improve performance with high-level solutions, our team of experts will be able to match your needs with the right solution, and the right tacticians to fix the problem or challenge.


RANGE OF SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

  • Executive Leadership
  • Interim CEO, CFO, CRO
  • Crisis Management
  • Business Planning
  • Divestiture
  • Recapitalization
  • Executive Coaching
  • Change Management

SME SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

  • LEAN, 5S, Six Sigma, OpEx
  • HR Support Services
  • Insurance and Benefits Cost Reduction
  • Leadership Training

TURNAROUND

EXECUTIVE SERVICES

BUSINESS SITUATIONS


  • CRO
  • Insolvency counsel
  • Financial advisory
  • Forecasting/Cash Flow
  • Renegotiation of contracts, debt instruments
  • Cost reduction
  • Team formation 
  • Tactics and strategy
  • Workout
  • Special Assets
  • Forbearance

BUSINESS SITUATIONS

SPECIAL SERVICES AND DISCREET OPERATIONS

BUSINESS SITUATIONS

  • Chief Restructuring Officer
  • Strategic divestiture
  • Capital advisory
  • Family Office Support
  • Merger and Acquisition Counsel
  • Post-Merger Integration
  • Insolvency
  • Bankruptcy
  • Liquidity Sourcing

SPECIAL SERVICES AND DISCREET OPERATIONS

SPECIAL SERVICES AND DISCREET OPERATIONS

SPECIAL SERVICES AND DISCREET OPERATIONS

  • Background investigation
  • Covert management operations
  • Governance, Board Issues
  • Trustee and Receiver
  • CIO and Technology
  • Claims
  • Valuations
  • ESOP's
  • Litigation Support
  • Expert Witness
  • Complex Litigation

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL KPI'S

SPECIAL SERVICES AND DISCREET OPERATIONS

SPECIAL SERVICES AND DISCREET OPERATIONS

  • Development of Dashboards and KPI's
  • Forecasting and Cash Flow
  • Cash Management
  • Operational Excellence
  • LEAN, Six Sigma, 5S
  • Cost Reduction

HOW WE DO IT

Assess Reality

Guide, Don't Collide

Guide, Don't Collide

Current Assessment and Operational Evaluation Plan


Qadent’s approach begins with an analysis and assessment  while developing a comprehensive understanding of the business situation at hand.
Business solutions can range from simple operational improvements based on our vast operating management expertise or to a dramatic refocusing of a company to take advantage of market opportunities. 


Whatever the need, Qadent will develop a solution custom to your business’s goals.
Qadent provides a thorough assessment to create a plan to improve operations, thus improving profit and growth.Solutions cannot be proposed and implemented without a thorough understanding of the problem. This may seem fundamental, but too often in the operational improvement world the “one sizes fits all” approach solution is imposed no matter what the scope of the problem.


Qadent normally creates an extensive Operational Evaluation Plan that covers current financial status through organization effectiveness, operations, supply chain, as well as marketing/sales and pricing, and risk management programs.

Guide, Don't Collide

Guide, Don't Collide

Guide, Don't Collide

Merger and Acquisition Guidance, Due Diligence, Post-Merger Integration


When companies combine, there is a definite need of a “been there, done that” mentality. If your organization is thinking of merging with another, the professionals at Qadent are your solution for guidance to make sure the process is as smooth (and profitable) as possible. Qadent’s professionals have led and implemented successful integration at every level that creates successful company combinations rather than corporate collisions. It is absolutely vital that the same care, strategic planning, and management attention be paid to the post-merger integration as to the steps leading up to the finalization of the deal. Simply put, Qadent has the expertise and experience to ensure a successful merger between companies. 

Play To Win

Guide, Don't Collide

Tech and IT DD

Performance Improvement


Each and every one of Qadent’s professionals has hands-on operating management experience; their classrooms have been the plant floors, the loading docks, the machine bays, the service encounters and the retail outlet’s SKUs. With our experts’ knowledge and expertise, we are able to provide solutions to improve your business’s performance and overall profit. We take pride not in delivering reports, but in producing results for our clients. For us, this means not telling our clients what needs to get done, but showing a client how to get it done, or if need be, doing it and executing in a leadership role. Our Performance Improvement phase is a natural outcome of our Current Assessment. We function as guides and participants on a journey to business performance excellence. 

Tech and IT DD

Watch The Cash Box

Tech and IT DD

Technology and Operational Due Diligence


This kind of diligence can be compared to a snapshot in time. The quality of the due diligence was measured by the accuracy of the focus – a blurry picture produced by an inaccurate assessment. Qadent’s approach takes classic due diligence discipline to a higher level. This is not only confirmation of what is being represented by the seller, but confirmation that the acquiring company’s plans can be implemented through this specific vehicle. Qadent’s professionals look for underlying values, corporate culture and strategy, distribution and logistics, relationships with customers and suppliers, and technology. As such, we’re able to provide clear direction if your company is looking to acquire another and help you make the best decision for your organization. 

Watch The Cash Box

Watch The Cash Box

Watch The Cash Box

Managing Cash and Cash Flow


Our professionals bring sufficient experience and expertise to cash flow management challenges. If your organization is facing issues with cash flow management, the experts at Qadent are able to help. We provide guidance and insight into asset analysis and recommend opportunities to generate additional liquidity by maximizing working capital opportunities.  A key service of Qadent is our 13-week daily cash flow forecasting tool, which enables management to deal with liquidity issues at either end of the liquidity spectrum, as well as to manage creditor expectations, negotiate and manage vendor payment commitments, and more.

Road to Recovery

Watch The Cash Box

Watch The Cash Box

Organizational Recovery


Rarely do companies on the cusp or a potential crisis (or in the midst of one) view themselves with total clarity and accuracy. At Qadent, we specialize in helping businesses see themselves in a clearer perspective and work alongside them to formulate a plan to put them back on the road to recovery. If your business is in need of recovery or assistance, the experts at Qadent are here to help. Our experts possess an abundance of C-level experience and knowledge among a number of industries. Using our expertise, we will help put your business back on track. It all starts with a detailed diagnostic assessment and situational analysis to determine the nature and severity of the problems.  Once an assessment is complete, we’re able to craft a customized solution that fits your business’s needs and puts your business on the path to profitability and growth.

Turn, Don't Burn

Get A C-Team That Plays At An "A" Level

Get A C-Team That Plays At An "A" Level

Crisis & Turnaround Management


Companies in crisis need steady, no-nonsense, and effective leadership to create a swift plan to turn things around; this is where Qadent comes in. At Qadent, our crisis and turnaround management services are tailored to the reality in which your organization may find itself. This can range from a 2-week strategic overview to an immediate immersion of a CEO, CFO, Chief Restructuring Officer, CIO and supplemental human resources that may be needed. Our goal is to rebuild your organization’s confidence and creditability and to regain control of the situation at hand. By making quick and effective decisions, our experts will be able to put your business on the path to turnaround, growth, and profit.

Get A C-Team That Plays At An "A" Level

Get A C-Team That Plays At An "A" Level

Get A C-Team That Plays At An "A" Level

Executive Leadership


At Qadent, our Tactical Executive Leadership Team prides itself on its experience and expertise in management disciplines. Whether that discipline is purchasing, human resources, finance, or CEO leadership, the experts at Qadent have the hands-on background that cannot be found in textbooks alone and that can help your business succeed. We are experienced in making good companies great and rescuing seemingly hopeless situations. Through an in-depth analysis of a business and through working side-by-side with current organization leaders, Qadent’s Tactical Executive Leadership Team will create sound, profitable solutions for your business.

Small Business Solutions

Small Business Solutions

Small Business Solutions

Big Expertise For Smaller Enterprises


Qadent also provides small businesses with big solutions. Using the same expertise, core values, and solutions, our small business professionals team offers small businesses the ability to rapidly diagnose business problems and implement solutions.Oftentimes, small business owners feel they are outside of the scope of professional business consulting to turn business around. With us, you’re able to hire a team of professionals that will work alongside you to create a plan to save your business, provide results, and provide long-term growth.To learn more about how our team of experts can help drastically improve your business through Qadent, contact us today.

Strategize

Small Business Solutions

Small Business Solutions

Strategic Transformation


Your organization was built upon a business model based on a series of assumptions. These help to dictate your decisions, define your priorities, and determine your performance. However, what do you do when those assumptions upon which your business was built are outdated? Repeating the same strategies that were in place in the past might not work for your business anymore and that’s where Qadent’s strategic business transformation can help. A key to successful strategic transformation is a thorough analysis by Qadent that will identify key company assumptions and drivers and compares them to marketplace reality. Everything from operations to purchasing, human resources to marketing communications, and even corporate culture is included as  Qadent identifies and sets the foundation for executing new, specific strategies that will provide your company with a competitive advantage.

WHERE WE DO IT: INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Qadent’s professionals combine to bring more than a century’s worth of C-level experience and expertise to every one of our client’s solutions. From integration to management and capital transitions through transactions or analysis, Qadent is the solution for all things business improvement.

WHERE WE DO IT: INDUSTRIES AND VERTICALS

Automotive, equipment, marine & suppliers

Qadent has experience managing restructuring and cash flow optimization for manufacturers in the automotive, construction equipment, RV and marine industries, as well as key vendors and suppliers to those segments.

Aerospace/Drones/UAVs

Qadent has extensive experience providing comprehensive advisory and consulting services for early and later stage providers of hardware, software, and services in the commercial and aerospace, defense, and drone/UAV industry.

Wireless

The world is evolving quickly, as is our access to wireless technology and sustainable energy sources. Qadent’s access to C-level expertise in these industries can help you plan for the future of your business while you can focus on what your business does best: supplementing growing wireless needs.

Banking, financial services, & insurance

Qadent professionals have direct experience as lenders, commercial and residential loan experts, portfolio managers, insurance industry professionals and workout and chief restructuring officer roles.

Retail and consumer products & services

Qadent professionals have experience managing the introduction, launch, rebranding, marketing, growth and late product life-cycle strategies for consumer products and services, including fashion, clothing, retail, electronics, and home center products and services. 

Energy, utilities, & telecommunications

Qadent professionals have served in C-level roles in utilities, construction management firms and general and subcontractors, equipment rental and other related industry segments.

Healthcare

Qadent has professionals adept at navigating the ever-changing healthcare landscape with backgrounds in healthcare policy and administration, routine, emergency and critical care, extended care, concierge medicine and alternative service/fee models.

Hospitality, leisure, & gaming

Qadent professionals have hotel, hospitality, leisure, gaming and related industry expertise, representing targeted relevant experience in these challenging and dynamic entertainment related segments.

Manufacturing

Qadent has extensive manufacturing experience in a variety of industries and can dispatch subject matter experts with backgrounds in Kanban, JIT, LEAN manufacturing, best practices and continuous improvement.

Media & entertainment

Qadent has experience and professional networks in media and entertainment as well as LA- and NYC-metro network of industry contacts and professionals with business management and client-management resources which can provide unbiased buy-side and sell-side analysis for prospective investments.

Pharmaceutical/CMO/CDMO

Qadent has proven turnaround experience and professional networks in the pharmaceutical/CMO/CDMO space – a newer industry vertical which often struggles with transitioning typically layered former big pharma manufacturing and operational business units to low cost, entrepreneurial contract development and manufacturing operations.

Higher Education and Institutional

We can provide targeted, rapid assessment and managerial diagnostics to improve and optimize service quality, worker performance, staffing levels, development of KPI’s and other metrics to obtain objective analytics and measurement for compliance, budgetary and regulatory reporting.

Startup, early stage, & mature companies

Throughout the life cycle, Qadent’s experienced professionals can bring value and unique targeted expertise to a variety of challenges, based on where companies (and their products and services) may be in their respective life cycles.

Technology

Qadent professionals with extensive technology expertise help our clients navigate the challenge and constant change of this sector, even bringing structure and systems to startups which are often strong on ideas and development but may lack KPI’s and objective performance measurement.

Transportation & infrastructure

The transportation and infrastructure industry faces a unique set of challenges. From regulation changes to the decline and growth of communities, Qadent can assist using our wide array of knowledge within the transportation and infrastructure industry to put your business on the path to profit.

HOW WE HELP PRIVATE EQUITY PRODUCE DRAMATIC RESULTS


Private Equity Support


QADENT has more than two decades of experience advising on the startup, scale, growth, fix, and exit of businesses ranging in size from small to middle market to publicly held companies. We have extensive background and proven results supporting private equity, hedge funds, family offices and even angel funds and VC’s with objective analytics to qualify, operate, manage, control and exit their holdings.


Our PE support services group advises private equity firms in need of the following:


  • Rapid assessment of acquisition candidates
  • Buy and sell side due diligence
  • Interim C-level (CEO, COO, CFO, CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) services
  • Industry, geography, sector, specialty
  • Strategy development
  • PMI Post Merger Integration
  • Supply chain, vertical integration, MRP, ERP, e.g.
  • IT Advisory and systems optimization
  • 13-week cash flow/operations model and execution
  • EBITDA and cash flow improvement
  • Streamlining, realignment
  • Net Working Capital adjustment audits, evaluation of IP, inventory, assets
  • Quality of Earnings/AR/AP/WIP


From a one- or two- day onsite rapid assessment to a deep and wide engagement requiring “objective perspective” running an enterprise, QADENT can support PE groups with a long track record of results, professionals with extensive experience in a variety of industries and companies.


RESULTS: RECENT CASE STUDY

CEO LEADERSHIP: TURNAROUND OF PE-OWNED CDMO

Among Paul’s recent accomplishments was leading, as CEO, the complex turnaround of a private equity-owned global CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organization) in the pharmaceutical services space, one with nine global operations employing 1,900 people and generating $350 million in revenue, producing a mix of API (active pharmaceutical ingredient), oral solid dose, sterile fill and finish, and pharmaceutical packaging products and services. 

A ONE-YEAR, + $30 MILLION EBITDA IMPROVEMENT

Paul’s leadership took the company’s EBITDA from negative to a positive $30 million, and in less than one year, he stabilized and returned the company to profitability while managing banking relationships, key customer relationships and regulatory compliance, driving resource efficiency and operational excellence in the process.

PROVEN APPROACH = RESULTS

The key to success in this turnaround (and others) was the objective approach, and while we aren't experts in every industry, we quickly grasp the situation and make bold decisions and drive impactful initiatives to transform the business. 

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