Who We work with
We work with a broad spectrum of clients including PLCs, SMEs and Private Equity owned businesses to create value. Our clients have operations all over the world and operate in several sectors, including aerospace, automotive, FMCG, utilities, industrial equipment, professional services, technology, public sector and others.
We work in partnership with our clients’ team, at all levels within their organisations to optimise value creation whilst transferring the knowledge and skills to build internal capabilities; we establish long term relationships based on trust and results. Much of our business comes from these relationships, either directly or through referrals. We value the trust placed in us by our clients.
We have developed a portfolio of assessments and analytical tools that supplement our experience enabling us to move at pace from facts and data to results.
Our reputation is our greatest asset.
PLCs
Over the last 20 years, we have supported many companies in the FT250 across several sectors, mainly involved in manufacturing with global operations. Through our experience as senior executives in large organisations, we understand the complexities and challenges faced by large corporations – balancing changing market dynamics and the need to remain competitive whilst delivering value to shareholders.
We have supported global business to successfully: formulate operations strategy; integrate new acquisitions; implement operational excellence and cost reduction initiatives; and, transform product development. Providing our support and expertise throughout the whole life of a programme from launch to execution.
“Consult Avila assisted the new management at Flight Refuelling in developing a clear overview of the business processes, their strengths and weaknesses at a critical time in their evolution having failed on two high profile programmes in their core business. They worked hands on with the new Business Improvement leader, where their experience of highly complex Aerospace and Defence businesses was utilised to develop a prioritised improvement plan assisting in implementation of programme management processes and strategic sourcing specifically. This was developed to a full restructuring plan where they proved excellent hands on counsel to the local management team in executing their plans and supporting skills gaps that existed.”
— Richard Tyson, Managing Director, Flight Refuelling Ltd, Cobham plc:
“We knew there were problems frustrating our progress. Consult Avila helped us to understand their actual implications and how to address them through challenging us, introducing new ways of working and real leadership. Their insights enabled us to turn our plans through actions into our results.”
— Neil Palfreeman, CEO
JATO Dynamics
SMEs
SME’s often exhibit differences in their priorities and needs as they vary in size, age, sector, ownership, business models and aspirations. A major challenge for SME leaders is the capacity to deliver major improvements to drive continued value creation.
We understand the need for agility addressing the business needs in developing solutions for SMEs.
We work with SME leadership teams to understand the business needs, guide and advise on fast-track deployment of best practice whilst transferring knowledge and learning to employees. We work with agility at pace to fill gaps in capability and capacity to deliver pragmatic solutions that address business priorities, whilst releasing Executives and Owners’ time to focus on growth.
private equities
From our start, we have partnered with Private Equity organisations on a number of assignments, covering the investment lifecycle - from assisting acquisitions, planning & executing turnarounds, integrating new acquisitions to preparing for exit.
Our team is made up of seasoned professionals with a proven track record in industry, not just “career consultants”. We support our clients by:
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Supporting deal origination and evaluation
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“Deep Dive” Due Diligence of all operations, core processes and leadership capability
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Evaluation of Upside and cost reduction opportunities
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Preparation and execution of “100 day” plans and transformation road map
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Cash generation to fund transformation, or other objectives
"The challenge facing many companies today is not so much determining on what direction to take, but implimenting the plans on the management team. Manufacturing companies have moved from requiring consultants to tell us what to do, to needing expert help to bridge skills gaps, to provide expert coaching and help with implimentation. Consult Avila is a great example of this new generation of organisations, who played a key role in supporting TMD Friction's successful execution of a challenging restructuring plan following a change of ownership"