13 02 06 Exolta Capital Partners Brochure H1 2013 v2

1. Exolta Capital Partners 43 Berkeley Square London W1J 5FJ

2. Introducing Exolta Capital The boutique advisory firm with big reach Unlike a consultancy firm, we are not just focused on ‘report and go’ we are hands on by nature. In addition, our access to finance helps many clients to implement their growth plans more rapidly than their peers. 2 Exolta is a collective of senior executives and non-executive directors specialising in providing unparalleled business growth guidance to agile and ambitious businesses. Whilst our website will share a little more background about what we do, this page is intended to explain more about our ethos. We are a team of experts operating within the business growth and corporate finance marketplace. We operate globally in businesses and companies on all continents, offering support to individuals and businesses focused on achieving their ambitious growth plans and realising value from their business enterprises. Our advisers have experience of working in over 50 countries in a broad spectrum of international sectors and industries. We consider that every client business is different which is why the support we provide is tailored to fit the specific circumstances of the business and its current level of maturity. Our intelligent, tried and tested methods and approaches coupled with our specialist knowledge allow our advisers to maximise the client benefits from our assignments and minimise the stress of every project to management teams focused on business as usual. This approach helps our clients to focus on what they do best.. In terms of our services to Private Equity, we have a track record of generating considerable value for our investment community clients through understanding their investment profile intimately, identifying high growth potential businesses, engineering creative and robust structures and backing management teams to deliver these objectives. Exolta‘s competitive advantage is our direct access to equity funds, consistent quality and volume of deal flow, experience in both advisory and principal roles and a track record of unlocking significant value. Exolta Capital Partners is fully owned by its founders and as such can be flexible and creative in how it structures its participation in its investments.

3. Introducing Exolta Capital Why not give our world class mentoring service a try? Mentoring, training, coaching and staff development are at the cornerstone of learning organisations. Exolta’s Consultants have many years experience of providing such activities to high performing team 3 All businesses, whether focused on growth or on performance improvement, create demands on the management team which often distract from ‘business-as-usual’. In times when this starts to reduce management’s attention on their own development or their ability to continue effective decision making, it is often the case that a straightforward sounding board will help to return the degree of focus previously enjoyed. Exolta recognise this and have an effective coaching and mentoring programme which helps management teams and business leaders to continue to develop, make effective decisions and to retain appropriate strategic focus whilst continuing to deliver business as usual . Our work in this area is highly regarded and we frequently spend time with our clients to discuss what their detailed needs are before developing a bespoke programme of activities and meetings to support the mentoring requirements. If your requirements are more focused on team development or you have a need to work with a small group of staff or managers to help deliver a change, we can help with a variety of tools and proven techniques we have developed to improve staff engagement. Exolta’s experience in this area ranges from bespoke engagement programmes for large listed businesses and international ventures focused in implementing large scale change through to agile, fast moving start ups focused on achieving a mature, stable team at the earliest opportunity. Where necessary, we have specialist partner organisations we work with who are able to undertake specific ‘people solution’ activities such as psychometric testing, team and individual profiling and undertaking the development of detailed personal and professional development programmes .

4. Introducing Exolta Capital Exceptional outcomes through effective business transformation For many clients we work with they need assistance to help interpret their vision and objectives into actionable outcomes and then develop a programme to take them there. 4 Businesses in growth experience huge levels of change, driven by the need to: Respond to competitive threats and decreases in customer spend through the innovation and launch of new products and services Creating efficiencies and cost reductions by rationalising systems and processes and outsourcing low value tasks Exolta will work closely with you to: Work with your board, corporate or senior management team to define your strategic objectives and develop your new business model Create and manage a programme of communication activities to generate awareness and support for your new business discretion Enhance your project management approach to include activities for implementing and embedding change Transform your capacity for change by identifying project and changes into a portfolio of initiatives and prioritising this portfolio against your critical success factors Develop your capability for change by transferring our knowledge to your staff through coaching, mentoring and the provision of workshops and tailored training courses

5. Introducing Exolta Capital The perfect marriage… The result of Exolta assistance with mergers and acquisitions Developing a robust response to inorganic growth needs has delivered step changes in performance for many of our clients. 5 At Exolta , we focus on a range of growth initiatives for our clients. Some of these relate to inorganic growth through mergers or acquisitions. Exolta‘s experience in supporting merger and acquisition strategies and activity includes working with companies looking to acquire, or be acquired, as well as private equity firms. Exolta participates in all four key phases: Strategy and Deal Rhetoric Target Identification Due Diligence Post-Acquisition Execution Our work in this area aims to: Validate cost/benefit assumptions. Identifying hidden value/synergies. Providing a list of priorities to capture short-term savings and/or customer benefits. Developing a list of investments to support the strategic goals. From planning through implementation, Exolta brings its clients measurable improvements in perfect alignment with their business strategies.

6. Introducing Exolta Capital Strategy is not just about a report… Many organisations have a strategy. Its normally a well prepared history of where the business has come from and a description of where its going. It ’ s the document in the office most likely to be gathering dust! We believe that a strategy should be more embedded into the business and should certainly include a map of how to get to where you want to. 6 Exolta bring to bear the very best thinking in external perspectives which help our clients to tackle strategic issues and challenges. We help our clients develop clear corporate and business unit strategy relating to changing customer behaviour, competitor business models, changing domestic and global markets, or simply by helping to structure ‘thinking’ in respect of complex growth issues. An external perspective can challenge the received wisdom within any business. We focus on the areas of strategy where our research-based, customer-focused approach can add real value. Some of the issues which challenge our clients often include questions such as: Why are our competitors outperforming us and what can we do about it? What is the size and what are the dynamics of the market and how should I exploit them ? How is our industry or chosen sector likely to change and how do we keep pace? Which customer groups are most profitable, and how can we find more of them and their on-going needs? Our view is that in all cases, its not just the written word that will help here. Our experience is that you will need to embed strategic management techniques into the fabric of your business. That’s where you can trust Exolta to help.

7. Introducing Exolta Capital Finessing your plans to provide real direction Programme and project management, change management and communications and the development of project and business dashboards and KPIs are often overlooked activities by businesses stretched for resource. 7 Whatever your current situation, you will need your business and financial models to be relevant, accurate, reliable and robust. Businesses and lenders/investors are facing an increasingly risk-based business environment, which brings added obligations for improved reporting of information and more robust and transparent analysis. Exolta can provide practical financial models which are central to these reporting and analysis functions and ultimately are fit for purpose in supporting a range of transactions/situations. All of our work in this area stands close scrutiny with banks and other financial institutions and because of the increased independence we bring, they often obviate the need for further/detailed due diligence. Making the plan happen is another matter. However, at Exolta , our carefully selected programme and project managers and directors have been through major implementations time and again, honing their skills, experience and developing valuable instincts to apply to your change programme. Key to our success in programme management of the implementation is the use of an effective dashboard. Whilst often put on the ‘too difficult to do’ list or the ‘too expensive to contemplate’ pile, our work in this area is made cost effective through the use of proven frameworks and methodologies. This coupled with Exolta‘s market leading business intelligence advisers means that we can often devise and implement a real-time dashboard in this area which adds real value at marginal cost.

8. Summary A top team with an exceptional value creation credentials. Private & Confidential We are a b outique business advisory team with consulting, corporate finance and turnaround experience We are fully owned by our management The team you meet are our key decision makers. We are backed by trusted long standing active Private Investor clients We have genuine access to equity funds We are passionate about aligning interests and generating value Experience in both advisory and principal roles Clarity of focus Know the right questions to ask and get answered Ability in engineering creative and robust organisational and financial structures Track record of unlocking value and delivering profitable exits 8