STRATEGIC CONSULTING & M&A SERVICES IN SWITZERLAND – AUDIT, MARKET RESEARCH & PLANNING
The foundations of a good strategic decision
A poorly prepared acquisition. An undervalued transfer. Expansion into a poorly understood market. In most cases, what causes a strategic decision to fail is not a lack of ambition – it’s a lack of preparation.
thinkGo’s complementary services are there to bridge the gap. Whether you need to prepare for a sale, structure your entry into a new market, or simply manage your business with reliable tools, we work with you to build the analytical and strategic foundations that secure your decisions.
COMMERCIAL AUDIT
Before deciding where to go, you need to know exactly where you stand.
A well-conducted business audit reveals what the figures alone don’t show – the company’s real strengths, structural weaknesses, untapped opportunities and threats that are silently accumulating. It’s often the starting point for a solid growth strategy, or the first step in preparing for a handover.
We deliver a clear, straightforward analysis, free of unnecessary jargon.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
A good business strategy isn’t a document – it’s a course.
We work with you to build a strategy tailored to your reality: market and competitor analysis, identification of priority levers, prioritized action plan and differentiated positioning. Our aim is not to produce yet another report, but to give you a clear direction and the concrete means to follow it.
BUSINESS PLAN
Convincing an investor, structuring an acquisition, preparing to raise funds – a business plan is only as good as its credibility. And it’s only credible if it’s based on solid assumptions and in-depth market knowledge.
With 30 years’ field experience in business development and M&A, we build business plans that stand up to the tough questions – the ones asked by experienced bankers, acquirers and investors. Because a good business plan can’t just be read. It has to be defended.
MARKET RESEARCH
Entering a new market without having studied it is like navigating without a map.
Our market studies combine analysis of sector trends, understanding of target customers, competitive analysis and detection of growth opportunities. Designed to be immediately operational – not to sit in a drawer, but to inform a concrete decision.
COMMERCIAL BUDGET & SALES STATISTICS
What can’t be measured can’t be controlled.
We work with you to develop customized sales management tools: realistic planning, operational dashboards, performance analysis by segment, channel or market. Simple, reliable and immediately operational for your teams.
MARKET OPERATING PLAN
Identifying an opportunity is one thing. Knowing how to exploit it in practice is quite another.
A market development plan translates your ambition into measurable actions: organization of resources, execution schedule, marketing and sales strategy, risk management and monitoring indicators. Whether you’re setting up your first business or are already expanding – we structure both.
OPERATING BUDGET
A well-managed company knows exactly what its costs, margins and profitability levers are – and anticipates before being forced to react.
We work with you to build a solid, realistic operating budget, designed for steering: a clear vision of revenues and expenses, cost control, forecast scenarios. Not a reporting document. A real decision-making tool – usable by your teams on a daily basis.
Why these services from thinkGo?
These services are not offered in parallel with M&A consulting – they are a natural extension of it.
A manager preparing to hand over his company needs a solid commercial audit to properly value his business. A buyer entering a new market needs a rigorous market study to secure his investment. An entrepreneur looking to take his business to the next level needs a credible business plan to attract the right financial partners.
At thinkGo, every analytical tool is built with the eye of an experienced M&A advisor – which fundamentally changes the nature and quality of the deliverable.