M&A ADVISORY FOR MIDDLE MARKET TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

SERVICES

Capital Raise Advisory

Established companies which are experiencing rapid growth, often require or can benefit from additional working capital to realize their growth opportunities, including executing on a strategic acquisition, which can be instrumental in a company’s ability to reach the next level of size and value. HRC raises growth equity or alternative debt from institutions in the $5-50mm range.

M&A Advisory

HRC advises business owners on mergers and acquisition transactions, including those seeking to sell their business, or acquire another business. We run comprehensive processes to effect optimal outcomes. Our focus on select verticals provides us with a strong advantage of knowing which acquirers and investors are most active in the space, and how to best achieve desired results.

Strategy Consulting

HRC provides contract CFO, and related strategic consulting services to companies seeking to bolster their finance and strategic planning capabilities. This can be highly valuable for companies seeking to plan in advance of an M&A or capital raise transaction. Also, HRC advises earlier stage technology companies in areas including growth, go to market, and positioning.

WHAT TO EXPECT WITH HRC:

Proactive Identification of strategic investor/buyers
Sophisticated company positioning and story telling
High-touch management of M&A or fundraising process, to prevent potential miscues and mistakes
Organized, one to many dynamic with buyers/investors, reduce management involvement
Consistent and reliable strategic guidance for CEOs
Deep understanding of technology verticals, knowing what drives the most value
Meticulous preparation before going to market
Long standing relationships with active buyers/investors
Effective and efficient process can yield a desired valuation and high likelihood of close

WHAT TO EXPECT WITHOUT HRC:

Unstructured, disorganized deal process; Highly inefficient and a major time sink
Minimal leverage with only one option; Leaving other options on the table, generally leads to lower valuation
Huge business distraction with less certainty of close
Lack of positioning may lead to lesser valuation
Less urgency for buyers, may drag out process
Business distraction may affect performance which could decrease valuation
Many I don’t know what I don’t know scenarios
Reactive to those inbound options vs. being proactive to bring in the right partner

SELECT TRANSACTIONS

We run a thorough process, creating sophisticated materials, and reach out to a targeted group of potential buyers or investors,
while guiding entrepreneurs through the complex, arduous process of a transaction, that strives to create the highest likelihood of a close,
at the best valuation, while minimizing the entrepreneurs time spent. Our transaction history.

“Without Cyrus and HRC, the transaction that BlackMesh went through would not have been possible. Every step of the way, Cyrus was engaged, proactive, and became part of the team.”

Jason Ford
Co-founder and CTO BlackMesh

“Cyrus from Harbor Ridge Capital is very knowledgeable and easy to work with an expert in his field. I very much enjoyed working with him and his team over the years. He provided valuable expertise for us in the colocation and hosting related M&A space. We highly recommend his services.”

Eric Hulbert
CEO Opus Interactive

“Rook and its partners have been working with Cyrus from Harbor Ridge Capital since 2006 when his former group arranged financing for our predecessor company. We’ve maintained a strong relationship with him over the years and explored various transactions up until the most recent, our acquisition of our largest competitor and market leader, in a highly complex transaction of international scope. Cyrus and HRC were invaluable in guiding us through the various hurdles and challenges of the deal process in route to a successful closing. Thanks to their tireless efforts on the transaction, we dramatically increased our equity value, and moved into position as the clear market leader in our industry, in both volume and service offerings. We plan to continue working with Cyrus for our future M&A needs, and are exploring many exciting potential opportunities already.”

Daniel Law
CEO Rook Media

“BurstNET has been working with Harbor Ridge Capital for nearly two years and it’s been a great experience. In addition to raising our first institutional financing earlier this year, Cyrus and the team have brought significant value to the table outside of the standard scope of work, including referring our current largest customer, advising us on hiring a much need controller, advising us on pushing forward with a financial review, and now, having identified and currently executing on highly accretive add-on acquisitions. I look forward to continuing our working relationship with Harbor Ridge Capital as we continue to grow and have future requirements.”

Shawn Arcus
CEO BurstNET Technologies

The testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is no guarantee of future performance or success.

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Century City, CA 90067
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