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Your Strategic Finance Partner for German Companies in the United States.

Services

Greater Financial Clarity and Peace of Mind

Fractional CFO, Strategy

Financial Strategy and Leadership

Senior executive level experience that seamlessly integrates with your entire company team.

Forecasting and Financial Modeling

Forecasting and Financial Modeling

Proprietary, forward-looking models tied to your company's operating data to align with "one set of numbers" and truly plan and execute with confidence.

Cash Flow Management

Cash Flow Management

Better visibility to your operating results and how it ties to cash and working capital so you can manage the day-to-day with greater transparency.

Margin and Profitability Improvement

Margin and Profitability Improvement

We focus on efficiency of value delivery and define the trade-offs we make to achieve the greatest improvements.

Budgeting

Budgeting

We integrate your team's various reporting tools into your forward-looking plans to align with "one set of numbers". 

KPIs

KPI Development and Reporting

Critical to "doing what you say you are going to do" are performance measures that truly reflect business performance - not punitive, but course-course correcting visibility.

Business Valuation
Capital Raise

Business Valuation

Capital Raise

We help you understand the value of your enterprise on both the sell-side and buy-side for potential mergers and acquisition.

Driven by "one set of numbers" your forward looking plans integrate seamlessly to your operating data so you can see clearly how your business is tracking to your plans.

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How are we Different?

Cultural Fluency with a Twist

Historically, German companies have attempted to enter the United States and other markets using native processes and procedures and internal perspectives and cultural expectations.  The assumption being, that if it has worked in Germany, it must also work here.  This approach has its limitations, particularly when it comes to integrating with the local and regional cultures within the United States.  Our perspective is that to be the most successful, you need to have an intimate understanding of the local culture as well as have a deep network of service providers who are tailored to your specific needs.  We have that perspective and the network and we would love to help you achieve your business' goals!

About

My name is Andrew Lear

Having launched his own startup, led two IPOs, and held executive leadership roles across a wide variety of industries for the past 25 years, Andrew has unique experience in startups and strategic finance having held executive leadership roles in multiple companies. He has successfully supported German companies in the US markets throughout his career.  Andrew developed the core fluency of German through multiple internships at Daimler Benz, and Kaiser Maschinenmesser while earning his degree in mechanical engineering.  Recently he has helped a German SaaS startup attain seed capital, and is currently the CEO of its US entity.

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Get in Touch

20709 Snag Island Drive East

Lake Tapps, WA 98381

253-347-3614

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