Business Plan
Operating drivers, cash flow & scenarios
COASE.
Quantitative Business Architecture.
Financial models, executive reports and advisory for boards, investment committees and lenders.
The Architecture.
An Excel model at the core, supported by the Knowledge Layer and proprietary tools, with dashboards, executive reports and advisory for the decision at hand.
Knowledge Layer Proprietary Tooling Quantitative Model Dashboard Integrations Executive Report Advisory
Deliverables.
Financing
Debt structure, cost & repayment
Reporting
Actuals, budget & EBITDA bridge
LBO
Leverage, cash flows & investor returns
Knowledge Layer
Corporate finance logic, codified.
A structured knowledge base connecting financial methods, standards, market evidence and precedent structures to the assumptions and checks used in a model. Every assumption in a COASE model carries its lineage: where it comes from, what it constrains, how it is tested.
Services.
Transaction & Deal Architecture
M&A, debt restructuring and capital allocation. Cash flows, covenants and contractual mechanics built into one model.
FP&A Planning, Forecasting & Reporting
Planning, forecasting and reporting built around the finance team’s operating cycle. Existing spreadsheets rebuilt where required.
Greenfield & Venture Modelling
Investment models for startups, spin-offs and new ventures. Operational assumptions translated into funding needs and investor returns.
Model Review & Reconstruction
Review of economic logic, calculations and controls, with documented findings and an assessment of their impact. Reconstruction is scoped where needed.
Engagement Models.
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End-to-end mandate
Full ownership of the modelling workstream, from problem definition to presentation.
Discuss a mandate ↗What it includes
Objectives and requirements scoped, model designed and executed under continuous review, support through board, investor and lender discussions.
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Desk engagement
Model development to an agreed specification.
Configure the scope ↗What it includes
Prepare the specification with the configurator, then confirm scope and deliverables with us before the build.
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FP&A implementation
Time-bound deployment of the FP&A toolset, through to handover.
Discuss implementation ↗What it includes
Planning and reporting tools designed and deployed, users trained, a tuning period and handover. Further development and ongoing support scoped separately.
The agreed engagement scope includes model design. Deliverables and refinement cycles are agreed before work starts.
Core Principles.
Operations → Cash flowMarket → DriversData → Client-owned modelScrutiny → Decision support
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Business functions to cash flow
Workforce, R&D, sales and marketing, logistics and production translated directly into cash-flow impact. The model represents the operating engine of the business, reconciled to the accounts.
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Market-calibrated drivers
Assumptions tested against market metrics and industry economics. Valuation and debt capacity are tested against explicit operating assumptions, market benchmarks and downside scenarios.
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Deal-ready, client-owned
Built around the company’s data, with an Excel model for the finance team to maintain and use in investment committee, due diligence and lender discussions.
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Negotiation-grade logic
Designed to test equity value, debt capacity and contractual terms under scrutiny. The model makes sensitivities and negotiation trade-offs explicit before discussions with investors and lenders.
Contact
Start with the decision.
Define a model specification, or discuss the mandate directly.