Value Creation Turnaround Transformational Leadership Strategy Restructuring Interim Management Change Management

Value Creation Turnaround Transformational Leadership Strategy Restructuring Interim Management Change Management

Abraxas Group is dedicated to serving its clients by providing the transformational leadership necessary to break out of the status quo.

Abraxas Group is dedicated to serving its clients by providing the transformational leadership necessary to break out of the status quo.

Whatever stage your company finds itself in, you can benefit from an experienced partner with a track record of driving value in companies at all phases of the business life cycle.

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Thought Leadership

Divergent paths

Contrasting Approaches to Business Transformation

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Harnessing the Power of Capital

Discover how small and mid-size companies can overcome capital constraints to unlock their growth potential. This blog post explores the importance of financial leadership, strategic planning, working capital management, and sourcing capital, and how professional consulting can guide your company to reach its full potential.

Removing Growth Constraints

Removing growth constraints should be a primary focus of any business leader seeking to maximize value creation

Value Creation Traps

Successful business transformation requires change agents to overcome the value creation traps inherent in old modes of thinking.

Value Creation in a Family Business

Value creation in a family business requires an understanding of the unique strengths and weaknesses of these businesses.

Bridging the Chasm

A chasm has grown between the key tenets of private equity investors and the business leaders they rely on to execute their investment theses

Pricing Strategy Post-COVID

Pricing strategy offers a compelling lever for small and midsized businesses to effect a business transformation post-COVID

Changing Strategy in Oilfield Services

Oilfield services operators must carefully assess the shifting business climate and make prudent adjustments to ensure their viability.

Analytics in the Middle Market

Analytics presents middle market companies with a rare opportunity to improve performance and enhance strategic positioning.

Maximizing Profit in the Middle Market

Overview The literal definition of margin in business is that…
Retail Store ClosingsAbraxas Group

Retail Industry Restructuring

The retail industry is in the midst of a significant restructuring necessitated by long-standing issues but accelerated due to COVID-19

Supply Chain Disruption in Beef

The supply chain for beef producers in the U.S. has been roiled by COVID-19. Recognizing these challenges is key to navigating them.

Private Equity Value Creation

Private equity has been successful in generating extraordinary value. As the asset class matures changes will be necessary to the model.
Agile Business TransformationAbraxas Group

Agile Business Transformation

Business transformation professionals active in the middle market must retool their service delivery approach in the wake of COVID-19

Value Creation in a Downturn

Value creation can be achieved in numerous ways. In a downturn, leaders should reorient their companies to drivers other than growth.
Middle Market Transformation

Middle Market Transformation

Middle Market companies and their leadership teams must meet the challenge of the coronavirus with aggressive business transformation efforts
The Turnaround MindsetAbraxas Group

The Turnaround Mindset

A well-executed turnaround is an intricate thing, and it always requires careful coordination with stakeholders, both internal and external.
Funding TransformationAbraxas Group

Funding Transformation

Recognizing the need for change, developing a plan for change,…

Reporting: A Catalyst for Improvement

By upgrading existing reports companies can spur an increased volume of actionable data-driven insights.
Forever 21 BankruptcyAbraxas Group

Forever 21 Bankruptcy

One-Time Fast Fashion Innovator Seeks Court Protection to Facilitate Restructuring
Middle Market StrategyAbraxas Group

Middle Market Strategy

Strategy is a company’s plan to win, and nothing about today’s market dynamics suggests any diminishment in the value of such a plan.
Stakeholder SupportAbraxas Group

Stakeholder Support

A business transformation presents an abundance of challenges…

The Evanescence of Strategy

Every strategy has a sell-by date, and the costs of ignoring…
Distressed Retailers Groping for ViabilityAbraxas Group

Distressed Retailers Groping for Viability

The challenges that retailers have faced in the past few years…
Burger King RevivalAbraxas Group

Burger King Revival

Burger King had been an industry laggard, but with new, focused ownership, it is now setting the pace in the quick service restaurant industry
Implementation: Big Data & Analytics BottleneckAbraxas Group

Implementation: Big Data & Analytics Bottleneck

  “In five years, inside the enterprise, analytics…
Interim Managers: Value Creation CatalystsAbraxas Group

Interim Managers: Value Creation Catalysts

There is a tendency among the leadership ranks of most organizations…
Business Model Expiration DatesAbraxas Group

Business Model Expiration Dates

  For most companies, worries about the transience of…
Working Capital ManagementAbraxas Group

Working Capital Management

Working Capital Management often represents the most substantial…
Mt. Gox BankruptcyAbraxas Group

Mt. Gox Bankruptcy

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are…
Failure to Recognize the ObviousAbraxas Group

Failure to Recognize the Obvious

This article originally appeared in Business Insider I had…
The Change Agents We NeedAbraxas Group

The Change Agents We Need

The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers…
Fisker Automotive: A Beautiful MessAbraxas Group

Fisker Automotive: A Beautiful Mess

This article originally appeared in Business Insider How can…
Municipal DistressAbraxas Group

Municipal Distress

This article originally appeared in Business Insider Eventually…
Blockbuster Stores' Stunning ReversalAbraxas Group

Blockbuster Stores’ Stunning Reversal

This post originally appeared in Business Insider Video rental…
New Paradigm of Government DistressAbraxas Group

New Paradigm of Government Distress

This article originally appeared in Business Insider A Slow-Moving…
The Demise of a Bad DealAbraxas Group

The Demise of a Bad Deal

This post originally appeared in Business Insider Victory has…
Eike BatistaAbraxas Group

Eike Batista

This article originally appeared in Business Insider How flattering…
Challenges Facing Midsize Manufacturing CompaniesAbraxas Group

Challenges Facing Midsize Manufacturing Companies

This article originally appeared in Business Insider As…
Big Data and Organizational FluidityAbraxas Group

Big Data and Organizational Fluidity

This article also appeared in Business Insider The term "Big…
Against Corporate "Hero Ball"Abraxas Group

Against Corporate “Hero Ball”

This article also appeared in Business Insider Your plan should…
The Transience of AdvantageAbraxas Group

The Transience of Advantage

This article also appeared in Business Insider Round the decay…
Becoming a Data-Driven OrganizationAbraxas Group

Becoming a Data-Driven Organization

This article originally appeared in the Loftis Consulting…
Overcome by ChangeAbraxas Group

Overcome by Change

This article originally appeared in Business Insider I recently…
The Least Bad OutcomeAbraxas Group

The Least Bad Outcome

This article originally appeared in Business Insider The…
A Good Story, But UntrueAbraxas Group

A Good Story, But Untrue

This article originally appeared in Business Insider Efficient…
Private Equity: A New ApproachAbraxas Group

Private Equity: A New Approach

This article originally appeared in Business Insider The…
When Failure is the Best OptionAbraxas Group

When Failure is the Best Option

This article originally appeared in Business Insider The…
The Never-Ending IP StruggleAbraxas Group

The Never-Ending IP Struggle

This article originally appeared in Business Insider Disney…
The Base of the PyramidAbraxas Group

The Base of the Pyramid

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA…
Bowing to the InevitableAbraxas Group

Bowing to the Inevitable

This article originally appeared in Business Insider and TMA…
Divergent paths
Retail Store ClosingsAbraxas Group
Agile Business TransformationAbraxas Group
Middle Market Transformation
The Turnaround MindsetAbraxas Group
Funding TransformationAbraxas Group
Forever 21 BankruptcyAbraxas Group
Middle Market StrategyAbraxas Group
Stakeholder SupportAbraxas Group
Distressed Retailers Groping for ViabilityAbraxas Group
Burger King RevivalAbraxas Group
Interim Managers: Value Creation CatalystsAbraxas Group
Business Model Expiration DatesAbraxas Group
Working Capital ManagementAbraxas Group
Mt. Gox BankruptcyAbraxas Group
Failure to Recognize the ObviousAbraxas Group
The Change Agents We NeedAbraxas Group
Fisker Automotive: A Beautiful MessAbraxas Group
Municipal DistressAbraxas Group
Blockbuster Stores' Stunning ReversalAbraxas Group
New Paradigm of Government DistressAbraxas Group
The Demise of a Bad DealAbraxas Group
Eike BatistaAbraxas Group

Eike Batista

Big Data and Organizational FluidityAbraxas Group
Against Corporate "Hero Ball"Abraxas Group
The Transience of AdvantageAbraxas Group
Becoming a Data-Driven OrganizationAbraxas Group
Overcome by ChangeAbraxas Group
The Least Bad OutcomeAbraxas Group
A Good Story, But UntrueAbraxas Group
Private Equity: A New ApproachAbraxas Group
When Failure is the Best OptionAbraxas Group
The Never-Ending IP StruggleAbraxas Group
The Base of the PyramidAbraxas Group
Bowing to the InevitableAbraxas Group
Partners in Growth

PARTNERS IN
GROWTH

Companies experiencing growth face challenges with aligning their capital structure to their opportunities, managing cash flow, upskilling their leadership teams, and ensuring that their systems and processes do not become constraints.

Partners in Crisis

PARTNERS IN
CRISIS

Companies in crisis face challenges with capital providers, suppliers, employees and other key stakeholders. Crisis represents an inflection point at which the underlying assumptions of an organization are all in question.

PARTNERS IN
RENEWAL

Companies undergoing renewal face the challenge of internalizing the lessons of the past while embracing opportunities for the future. These companies must develop and execute on a bespoke value creation strategy.