Business ModellingAddressing Core Business Decisions through Smart
Financial Modelling
Transaction Advisory Services
Our expertiseWe help our clients address core business decisions by building or reviewing the financial models they rely on to support their decision-making process.
Organizations are often confronted to core business decisions that require some degree of analysis, both qualitative and quantitative, to support an efficient decision-making process.
This is typically where clients call onto us since a business model enables them to test business cases and financial options, identify key decision-making parameters, assess the effects of resource limitations, conduct simulations to quantify risks and uncertainties.
In other words, you can test your decisions before you finalize them, giving you the confidence that you are making the best decision.
When we can help our clients?• When the model is to be used as the basis for critical business decisions
• When different stakeholders need different ouputs from the model
• When you can no longer manage the model
• When the model is not providing the answers you require
• When a third-party will be using the model results
• If you are concerned about the integrity of the model
Ernst & Young’s Business Modelling Services
Our StrenghtsOur core team includes mathematician or engineer profiles who are profi-cient under Excel, Access, SAS, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications, and C++, as well as having a good Finance academic background.
Over the past years, the Business Modelling team has provided:
• Tax Modelling services in support of the structuring of major transactions, and
• Business Plan services to support the Enterprise Value on significant buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Complex Business Plans*, buy-side or sell-side
• Complex Cash Flow Forecasts, Models and Tools
• Impairment Modelling, Models and Tools
• Midterm Planning, Tools
• Tax Modelling**
• Ad Hoc Modelling, quantitative, statistical, optimization, etc.
• Econometrics, Pricing and Promotional Effectiveness
• Operational Research
• ►Model Testing and Reviews
• ►Spreadsheet Risk Remediation
Model Build
Model Reviews
* In connection with our PPP/Infrastructure experts** In connection with our Tax experts
Some of our Business Modelling credentials
Company Action
EDF Tax Modelling to support the structuring of the Edison acquisition
Vivarte Development of an Impairment Testing tool for 20 to 30 brands
Pernod Ricard Development of an Impairment Testing tool for c300 legal entities
IK Investment partners Tax Modelling as part of an acquisition process
Air France Forecast, options and qualitative analyses to investigate several alternatives
Metallum Modelling of a business plan supporting refinancing
Rhodia Modelling of business plans and strategic alternatives in the filter tow sector
Global leader in nuclear energy
Development a Midterm Planning tool for the group’s 20 business units
PE funds Tax Modelling in connection with an acquisition
Communication Several business plans as part of due diligences
Other Several business plans for Consumer Products companies, port operators, cruise centers
Key Contacts
Nicolas KlapiszPartner, Ernst & Young AdvisoryValuation & Business ModellingEmail: [email protected]: +33 155 61 07 01
Emmanuel de Villeneuve EsclaponSenior Manager, Ernst & Young AdvisoryBusiness ModellingEmail : [email protected]: +33 155 61 06 40
Chloé SchiaffinoManager, Ernst & Young AdvisoryBusiness ModellingEmail : [email protected]: +33 155 61 04 78
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