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Conseil financier d'une entreprise familiale de production de noix

J.S. Held acquiert Element Forensic Engineering, renforçant ainsi ses capacités dans le domaine de l'assurance pour les pertes matérielles importantes et les sinistres touchant les entreprises de taille moyenne partout au Canada

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Contexte

J.S. Held was retained as financial advisor by a $17M family-owned walnut grower facing significant financial and operational challenges. The company was operating under a lender forbearance agreement with $20M in debt and declining performance. Its revolving line of credit had been frozen due to concerns about financial reporting and cash flow visibility.

Nos conseils

Our team helped management improve financial reporting, enhance lender communications, and develop actionable short- and long-term cash flow forecasting capabilities. Through these efforts, the company restored lender confidence by demonstrating improved financial discipline and reporting rigor.

The grower successfully refinanced its debt with the existing lender, exited forbearance, regained access to its revolving line of credit, and entered the critical harvest season with renewed working capital and a significantly stronger financial foundation to support future growth. To further strengthen the organization's financial infrastructure, our team helped recruit and hire a part-time controller to maintain effective financial reporting and lender communications moving forward.

Nos solutions

Improved cash flow visibility and financial reporting:

  • Built a detailed 13-week cash flow forecast
  • Developed a comprehensive monthly forecast extending through year-end
  • Implemented ongoing variance analysis and improved reporting practices

Repaired a strained lender relationship:

  • Strengthened lender communications and improved the company’s financial reporting package
  • Advised on cash management and expense prioritization to preserve liquidity
  • Supported refinancing with the existing lender and the company’s exit from forbearance, helping restore access to the revolver

Remedied an under-resourced internal finance function:

  • Assessed financial reporting needs and defined the required role
  • Assisted in the recruitment and hiring of a part-time controller
  • Established practices to sustain reporting rigor and lender communications going forward

Domaines d'activité associés

> Gestion des liquidités 
Pour les entreprises confrontées à des difficultés ou à une croissance rapide, garantir un flux de trésorerie suffisant permettant de soutenir les opérations nécessite une approche méthodique de la gestion des liquidités. Cela nécessite de la participation de plusieurs services, d'une communication transversale, d'une hiérarchisation des priorités et de négociations.

 

> Solutions face aux situations difficiles
Nous proposons des solutions globales aux entreprises en difficulté et insolvables afin de maximiser leur redressement, de limiter les risques et de rétablir leur valeur. Nos experts sont mandatés pour aider les entreprises en difficulté à stabiliser leurs activités, protéger les intérêts des parties prenantes et appliquer des stratégies de redressement. Nous adoptons une approche centrée sur les opérations qui voit au-delà du bilan pour éviter toute dégradation supplémentaire et tracer la voie vers une croissance durable.

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