Manufacturing Companies:  The Firm’s relationships in its core sectors has given rise to our experience in representing component and related manufacturing companies. We bring to each of our clients in this sector a solid understanding of financial procedures, financing parameters, production methods, facilities management and general integration of business practices that are unique to manufacturing.

In this regard HPC Puckett & Company seeks limited engagements with mid-market companies that have established solid historical performance, are strong companies in a growing industry and have continuity of management. HPC Puckett & Company adds value by organization of information, analysis of past and future financial performance, organization of a transaction structure and ascertaining maximum valuation. In addition, HPC assist in the complicated closing procedures, coordination of third party consents and working with our client’s outside legal and financial representatives.

HPC Puckett approaches each new manufacturing engagement with the following approach:
   ~  Evaluate and understand the needs of the client, their shareholders, their employees
       and their business 
   ~  Organize the financial, technical, legal and operations information in order to evaluate the business 
   ~  Value the business using established valuation procedures, consistent with industry practice 
   ~  Develop alternative choices for the client and prepare a business plan that meets the
       client’s needs 
   ~  Prepare a confidential offering Memorandum when the goal is a sale or merger or strategic
       investment
   ~  Identify qualified prospective acquisition, transaction candidates both within and outside of
       the sector
   ~  Negotiate the terms of a transaction and assist in documenting the same 
   ~  Negotiate and assist in drafting of definitive documents, prepare closing schedules, coordinate
       with and assist outside legal and financial representatives, assist in obtaining third party
       consents and coordinate all closing procedures.
   ~  Bring added value to every transaction and acting our client’s equalizer to the specialized
       acquisition departments of the purchasers or investors.

Supply and Distribution Companies: HPC Puckett and Company uniquely understands the relationship between specialized industry sectors and companies that supply and distribute associated industry services and products. In the Communications and Optical sectors HPC has represented clients for years that provide unique services to those industries. In this regard we are always searching for profitable entities that service niche sectors of business with associated sales, services, supplies and distribution of product.

Through years of working with investment firms in our core areas of business, HPC has developed extensive relationships based on trust and comfort with a large group of financially qualified, highly respected purchasers. Their portfolio of owned and operated business’ cross many sectors with the common element being a desire to acquire or invest in well developed, profitable companies that are anticipated to grow within their sector. This allows a potential seller or a company looking for a financial partner to utilize HPC to explore options both within and outside of the industry or industries that they serve. In this regard HPC will approach each potential transaction and:

   ~  Ascertain our clients position in the sector and markets served

   ~  Determine a transaction strategy designed to meet our clients unique needs

   ~  Establishing the formulas for valuation of the business based on established guidelines

   ~  Identifying and negotiating an optimum transaction

   ~  Setting the foundation for acquisition procedures

   ~  Institute reasonable guidelines for documentation criteria

   ~  Establishing accounting procedures and balancing industry norms with GAAP accounting

   ~  Completion of closing procedures coupled with post closing assistance