Testimonials
Dramatic Turnaround
"Our family has had a long-time passive investment in an equipment distributor. When operations continued to struggle at the dealership we took action by engaging the turnaround services of Ventor, LLC. Ventor diagnosed the operating and financial situation quickly, and constructed an operational plan containing specific action steps with timeframes. Ventor then quarterbacked astute negotiations with the company's lenders providing the company with the opportunity to execute the plan. With the involvement of Ventor's continued oversight the company has shown a dramatic turnaround resulting in increased profitability and decreased leverage.
"Hardworking, detail-oriented and very persistent, Ventor is highly recommended."
Dean Statz
Carl F. Statz & Sons
Interim Management
"Walter played a pivotal role as an interim CFO in steering our company towards a more sustainable operating course by developing a profitable service business and other forms of non-dilutive funding. He also helped me to recruit an outstanding group of business advisors and board directors, and mentored both me and his full-time successors.
“Through the years, Walter’s imparted experience in everything from finance and operations to investor relations have been instrumental in our company’s progress. He listens carefully and delivers advice with both candor and humor, allowing him to maintain warm and cordial relationships even through the most trying of business circumstances…”
Leo Liu, MD
Cambria Pharmaceuticals Inc.
The “Additional Partner” to a VC Firm
"Walter stepped in as an “additional partner” in our venture fund. One of our portfolio holdings was in need of a complete operational review. His firm not only helped management focus on its strategic goals, but also analyzed areas such as factory scheduling and material components to understand the product cost issues. They advocated and implemented a computer package which resulted in significant administrative savings and assured us timely financial information. Their understanding of the company was evident in the production of detailed financial projections that were used to support an important financing effort.”
E. Bulkeley Griswold
MarketCorp Ventures, L.P.
“Razor Sharp” Analysis
(As Walter Simson & Associates, Inc.)
“Walter Simson and Associates has helped us to evaluate investment opportunities, and has steered us clear of several potential mistakes. They are razor sharp on how things really work in a company, and have helped us to make new management a success. Above all, there is a sensitivity to people issues…”
Paul Craig
Riverside Partners, Inc.
Sharp focus on important leverage points
“We needed to do an honest assessment of our current products, customer contributions, and manufacturing practices that were keeping us ‘stuck’ at the bottom of an economic slump. We also needed to understand the culture and commercial practices that created our situation, and a plan to create positive cash flow and profits.”
“With extensive data analysis and honest interviews, Walter was able to quickly assess and describe both the current situation and the opportunities in key areas that, with proper goals and changes to our operations, could lead to a turn around in our financial results. The crucial input was Walter’s ability to create sharp focus on important leverage points, and to describe them in ways that called for action. The plan we created with Walter has helped us to ‘turn the ship’ much more rapidly and to make the changes that are empowering an entire team to achieve better results.”
David Boyer and Joan McNulty
MCD, Inc.