Assume the perspective of a Risk Officer and compose a memo for the specialist venture debt bank outlining why a Management Buy-Out (MBO) is an attractive option for managers. Identify and explain the specific risks of providing debt to Monsoft? How could the bank mitigate these risks?

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Corporate Reporting & Finance

Monsoft is an established fintech that provides back-office/ administrative software for banks to manage customer mortgages. The company has 8 clients in total with 3 of the top 10 UK banks using their software.

The company was founded by Tim Bennis, who serves as both CEO and CTO. Currently the software is sold through multi-year licences, which are deployed on Monsoft’s customers own servers, however Monsoft also has plans to sell its product through the software as a service model (SaaS). Tim estimates that this would cost £3m and take 12-18 months to implement, the move to a SaaS model will likely increase the value of the company by 50%.

Ownership: Tim owns 30% of the shares in the company with the remainder held by various venture capital firms, the largest of which is a small UK venture capital fund, Growth Partners that owns 40%. Each of the other shareholders own approximately 10% and are not aligned with Tim or Growth Partners

Shareholder Exit: Growth Partners is nearing the end of its lifecycle and has failed to raise a subsequent fund, so needs to sell its 40% shareholding in Monsoft for cash to its investors rather than take additional equity stakes. There are three financing options currently available: acquisition by a high growth fintech, sale to a private equity firm and a management buyout.

see ‘this screenshot’ for information on Plutus and Valuation Guidance

REQUIREMENTS

A: Business Valuation

Compose a memo to the Board of Directors of Monsoft covering the following topics:

1. Calculate the 2022 value of Monsoft by applying the following three methods:

• 1. Discounted Cashflow (DCF) with terminal value based on Price/Sales multiple applied current TTM (Trailing Twelve Month) revenue

o The DCF will use the forward years projections up to 2024

o Assume that there is no depreciation, investment, or interest but if there is a tax liability, that is, if the company is profitable – assume the UK corporate tax rate is 19%

• 2. Forward P/E valuation, – Apply the same assumptions as for the DCF to determine what an implied post tax earnings figure would be for Monsoft in 2022 and apply the relevant PE multiple

• 3. Price/Sales

Include an advantage and disadvantage of each valuation technique

2. Assuming Plutus hits the $20m revenue target and the new revenue multiple is applied, calculate the value in GBP of the equity stake the owners of Monsoft would have in Plutus.

3. Compare and contrast the Plutus and Victors offers from Tim Bennis and Growth Partners perspective? Using the
information provided, please suggest an alternative scenario whereby both Tim Bennis and Growth Partners goals can be met and Monsoft has sufficient funding for its growth.

4. Describe the specific sectoral considerations when valuing a software company and to provide a recommendation on what a reasonable value the company should be based on your calculations and research

Consult the following resource:

B: Business Financing

Assume the perspective of a Risk Officer and compose a memo for the specialist venture debt bank outlining why a Management Buy-Out (MBO) is an attractive option for managers. Identify and explain the specific risks of providing debt to Monsoft? How could the bank mitigate these risks?

C: Business Disposal

You are a corporate finance advisor working for Plutus. Write an email to Plutus’s CEO identifying the critical steps involved in an acquisition process after the target has been identified. Explain what you think are the critical items of what Plutus needs to conduct on Monsoft.

Prepare at least two PowerPoint slides, including detailed speaker notes, that persuasively argue for using the Scrum framework in a current or future project at your present or past employer or a company you are familiar with.

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Selling Scrum to Your Employer

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the Weekly Lecture and watch the The Pyramid of Impediments Imagine that you are a newly recognized Scrum Master. As an individual, prepare at least two PowerPoint slides, including detailed speaker notes, that persuasively argue for using the Scrum framework in a current or future project at your present or past employer or a company you are familiar with. Unless you cite additional sources, this section does not require references.

Speaker notes needed.

Briefly introduce the company you have chosen as your case study using a variety of data coming from a range of sources that need to be clearly and accurately cited and referenced in your assignment.

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Choose a company and three topics

Essay (2400 words – you can use appendices but no 10% leeway allowed)
Choose three topics covered in the module (e.g. perception, teamwork, culture, misbehaviour/ resistance, leadership, change, motivation). Critically review academic sources on your chosen topics and identify relevant theories, concepts and findings from available academic research which you will later use to analyse your chosen company.
You can decide to use one or two topics as your main focus, and supplement them with sources on the third topic, or devote an equal amount of space to each of the topics.
Analyse a company of your choice (so your case study company) using the relevant theories, concepts and findings from your review of the academic research. Draw conclusions from your analysis or give relevant, well supported, practical and future-oriented recommendations for the chosen company.
The assignment should consist of two parts:

Part 1. Review of relevant academic sources
Briefly introduce your focus.
Critically review relevant academic sources on the selected three topics. Focus on sources which will help you in the analysis of your chosen case study company.
(1100 words)

Part 2. Case study analysis and conclusions/ recommendations
i. Briefly introduce the company you have chosen as your case study using a variety of data coming from a range of sources that need to be clearly and accurately cited and referenced in your assignment (approximately 100 words)

ii. Analyse the company you have chosen as your case study using the academic sources you reviewed in Part 1. Your case study data should also be clearly cited here and come from a range of sources. (approximately 900 words)

iii. Based on your analysis, provide relevant conclusions and well supported, practical and future-orientated recommendations for the chosen company. (approximately 300 words)

When did they first get started? Who has access to Delivery apps? Where can you get these apps? Why are they so popular? Why are they good?

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Food delivery services and contemporary issues.

Part 1 :
Background on Delivery apps (Focus on UberEats, SkipTheDishes and Doordash) . (How many are there in the world? Canada? USA?)
When did they first get started? (Who made them? Why do we need them?)
Who has access to Delivery apps? (Everyone except if you are out of range for restaurants, such as you live on a farm example)
Where can you get these apps? (Download them easily and free on the app store)
Why are they so popular? (Is it Because people are lazy and they want food now immediately?)
Why are they good? Marketing for restaurants near you. Discover restaurants you’ve never been to before?
Any issues with delivery of food is held with the third party app not directly with the restaurant
Contemporary issue in management?

Part 2:
Impact of Covid-19 and how that has helped the Food Delivery industry
Provide graphs and documents and details. APA style if sources added.
Spending more for the sake of convenience?-(Is this due to our generation wanting things now!?)

Demonstrate how the demand different fields of study changes depending the province and gender, to create a better marketing strategy, directed to the correct customer target (gender, location).

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The relationship between the highest demanded majors, by gender, in Quebec and Ontario.

Demonstrate how the demand different fields of study changes depending the province and gender, to create a better marketing strategy, directed to the correct customer target (gender, location).
For the data analysis you can use the Car Sales excel as an example, and the University demand excel for the paper.

Write an introduction to the justice issue in your field with a thesis as the best answer to the problem. A thorough background look at the history of the issue with quick evaluations of key events.

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Business Administration

(1) An introduction to the justice issue in your field with a thesis as the best answer to the problem,

(2) A thorough background look at the history of the issue with quick evaluations of key events,

(3) A description of how the issue affects the field today—this may include interview quotes,

(4) A breakdown of alternative viewpoints available today that try to address the problem,

(5) An explanation of the theory of justice you will use and why it is superior to another,

(6) An analysis using that preferred theory of justice to evaluate the viewpoints today, and

(7) Concluding remarks for how theory and history affirm your thesis for how to address the problem

What competitive advantages does BrewDog have and how can they make the most of these advantages? Discuss the medium to long-term future of the industry, and weather the future of BrewDog, is sustainable in its current structure.

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BrewDog

Assume you are a strategy consultant working on a contract for BrewDog. In your strategic consultancy role your client, BrewDog, tasks you with strategically reviewing the future of their industry (“the craft beer industry”), especially addressing recent concerns by present and past employees regarding a toxic culture. As a result, management have asked you to research, analyse, evaluate, devise and submit a strategic plan for BrewDog to strategically respond over the long term.
Given the Company’s current position, it is important they capitalise on their current advantages and avoid threats.
Required
Your task is to prepare a 4,000 word strategic plan which addresses the following:
Identify and evaluate the key drivers of change in the macro environment with respect to the future of the craft beer industry using the PEST(EL) model.
Using Porter’s 5 Forces Model critically analyse the craft beer industry and evaluate the relative stability of BrewDog’s position in said industry.
What competitive advantages does BrewDog have and how can they make the most of these advantages?
Compile relevant points from the above analysis into a SWOT.
Critically analyse the stakeholders in the industry using a mapping technique and evaluate the stability of their current positions.
Develop and strategically evaluate the likely future scenarios for the industry on a global basis.
Discuss the medium to long-term future of the industry, and weather the future of BrewDog, is sustainable in its current structure.
What changes may occur going forward and how might The Company respond now to be best placed to prosper going forward? Consider using scenario analysis techniques here.

Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior in solving the issue you identified. How does it influence organizational structure and performance?

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Power, Politics and Culture

Write a 5–7 page report that addresses the following:
Influence of Politics and Power:
Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture.

Sources of Power:
Explore at least one source of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance.

Leadership Behavior and Culture:
Make recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization’s culture.

Leadership Influence:

Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior in solving the issue you identified. How does it influence organizational structure and performance?

Confidentiality:
Since you will be addressing real issues in real organizations in your assignments, it is important to respect confidentiality. Feel free to use an alias for any company or individuals you might mention in your assignments. Remember that all discussions about these organization should only occur within this course and not be shared with people outside the course.

Forecast what would happen to an organization if these issues were not addressed and resolved by the average firm or person. Finally, how do these issues relate to concepts discussed in other classes you have attended in the College of Business?

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Finkelstein’s book, Why Smart Executives Fail

Based on our discussion of the Finkelstein’s book, Why Smart Executives Fail, you should have a good understanding of the myths about strategy, leadership, and management. First, tell me the three most important strategic issues that you see in the book that are relevant Our business policy and strategy class course. Second, tell me why these issues are
important for a firm, and you, today. Forecast what would happen to an organization if these issues were not addressed and resolved by the average firm or person. Finally, how do these issues relate to concepts discussed in other classes you have attended in the College of Business? Do you think the issues identified in your book are generalizable to all firms like profit, public, non-profit, and governmental agencies? Why or why not? What surprised you in this book and why? Your response to this exercise should be at least three (3) pages in length (i.e., double-spaced, 1” margins)

Construct a professional business presentation for internal and external stakeholders. Identify your key message to both internal and external stakeholders.

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7-1 Project Three

Competencies
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

Utilize information from industry and scholarly sources to inform problem solving and decision making
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to solve problems and make decisions that impact organizations and their
stakeholders
Communicate professionally to diverse internal and external audiences
Scenario
Your presentation to the leadership panel of your company was well received. Now you must create a presentation for a wider audience—stakeholders from inside and outside the company—and include your decisions and recommendations, which were approved by the leadership panel. Remember that your presentation must convey professionalism and be visually appealing as well as informative.

Directions
Create a presentation of your research and data findings from Project Two including your decision and rationale.

Construct a professional business presentation for internal and external stakeholders.
Identify your key message to both internal and external stakeholders.
Illustrate your key points using visualizations.
Tell your story.
Specifically include the following in your presentation:

Communicate your decision about diversification based on your analysis of the data and research.
Use visualizations to tell the story of the (quantitative and qualitative) data.
Determine the likelihood of success based on the data and research collected.
Discuss the impact that moving to the new industry will have on the organization and its internal and external stakeholders.
Detail your recommendations for moving forward.
Summarize findings of the research performed.
Include research conclusions and reasoning.
Describe the rationale behind your recommendations.
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit a Powerpoint presentation of 10 to 15 slides including speaker notes. Sources should be cited according to APA style.