The BeaconView Group - Focused on Enterprise Value Creation.

Who We Are

BVG advisors are seasoned industry professionals, with significant success in the trenches. We bring years of experience to bear on the issues that are blocking your company from reaching its value potential.

Who We Serve

The BeaconView Group are advisors to and resources for venture capital and private equity firms and their portfolio companies as well as privately-held companies including those evaluating, preparing for, and pursuing VC/PE relationships.

What We Do

BVG focuses entirely on increasing enterprise value for our clients. We concentrate on near term results but build long term relationships and a deep understanding of our clients and leverage that knowledge for the benefit of our clients along their value creation continuum.

We Deliver Results

BVG brings the right resources to bear on company-specific value creation opportunities and barriers. Our diverse and experienced team is well versed in value creation including concerns over profitability, growth, organization dynamics, human capital resources, project implementations including IT, worldwide sourcing, and executive coaching to name only a few. Our strategic partners embrace the BVG value creation focus providing additional specific expertise.

BVG’s core belief is that complete focus on EBITDA, EBITDA Growth, and Health of the Machine TM drives enterprise value growth. All three are closely intertwined. BVG works with clients to both identify and implement those factors necessary to drive enterprise value growth.

EBITDA

Focusing on EBITDA is the foundation of understanding what is being done and an introduction into the possibilities. Going way beyond necessary financial analysis, focusing on EBITDA considers strategic and operational alignment, organizational dynamics, resource utilization, and productivity to name only a few.

EBITDA Growth

EBITDA Growth considers the multitude of factors critical to growth both organically and through acquisitions zeroing in on specific factors impeding growth. Opportunities surface when focusing on EBITDA opportunities and with executive management in clarifying Competitive Assets.

Health of the Machine

Health of the Machine encompasses infrastructure, EBITDA diversification, risk management, institutionalized processes, KPI’s, and organizational development to name only a few to develop a stable operating environment, create sustainable EBITDA returns, and improve intrinsic value and multiples.

Focus on Process and Resources to Deliver Results

BVG’s advisory model is simple . . . take advantage of all tools available to leverage company resources, provide additional resources, and drive innovation and EBITDA growth. BVG focuses entirely on the long-term success of our clients and sustainable value creation. Everything we do, the way we think, the way we prioritize, is all focused on client success over anything else. In the simplest form, our advisory model looks like this:

BVG Resources are always a function of client need but often include resources to accomplish:

Strategic and tactical alignment
Profitability and organizational analyses
Business process enhancements or transformation
Business process outsourcing
Cash management and forecasting
IT Transformation
Human capital addition (temporary or permanent), replacement, or education
Industry specific objectives in many industries

Leadership

Michael Jakolat

Advisor and Founder

Financial Analysis | Exec Coaching
Strategy & Tactical Alignment

Partha Biswas

Advisory Member

IT Transformation | Operations
Supply Chain

Madelon Deming

Advisor

Human Capital | IT Recruiting
Organizational Development

Gary Kogut

Advisor

Healthcare Business Development
Revenue Cycle | EMR

Steven Meyers

Advisor

Quantitative Management
Sales & Operations | Energy Industry

Endorsements

Adam Procell – Lime Energy

“Michael made a real impact on Lime’s objective of creating sustainable value in our company.”

John Perruccio

“I appreciate Partha’s extensive strategy and technology knowledge and understanding of best practices complimented by his strong business acumen.”

Alexander Castro – Lime Energy

“I can assure you that Michael will enhance your business investments and create a culture of growth attainability and operational efficiency.”

Andrew Barnett – Ristorx Health

“Mike’s critical thinking, his ability to test and provide information to support executable plans, and to instill trust in people who work with and for him across the organization, have been fundamental to our success.”

Michael Pytel – Sunrise Medical

“Partha is a true visionary capable of tackling complex business challenges where others have failed.”

Adam Ranfelt – Software Engineer and Code Craftsman

“The thing that sets Madelon apart from others is how genuinely personable she is and how deep in to the field she is able to go to accomplish her goals.”