FAQ Summary

These 10 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Answers provide a Summary about MeritBSC.

1. What is MeritBSC?
MeritBSC is a management consulting firm. MeritBSC works with client companies to improve Financial and Operating Performance, Competitive Position and Market Valuation. MeritBSC is Merit Business Strategy Consulting and was formed in 1986 in San Francisco.

2. What does MeritBSC do?
MeritBSC does Business Valuation and Strategy projects that diagnose, plan and deliver improved results for clients.

3. What products or services does MeritBSC offer clients?
MeritBSC provides project consulting and advisory services in these 7 areas -

• Business Valuation

• Corporate Portfolio & Business Strategy, and Strategic Planning 

• Competitive Performance Benchmarking

• Acquisitions and Divestitures

• Marketing Strategy and Distribution Channel Economics

• Turnaround Plans and Execution

• Business Advice

4. Who are your clients?
Clients range from diversified global enterprises to domestic companies competing in a single business. Clients include large and small capitalization companies, as well as private firms and family businesses in a wide array of industries. 

5. Who do you work with within client companies?
We work with CEO's and senior executives of public and private companies.

6. What industry experience do you have?
MeritBSC has worked with clients since 1986 in a broad range of industries that span consumer products and retail, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial goods and services, telecommunications and technology.

7. Which geographic markets do you serve?
MeritBSC has served clients across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.

8. Describe a few client relationships?
Longer term Client Relationships have led to dramatic improvements in performance:

• Tripling of market value in 3 years for a global industrial company.
• $125 million profit turnaround in 2 years for a regional financial services firm.
• Restructuring and turnaround in 3 years for an office technology company.

9. Who formed MeritBSC and what is your background?
MeritBSC was formed by Tim Butler in San Francisco in 1986, expanded to New York in 1995, to Shanghai in 2007, and Europe in 2009. Previously, Mr. Butler was a Vice President and Partner with Marakon Associates, and a Senior Consultant with Deloitte Touche. Tim Butler received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and his B.S. and B.A. from The Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania, and Bath University in England.

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