SeatonHill Partners is the fastest-growing Strategic CFO Executive Services firm in the nation, solving common to complex financial problems that create risk to survival and growth for thousands of small/medium-sized businesses. For more than a decade, SeatonHill has applied the experience and expertise only a team of seasoned business finance executives can bring to position clients for positive business outcomes. We combine thought leadership and support of a close-knit partnership of experienced CFOs nationwide to benefit every client. SeatonHill currently has offices in fourteen cities nationwide.

The M&A markets are growing at unprecedented levels. Successful buyers and sellers are pursuing the same outcomes. Capital providers invest in well-run companies with intrinsic value and growth trajectory with founders and owners that operate well-run businesses. Founders and owners seek to maximize the return on their efforts to build and grow their businesses. For Founders and Owners, running your business strategically delivers outsized returns to the company and stakeholders. A strategically run business checks the boxes for capital providers. Some critical KPIs to consider are appropriate cash management, optimized terms with supply chain providers, optimal capital structures, credit facilities, completed Audits and Quality of Earnings process, proper risk management, suitable human capital structures, to name a few.Capital providers seek to partner with Founders and Owners that offer well-positioned and strategically run businesses. The majority of capital providers are most interested in gaining a suitable return on their investment. Typical capital providers include Investment Banks, PE firms, lenders, insurance companies, Venture Capital, specialty capital providers, and others.All SeatonHill Partners have decades of experience in this exciting market segment. We are experienced and well versed in the buy-side and sell-side of M&A transactions. For sellers, we provide the experience, knowledge, and expertise in the elements of M&A transactions to achieve the highest returns to Founders, Owners, and stakeholders. On the buy-side, our CFOs have the experience, knowledge, and expertise to accelerate the due diligence and closing processes to effectuate error-free M&A transactions.

A recent Boston Consulting survey found that “One in Five North American Public Companies Remains Under Financial or Operational Stress.” Today, businesses face unprecedented stress points that require the most experienced and knowledgeable Strategic CFO talent. Some of the more complex financial and operational issues include cybersecurity, human capital disruption, supply chain shortages, rapid digital transformation, emerging cryptocurrency markets, complex capital structures.At SeatonHill, we deploy proven best practices to stabilize the value in your organization through a host of proven approaches, including optimizing risk management, advanced capital structures, refinancing, cash flow improvements, quality of earnings, optimization of human capital, and management of liabilities. Our proven CFOs provide effective leadership navigating the most stressful situations for your mid-market company or private equity portfolio company.

Growing your business is challenging, whether by organic, M&A, or other growth models. Each path presents a unique set of benefits, requirements, and strategies, and all have pros, cons, and tradeoffs depending on your specific strategic goals and objectives. If you are a growing business, it is a strategic imperative to develop plans that consider the elements of a well-run business. Considerations include advantageous capital structures, capital market dynamics, human capital considerations, national and global economic conditions, risk management, financial operations, supply chains, etc. At SeatonHill, our Strategic CFOs have decades of experience with companies of all sizes. We have “been there, done that.” We have your back!Give us a call for a no-obligation consultation to discuss your growth goals and objectives. We can make a difference.

The essence of a business operating strategy requires consideration of the many elements of a well-run company. I have addressed most of those elements above. Absent alignment of these vital strategic elements, a company is subject to marginal and unexpected business outcomes.Conversely, a business that has spent the time, effort, and resources to align its critical operating elements has visibility and a high degree of business certainty. Well-run enterprises execute the strategic plan to achieve the goals and objectives outlined by the Board of Directors and Senior Leadership. At SeatonHill we are experienced and bring the expertise to deliver positive business outcomes that comes with thoughtful and well informed Strategic Planning. We bring Fortune 1000 caliber expertise to your mid-market company.

Strategic sales and go-to-market advisory services for small and medium technology companies. 35 years of Enterprise Technology Sales experience managing strategic relationships with some of the world's largest companies. Experience in Oil and Gas, Energy, Technology, and State and Local Government market segments. Well versed in structured sales processes selling hardware, software, network, cloud offerings and associated professional services. .

Senior Account ExecutiveSales and account management responsibility for EMC Resource Management Software Group covering Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. RMSG developed enterprise IT resource management software for applications, servers, storage and network.• Account responsibility for CSX, State of Florida, Fulton County, Carnival Cruise Lines, Cellular South, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Compass Bank.

Sales and account management responsibility for Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The company was a leader in enterprise network compliance, change, configuration management software. EMC acquired the company October 2007.

Revenue responsibility for Western United States for startup selling Universal Interface for web applications.• Major Accounts included U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman, BellSouth, Federated Department Stores, and Harcourt Assessments.

Sales and account management for the Texas territory. Promoted to founding member of both the Energy and eMarketplace teams. Responsible for selling i2’s broad base of products including supply chain management suite, supplier relationship suite, customer relationship management suite, eCommerce software, content and content services.• Closed $14.2 million in revenue over tenure.• Energy Team MVP in 2001. • Major Accounts included Enron, TradeRanger, Conoco, ChevronTexaco and BP North America, Reliant Energy, Johnson and Johnson, and Global Healthcare Exchange.