Project INNOVATION
Private-equity owned producer of commodity building-products with hardly any innovation seeks differentation via new products. Assignment to scout innovative processes and products, estimation on marketability and to present in a structured form to the board.
- Build-up of a innovation-team with students of different disciplines
- Visit >20 trading and expert fairs
- Strucured Internet-research
- Classification of innovation factors "next to the brands core" and "out-of-the-box"
- Review of several services propositions to amend clients portfolio
- 20 proposals for innovations, mainly in the service sector
- Finally, scouting and contact with an acquisition target (manufacturer) with high double-digit growth. Contact and preparation for Commercial and Financial DD - handed over to Corporate Business Development