West Des Moines, Iowa
December 15, 2008
In response to rapid pace and
dynamic change in the seed industry,
The Context Network has
today announced the launch of Context Seed Services Group (SSG).
This unique business unit will provide small to mid-sized local
and regional seed companies with a customized set of business
management resources directed specifically to the many critical
issues they face.
Context has long provided leadership support to the seed
industry and to specific companies. Context Partner
Blake Sieker said, “Right now, local and regional seed companies
have an acute need for expertise in assisting
them to achieve optimal outcomes among the many market dynamics
in play across the industry. Having already amassed significant
experience and applicable work in this area, we look forward to
providing regional and local seed managers with tools they can
directly apply to their businesses.”
The Seed Services Group will provide seed companies with not
only the tools, but the guidance and support
from an exceptional team of senior level seed executive
consultants. “Our team is anchored in experience
pertinent to these companies and the challenges and
opportunities at hand.” Sieker said the SSG will provide
local seed managers with a long list of strategic consulting
services including due diligence and buyer support,
assembling creative custom-fit debt and equity financing,
operational audits, business plan development and
support, accounting and business measurement systems, etc.
“Context fills a niche because several of our partners have been
owners/principals in small and regional
companies. This experience, coupled with our strategic
consulting and our in-depth knowledge of the seed
business uniquely positions Context to assist,” Sieker
concluded.
The Context Network provides business management and strategy
consulting services to the world’s leading
agriculture, biotechnology and food companies and government
agencies and institutions. Major areas of
expertise include strategy, merger and acquisition support,
valuation of new technologies, formation of alliances,
and market research. The West Des Moines-based firm is composed
of a core of professional consultants that is
complemented by a network of more than 100 industry and
subject-area experts. |
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