Front and Center D-DF

Stock Exchange  • Stock Symbol	Karsos Stock Exchange FACD
Date Founded	2069
Head Offices	Midland City, Karsos
Key People	Harold Front CEO
Primary Industry	Category:Corporate Services
Major Products	Due Diligence and Oversight
Revenue	TBD
Employees	700
Owned By	N/A
Subsidiaries	N/A

Front & Center is a research and advisory firm that performs due diligence and business analysis for individuals and organizations that are contemplating investments, strategic partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions or that are looking to enhance organizational effectiveness in an existing business unit or portfolio company.

We generate valuable due diligence reports and business analyses for our client base that become an integral component of their decision-making and negotiation processes. We offer a confidential, sound, unbiased perspective and are the ideal complement to a business’ internal resources.

As the premier due diligence consulting firm in Karsos and widely recognized as one of the country’s leading management consulting firms, Front & Center enhances client business decisions by combining a thorough understanding of technologies, logistics, corporate strategy and finance with an ability to summarize complex issues into concise, easily understood terms.

Projects are customized based on client needs and requirements. Due diligence services range from initial validation of targets to detailed on-site due diligence visits to the preparation of complete integration plans. Management consulting services, aimed at enhancing organizational effectiveness, are typically intensive studies that identify cost-saving opportunities and define appropriate actionable go-forward plans. Strict confidentiality is maintained for all engagements.

Contents 1 Our Mission 2 Our Vision 3 Our Values 3.1 Relationships 3.2 Passion 3.3 Expertise 3.4 Ability 3.5 Personnel 3.6 Service 3.7 Partnership 3.8 Responsiveness 3.9 Integrity 3.10 Diversity 3.11 Opportunity 3.12 Continuous Improvement 4 Areas of Practice 4.1 Strategy Practice 4.2 Technology Practice 4.3 Distribution and Logistics Practice 4.4 Merger Integration Planning Practice 4.5 Finance and Accounting Practice 4.6 Industries

Our Mission

Our aim is to meet our clients' needs by assisting them with analyzing, evaluating, and making complex business decisions associated with transactional events. At the same time, we will create a consulting organization that will be able to attract and retain exceptionally talented individuals and we will all work together to perfect the art of due diligence and management consulting.

Our Vision

Front & Center will be internationally recognized as the most innovative, dedicated, and productive due diligence and management consultancy in the world. We will provide our clients with a level of excellence that surpasses their highest expectations. Our people and our organization will come to represent the ideal business partner for corporations and individuals eager to use due diligence consulting resources.

Our Values

Relationships

We are committed to developing long-term relationships with our clients and building confidence and trust such that our clients will come to us again and again for assistance in due diligence assignments. We nurture long-lasting and forward-looking relationships with our clients who rely on us to help them make good business decisions.

Passion

We are extremely passionate about the industries and clients we serve and our clients' due diligence needs.

Expertise

We bring the highest level of expertise to the analysis we perform on behalf of our clients. Our staff and affiliated consultants are comprised of recognized experts in various industries, technologies and functional areas.

Ability

Due diligence requires a keen business sense to determine where to focus one's attention. It requires experience levels that let you know when something requires further investigation and to assess the immediate and longer-term implications of an issue. We are committed to the idea that our organizational and individual abilities can be refined over time through continual improvement efforts with the ultimate goal of perfect client service.

Personnel

We are committed to the idea that personnel are the key to taking the lead in our fast-changing economic environment and we aggressively leverage our skill to provide streamlined processes and highly dependable solutions for our clients.

Service

We provide the highest level of service on every assignment. We assemble a project team based on the skills and backgrounds required to bring success to a particular project. Our employees give our clients their complete attention and commitment during the engagement.

Partnership

We promote a collaborative partnership with our clients and view ourselves as an integral extension of their business. Clients have full and constant access to the entire Front & Center team throughout the process.

Responsiveness

We are committed to meeting the needs of our clients within their time constraints, rather than expecting our clients to conform to a "cookie-cutter" methodology. We work quickly yet with obsessive attention to quality and detail.

Integrity

We insist on honesty and fairness as the guides against which all of our actions must be measured, and we dedicate ourselves to taking the high ground in all our actions.

Diversity

We embrace a focus on ability and character as the driving forces for accomplishment in career advancement.

Opportunity

We believe that the ability to see opportunity for our clients, and help them seize it, is the cornerstone of our services and is central to the solutions we provide.

Continuous Improvement

We work hard at being the best, we articulate how we want to work with one another, we constantly work to perfect the model and we reinforce behaviors that lead to top performance.

Areas of Practice

Since the beginning, we've recognized the value of providing a comprehensive line of due diligence and management consulting services spanning the five distinct practice areas delineated below. Each practice area is staffed with a distinguished group of in-house and affiliated consultants who are recognized experts in their respective fields and who are committed to providing top-level, critical, objective advice. For any given engagement in which we serve you, we may draw upon professional staff from one or more of our Practice Areas, depending on the specific objectives of the project.

Strategy Practice

We assess the strategic fit of the transaction. Does it meet investment, merger or acquisition criteria? We also evaluate the go-forward strategy for your existing business units and portfolio companies.

Technology Practice

We evaluate the underlying technology within a target company. We also assist you in evaluating various technology alternatives that are available to your existing business or portfolio.

Distribution and Logistics Practice

We assess the target company's operations and logistics capabilities and identify key issues that may need to be addressed. For existing companies, we analyze your operations and look for improvement opportunities.

Merger Integration Planning Practice

We ensure that well-designed plans are in place for moving forward after a merger or acquisition.

Finance and Accounting Practice

We scrutinize the financial statements and accounting infrastructure within the target company.

Front & Center consultants only undertake projects for which we have pre-existing industry expertise. If we don't know your industry intimately, we can't possibly provide good advice. As such, staying current on industry trends is a high-priority for our staff and our network of affiliated consultants and we are constantly expanding our network of consultants to include consultants who are widely recognized to be industry leaders and subject matter experts.

Industries

• Agriculture and Agribusiness
• Automotive and Assembly
• Banking and Financial Institutions
• Chemicals
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Energy
• Healthcare
• High Tech
• Insurance
• Media and Entertainment
• Metals and Mining
• Petroleum
• Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products
• Pulp and Paper
• Retail
• Telecommunications
• Travel and Logistics