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TARAS SERVICES LTD

MATTEO TURI FCCA

CFO SERVICES AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICES

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SUMMARY

A.BUSINESS CYCLESB.PRODUCTS ON OFFER

C.CASE STUDIES

D.WHY MT

E.NED SERVICES

F.FD APPROACH

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SECTION A. BUSINESS CYCLES

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Year 14 Year 15

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-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

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BUSINESS CYCLES LIFETIME

Stagnation

Growth

Ideal exit

Start-up

Crisis

Each business goes through different seasons & cycles

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SECTION A. CRISIS

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

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-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Scenario 1 : CRISIS Typically a business in crisis requires restructuring and structural changes.

I help my clients to positively react to crisis and to start a new path to growth.

See case studies in section C

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SECTION A. GROWTH

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 40

1

2

3

4

5

6

Scenario 2 : GROWTH Typically a business that grows does not generate as much cash flow as the rising revenues.

I help my clients to maximise their commercial and structural growth.

See case studies in section C

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SECTION A. STAGNATION

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 400.5

11.5

22.5

33.5

44.5

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Scenario 3 : STAGNATION Typically a business that stagnate requires commercial and financial structural changes.

I help my clients to turn stagnation into opportunities for successful growth and/or transformation.

See case studies in section C

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SECTION A. EXIT

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Scenario 4 : EXIT

Wrong time to exit

Right time to exit

Best exits are achieved with exit plans.

I help my clients to improve value of their business throughout the sale execution

See case studies in section C

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SECTION B. PRODUCTS ON OFFERProduct What we do Why us Real value

1) Business plan – design & execution

We raise capital with the best valuation for your business

Our track record for raising funds speaks for ourselves in a number of countries

Best valuation of your business and best treatment from banks and investors

2) Growth management We ensure your growth plans are adequately financed

We have successfully assisted businesses in rapid growth. We partner with the best finance institutions

Your business will pay you the dividends that you have worked hard for

3) Crisis management We adopt the right method to resolve crisis

We have resolved crisis at Severn Trent with our political and financial skills

Business recovery from crisis to start a new season of growth. New market approach

4) Exit plan We plan your exit in advance and we execute it at the best price for you

Successful M&A & due diligence. We know what drives value on exit

You will exit your business at the best possible price

5) Transformation We will manage and drive your business performance. Best practice governance

Link strategies with operations. Maximum results from your human and financial resources

Best possible stakeholder relation and the best possible business performance

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Completed crisis management in Italy Full board change management, recruited MD in JV 3 Executive Directorships in overseas JV 1 Non-Executive directorship in overseas JV Chaired Steering Committee with Severn Trent plc top Board directors 85 million Euros debt financing deal 27 million Euros new free cash flow across 15 years Margin transformation (largest project from 9% to 32%) Tax and treasury overhaul and monetary benefit for the shareholder Staff performance transformation & active renegotiation of receivable with clients

WATER – UTILITIES SECTOR

SECTION C. CASE STUDIESPRODUCT 1) BUSINESS PLAN, 3) CRISIS

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New international venture for largest Indian independent power producer Set up presence in 9 countries with 28 entities managed. Head office set up in Netherlands First time 3-year strategic plan with major expansion in USA with €100 million funding initiative €120k saving in audit fees and balance sheet overhaul to attract investments Financial closing for Italian solar power plants Business restructuring from 53 employees to 9 employees 75% reduction in overheads costs

RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSTRUCTION

SECTION C. CASE STUDIESPRODUCT 1) BUSINESS PLAN, 2)GROWTH, 3) CRISIS

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€40 million private equity investments in renewable energy 14 solar plants financed and built 6 countries of operations Due diligence on M&A deals Tax and treasury management with financial modelling IRR uplift thanks to tax and corporate governance strategy

RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSTRUCTION

SECTION C. CASE STUDIESPRODUCT 1) BUSINESS PLAN, 2)GROWTH

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EBIT uplift from 1% to 7% in 6 months New KPI for sales staff with significant margin improvement New treasury process to allow CHF2 million payment of dividend Major finance process overhaul with 9 days reduction in month-endPreparation for IPO floatation. Management of finance function in UK, Germany and Switzerland

STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT

SECTION C. CASE STUDIESPRODUCT 5) TRANSFORMATION

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Due diligence on Italian acquisition of €15 million Negotiated €1 million price reduction Business development post-acquisition Transformation of finance staff performance as acting CFO

RETAIL BANKING

SECTION C. CASE STUDIESPRODUCT 2) GROWTH, 4) EXIT, 5) TRANSFORMATION

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Participated in IPO listing. £17 million raised with subsequent £3 share placing

Raised funds in Italy, France, Spain from €0 to €21 million

Managed start-up phase in Italy, France and Spain

Growth from £20 million to £120 million. Market cap from £60m to £400m

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SECTION C. CASE STUDIESPRODUCT 2) GROWTH, 4) EXIT

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SECTION D. WHY MT ?

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Business partner dedicated to business successRecently FTSE 100 clients with Executive Board Directorship in 3 overseas

JVBusiness success across several countries and industries in 20 years3 spoken languagesProven strategies for i) crisis, ii) expansion, iii) stagnation and iv) exitAccreditation to IIB (Instutute of Independent Business), the IOD (Institute

of Directors), the FSB (Federation of Small Business) and member of the ICCUK (Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UK)

ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants) qualificationNon-Executive Directorship accreditation with the Financial Times

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SECTION E. NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICES

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Matteo Turi – NED approach

Board Effectiven

ess

Directors Duties

and Liabilities

Board Structure

& Performan

ce

Audit & Financial Reporting

Risk Managem

ent & Internal Controls

IOD member since 2015

Financial Times NED diploma in 2015

Completed crisis management Full board change management 3 Executive Directorships in

overseas JV 1 Non-Executive directorship in

overseas JV Chaired Steering Committee with

Severn Trent plc top Board directors

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SECTION F. MY APPROACH TO BUSINESS AS FINANCE DIRECTOR

Performance Control

ProcessPeople

Assurance, insurance, contracts, compliance

Transactions, IT, systems

Tax, budgeting, reporting, treasury

Recruitment, development, performance, succession

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CONTACT US

Partners : Matteo Turi

Trading address : 207 Regent Street W1B 3HH

Tel. 020 32 87 10 55

E: finance@matteoturi.com