Case Studies
Case Study #1
Company has raised $90 million from venture capitalists through three rounds of financing; the most recent financing occurred 18 months prior to Sherwood’s involvement; company develops a hardware product that has a potentially broad market.
Case Study #2
Company raised $95 million from venture capitalists through four rounds of financing; the most recent financing occurred 12 months prior to Sherwood’s involvement; company provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, requiring a heavy investment in infrastructure in order to develop a viable product; company will need to achieve significant scale to reach profitability.
Case Study #3
Company has raised $194 million from venture capitalists through four rounds of financing; the most recent financing occurred 15 months prior to Sherwood’s involvement; company provides financial software solutions to the healthcare community; customers have great interest in the product, but are hesitant to adopt the software due to concerns about the cost and effort associated with switching from their present applications.
Case Study #4
Company has raised $38 million from venture capitalists through three rounds of financing; the most recent financing occurred 9 months prior to Sherwood’s involvement; company provides data management solutions for information integration.
Case Study #5
Company has raised $65 million from venture capitalists through four rounds of financing; the most recent financing occurred 14 months prior to Sherwood’s involvement; company provides product lifecycle automation software.
Case Study #6
Company has raised $53 million from venture capitalists through four rounds of financing; the most recent financing occurred 8 months prior to Sherwood’s involvement; company develops products and services for wireless technologies.
Case Study #7
Company’s sales were decreasing, with yearly revenues equal to $30 million; company had experienced operating losses for the past two years; significant capital expenditures would be necessary in order to upgrade product lines; the industry was consolidating, with a significant emphasis on stealing market share through price; the current lender wanted to terminate its relationship with the Company.