Message From The Chairman

Thank you for taking the time to look at our website. For three decades, Platinum Group has provided turnaround management, consulting & advisory services, as well as financing and investment services for our clients. We have had the pleasure of serving more than 900 clients, acting as CEO or President of more than 90 companies that have been experiencing critical transitions, and investing in 16 companies to date.

I hope that as you peruse our firm’s services and have the opportunity to look at Platinum Group’s Associates, Members and Partners, you will find a different kind of professional services firm. Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and only 15 minutes to destroy it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently”. I agree with Warren.

If your company represents a significant portion of you and/or your family’s financial holdings, you owe it to yourself to look at new and fresh ways to either restore, enhance or realize the value of your shareholders’ value. Throughout the years, our clients have taught us a lot. And so we bring to the table more than 400 collective years of experience in building value for business owners. And whether you are a manufacturer, distributor or service company, we have people who can help you assess your needs, define a game plan for enhancing that value and help you get a little closer to accomplishing your goals. Perhaps a lot closer.

Check us out. Talk to our references. And find out if we do what we say we can do. Then give us a call. And we look forward to sitting down with you and seeing where we can be of service.

Respectfully yours,

Dean Bachelor, Chairman

March Transition Forum

A monthly transition story and roundtable discussion for successful business owners pursuing next steps in their businesses and lives.

Featured topic for March: Two Options for Finding Successors

Over 18,000 family or closely held business owners in Minnesota will come to a realization in 2012 that it’s time to turn the reins of leadership and ownership, over to someone else. Where will today’s owners find the right person or team to make this transition possible? Our experience shows that succession can easily take five years or longer to envision, plan, select, develop and implement. And a lot can change over five years.

Join us March 13th to learn more about family and privately held succession plans. Using real case studies presented by Transition Resource Group members we will look at options for finding successors for your business.

With real situations as the catalyst, we expect lively questions and dialog around why and how these succession plans developed and were successful.

Our Transition Forum is confidential with voluntary participation. There is no obligation or cost beyond your breakfast each month. Trusted advisors are welcome when accompanied by a client or business owner approaching transition . . . someone who has moved from dreaming to worrying about how to step into real transition. Owners – bring your transition advisor!

The Transition Breakfast Series will be held at 8000 Norman Drive, Bloomington in the 2nd floor conference room (watch for Platinum signs). The event begins at 7:30 a.m.

Cost is $25 in advance or $30 payable at the door. Please e-mail Donna Gray with questions, or if you are unable to attend after registering. We hope you will join other business owners in learning from shared transition experiences.

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