2. ASK Virtual Advantage
We provide business intelligence supported by rigorous business, market and financial
analysis, to enable you to deliver the best results for your company. We also provide
focused transaction and project management services to facilitate the successful
execution of projects.
Team of expert consultants and analysts
A virtual company serving small companies
Founded in 2009 by three experienced partners, situated in London and Frankfurt
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3. ASK Approach
ASK addresses your organisation challenges at the core and executes as your trusted partner.
Financial Institutions
External
Internal
Factors &
Factors Vision Trends
Strategy
Business & Market &
Goals
Organisational Evaluation Financial Research Evaluation
Business Analysis Opportunities Analysis
Intelligence
Challenges
Current
Practices
&
Processes
Business Intelligence
ASK
Services
Transaction Services Support Services
Value
Top-line growth
Desired Organisational & process efficiency
Outcome
De-risk
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4. Services
Business Intelligence Transaction Services Support Services
✔ Helping define and/or implement ✔ Undertaking pre-deal evaluation/new ✔ General administration
strategy market opportunity identification
✔ Presentations
✔ Ensuring effective communication
✔ Supporting company valuations and
channels exist (internal/external)
commercial due diligence ✔ Translations
✔ Providing effective project
management, especially for small ✔ Preparing brochures/information ✔ Executive support
organisations who often lack resources (stock exchange reporting)
✔ Helping define key performance
✔ Execution and integration services
indicators so that success is clearly
defined, monitored, evaluated
✔ Undertaking business and financial
analysis
✔ Assessing risks and integrating risk
management processes into day-to-day
business
✔ Assessing existing processes and
procedures in order to optimise
✔ Undertaking new market research
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5. Partners
Anastasia Karabatsos Sonal R. Dhadphale Kristina K. Faddoul
In a career spanning over 10 years, In a career spanning over 15 years, In a career spanning over 14 years in both
Anastasia has gained vast knowledge of primarily at Clearstream Banking the USA and Europe, Kristina successfully
market and operational risks, providing (formerly Cedelbank), one of Europe’s carried out numerous transactions and
independent analysis and business premier clearing houses, Sonal worked in public listings, as a investment banking
valuations, managing teams and driving specialist roles focusing on business professional. During her time at
strategy forward. Her hands-on analysis and business development. More PriceWaterhouseCoopers, ING and Hauck &
experience includes managing structuring recently, Sonal ran an entrepreneurial Aufhäuser she lead successful transaction
and valuation groups within leading virtual business successfully. Sonal holds teams and focused on realising operational
energy trading companies such as RWE a BA (Hons) Business Studies degree strategies and growth through acquisitions
Trading, Enron and Duke Energy in from the University of Westminster and alliances. Kristina holds a BSc from
London. Anastasia holds an BSc and MSc Carnegie Mellon University and MBA from
in Finance from the University of Oxford University.
Lancaster.
London London Frankfurt
+44 (0) 20 8922 5249 +44 (0) 20 8922 5249 +49 (0) 69 2001 8197
+44 (0) 7940 744797 +44 (0) 7748 653566 +49 (0) 1726 551651
akarabatsos@askvirtualadvantage.com sdhadphale@askvirtualadvantage.com kfaddoul@askvirtualadvantage.com
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