Growth strategy, M&A sourcing and business plan
Your board expects a growth agenda for next year, and the options on the table remain broad. Hymeria delivers decision-grade strategic analysis in 5 to 10 days, for a fixed fee starting at €5,000. A domain expert frames the growth question, challenges the options on the table and presents the conclusions to your board, with our dedicated AI agents to prepare the production.
When to Run a Growth Strategy Assessment
Strategic analysis delivers clear ROI when a company must rank growth options that were built on different approaches. Key engagement scenarios typically include:
- Identifying new growth avenuesMapping adjacent segments, geographies and business models where your existing assets already give you an edge, ranked by attractiveness and feasibility.
- Sourcing acquisition targetsScreening the market against your investment criteria and delivering a qualified shortlist, with ownership structure, indicative size, and strategic fit for each name.
- Building a business planTurning strategic intent into a costed plan: market assumptions, revenue build-up, cost structure, and the milestones your board will track.
- Assessing an emerging marketEvaluating a high-growth market on demand maturity, regulatory environment, local partners, and realistic entry timelines.
Deliverables
We provide actionable, C-suite deliverables tailored for immediate execution and governance approval.
- Executive Briefing (1 page). Core answer, strategic recommendation, and confidence score.
- Opportunity Map. Growth avenues ranked on attractiveness and feasibility, with the scoring criteria made explicit.
- Target Shortlist. Qualified companies with ownership structure, indicative size, and the strategic rationale behind each name.
- Business Plan. Market assumptions, revenue build-up, cost structure, and scenario ranges your teams can rerun internally.
- Decision Framework & Stress-Testing. Final recommendations based on key assumptions and drivers.
- Partner-Led Working Session. A direct strategic discussion with the expert who led the project, to validate the recommendations and the action plan.
Led and Validated by Senior Domain Experts
High-velocity strategic analysis and recommendation require deep industry authority. Every engagement is led by a dedicated sector specialist with direct operational experience rather than theoretical knowledge. They actively direct the engagement from initial scoping through final executive debrief.
- Upfront Strategic AlignmentThe domain expert joins the initial scoping session to sharpen the growth question, ensuring alignment with your board agenda and capital allocation priorities.
- Expert-Driven SteeringResearch direction is guided by proven market judgment. The expert actively monitors findings in real time, refining hypotheses and refocusing scope as opportunities emerge.
- Rigorous Analysis & Field ContextEvery opportunity is stress-tested against real-world dynamics. The expert enriches desk research with unwritten market realities, competitor behavior, and operational foresight.
- Direct Expert AccessThe final strategic debrief is delivered directly by the expert who oversaw the analysis, enabling high-level Q&A with the specialist accountable for the output.
High quality standards, global coverage. Our global network spans specialized verticals, allowing us to deploy deep expertise across diverse markets.
Our Engagement Process
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Phase 1 · Day 0 · 1 hour
Strategic Alignment
Co-scoping session with your Engagement Director and dedicated sector specialist to align the growth question, governance, deliverable formats, and budget validation.
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Phase 2 · Days 1–3
Accelerated Research Sprint
Comprehensive intelligence gathering across company filings, industry data, regulatory sources, and industry publications, combining AI-driven data processing with senior expert direction.
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Phase 3 · Days 3–7
Analytical Stress-Testing
Deep-dive analysis where the sector specialist validates data sources, tests strategic hypotheses, and incorporates unwritten market dynamics.
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Phase 4 · Days 5–10
Executive Debrief & Delivery
An interactive strategic working session led directly by the domain specialist to translate findings into clear growth parameters.
Budget & Delivery Architecture
- Transparent fixed pricing. Fully aligned commercial scope agreed before we start, guaranteeing complete budget certainty and total alignment.
- Optimized execution. Speed is driven by process design. Advanced AI automates large-scale data gathering and synthesis, allowing senior domain experts to focus exclusively on strategic steering, source validation, and field insight.
- Decision-oriented. Built specifically for defined, high-stakes growth choices. Should your request require multi-month, large-scale primary field studies, we outline this upfront during our scoping assessment.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a growth strategy engagement take?
Five to ten working days from the scoping session, depending on scope. A single market with a defined question runs in five days; multi-country screenings or full business plans run closer to ten.
How much does a growth strategy engagement cost?
Standard engagements start at €5,000 and run to €10,000. Complex engagements range from €10,000 to €15,000. Every engagement is fixed fee, agreed before we start.
Who actually does the project?
A domain expert from our network, selected for your sector, owns the engagement: they qualify the need, steer the production, challenge and complete the analysis, and present the findings to you. Our dedicated AI agents prepare the collection, structuring and synthesis, while strategic direction and final validation remain with the expert.
How is the expert selected?
By subject. We assign the expert whose field matches your question, and we identify them at the scoping session so you know who will be working on your engagement before you commit.
Can you screen acquisition targets in a specific geography?
Yes. Screening criteria cover geography, size, ownership structure and strategic fit, and we agree on them during the scoping session, in order to have a shortlist reflecting your investment priorities.
How is this different from a traditional consulting firm?
You get a sector expert on the analysis instead of a pyramid of junior consultants, weeks become days, and the fee is a fraction of a traditional engagement. The trade-off is scope: we answer a defined question with precision, and any requirement for large-scale primary research is flagged upfront.
Which markets and sectors do you cover?
Specialized in Western and Asian B2B and B2C verticals. Should a question exceed our scope, we establish this upfront during initial alignment to ensure strategic clarity.
Accelerate Your Growth Agenda
Book a one-hour scoping session with an Engagement Director to frame the scope and deliverables expected, fix the delivery timeline, and confirm engagement feasibility.
A one-hour call with an Engagement Director, free of charge and free of commitment.