Major industries

- Banking - Scored first is six out of eight highly important client satisfaction

• First place in "Understands Our Business" (Tied with Deloitte)
  
• First place in "Practical Recommendations"
  
• First place in "Responds Quickly"
  
• First place in "Gives Real Value"
  
• First place in "Brings Capabilities and Technical Expertise"
  
• First place in "Has Good Relations With Us"
  
• Second place in "Industry Expertise"
  
• Second place in "Capable Staff"
  

- Finance Advisory Services in:

• Investment banking for Fund raising, Structured Finance and Corporate Banking
  
• Corporate finance for Merger & Acquisition Advisory Services
  
• Private banking for Wealthy Entrepreneurs (www.agpwm.com)
  
• Private equity for Corporate Funding

- High Tech

• Software including:
  *Ability to continually introduce new products
  *Improved operational efficiency
  *Need for real-time reporting on channel activity globally
  *Optimized electronic software distribution and e-commerce capabilities
  *Improved customer retention
  *Building strategic partnerships and alliances
  
• Electronics including:
  *Cost-effective implementation of configure-to-order manufacturing capabilities
  *Internet-enabled end-to-end purchasing, fulfillment, and distribution services, including configure-to-order, order entry, and order status
  *Value-added customer service capabilities such as proactive problem-tracking and resolution
  *Flexible implementation of new supplier, distribution, and customer strategies
  *Enhanced Internet and IT security
  *Advanced planning and product management capabilities
  *Solution selling versus one-off product sales
  *Faster decision making through real-time access to product, program, market, customer, and supplier information
  *One-to-one marketing initiatives and customer service
• Telecom for large operator and Communication Service Providers such as cable, satellite, wireless & wireline companies.
  *Batard & Partners can help you compete effectively in this new networked world. We bring our industry knowledge to bear on some of the industry's best, most progressive and most promising communications businesses in such a way that regulations can be recognized and navigated, technology can be well utilized, risks can be managed and margins can be enhanced.

- Aerospace

• Aerospace practice is dedicated to working with you to help navigate the risks and impacts of changing industry conditions; globalization, new business models, outsourcing, regulatory pressures, customer budgets, and intensifying competition are just a few of the challenges affecting today's aerospace and defense companies.
  
• Engineering Advisory Services
  
• Trading Services
  

- Life Sciences

• We are committed to providing clients with tailored services that can help enhance competitive positioning in this fast-changing and intensely global industry.
  
• Pharmaceuticals
  
• Medical devices
  
• Diagnostics products and services
  
• Distribution
  
• Bioscience companies

- Energy & Natural Resources

• Our practice partners, managers, and staff have extensive experience in the Energy & Natural Resources industries and are committed to staying current on emerging technical and business topics.
  
• Oil & Gas and Water
  
• Power and Utilities
  
• Chemical industries
  
• Natural Resources

- Consumer Markets

• In "consumer markets," we look at the consumer-driven supply chain and the factors that influence the market-from raw material, through manufacturing, distribution, and customer interaction-in order to evaluate the greatest opportunity. Our approach provides us with a deep understanding of a company's suppliers and customers so that we can effectively serve our clients.
  
• Retail
  
• Food & Drink
  
• Consumer Products

- Real Estate

• For our clients, Batard & Partners matches partners for financing and Managing:
  
• Properties, Lands, Houses for Sales, Management, Transactions, Development and Construction

- Healthcare

• Experience in healthcare that allows us to help you in developing and implementing successful local and global strategies and action plans.
  We cover providers, payers and products.

- Media and Entertainment

• Experience in media and entertainment that allows us to help you in developing and implementing successful local and global strategies
  
• Strong customer focus that can quickly yield real-world strategies