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Rodger CieChanski Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. CieChanski Joins Opus Global Group, LLP. Rodger CieChanski is the new VP of Global Performance Management for Opus Global Group, LLP. With over 25 years of award winning career by an exceptional record of global performance and technology innovation design and implement proactive management solutions that can support complex computing environments. He specializes in process and work flow analysis, GAP analysis, the cost and value assessment of processes and how processes interrelate with a management system.


ALTRACC - Advanced Logistics Tracking Command and Control Center
ALTRACC is Opus Global Group’s Industry Leading, Web Based Logistics Tracking, Inventory, and Fleet Management Solution for managing the real time logistics and transportation of your fleet (ground, air, rail, sea) and your customer’s inventory while in the warehouse, as well as when in motion from origin to destination and final placement in the move cycle.


OGG Halkon Invesments and OGG - New South African Partnership
Opus Global Group, LLP announces new strategic alliance partnership with Halkon Investments based in Lagos, Nigeria. We enable our south african client to be successful in their telecommunications, informatics, mobile infratsturcuture and applications adevelopment for advanced 4G netwroks.

Sattler and Partners and OGG - New M&A Partnership
Opus Global Group, LLP announces new strategic alliance partnership with Sattler and Partners based in Germany for M&A and Global Transaction Advisory services. We enable clients to be successful in their growth/exit initiatives through our expertise in setting up and operating companies, strategic investments, acquisitions, divestitures, market entry, cross border deal structuring. 


OGG Launches New US Healthcare Consulting Services
The Opus Global Group (OGG) Health Care Strategy Team (HCST) works with our clients to develop practical strategies that capitalize on the opportunities presented by today’s complex and uncertain global healthcare economy to deliver high performance and profitability. OGG help executives carefully think through possibilities, access and manage risk, and ultimately select the strategic direction with the strongest stakeholder value potential.

Skander Abdelkafi Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Skander Abdelkafi Joins Opus Global Group, LLP. Mr. Abdelkafi is the new VP of Global Development for Opus Global Group, LLP. With over 25 years of award winning career by an exceptional record of global strategy for IATA, and over 10 years in EMEA M&A management at SWICORP, he will focus his expertise on growth strategies and new market entry from EMEA to LatAm. Mr. Abdelkafi has advanced degrees from Wharton and speaks over 9 languages fluently.

OGG Launches New Global Mergers and Acquisitions Newsletter
Welcome to our monthly global M&A deals newsletter published by the Opus Global Group. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new global partners and subscribers. Our M&A DealBook provides exclusive access to a global network of superior deal making for buy-side, sell-side, and capital funding opportunities for you and your clients. Our deals newsletter is published on the first week of each month to our partners and subscribers.
Subscribe to our monthly deals newsletter to receive it in your email box. 

OGG Launches New Healthcare Group
Health Care Strategy team works with our clients to develop practical strategies that capitalize on the opportunities presented by today’s complex and uncertain global health care economy to deliver high performance and profitability. We help executives carefully think through possibilities, assess and manage risk, and ultimately select the strategic direction with the strongest stakeholder value potential. We then help executives translate those insights into actionable plans at both the enterprise and business-unit level that result in strategies that are focused on sustainable growth, rooted in analytical rigor and built with execution in mind.

OGG Launches New Telecommunications and Mobile Group
The globalization of intensified telecommunication competition, brought on by recent turbulence in the global economy, the convergence of information and telecommunications legislation, and the acceleration of new information technologies is driving telecommunications organizations and governments to look for new business models to meet increased demands for efficiency, competitiveness, short-term agility and long-term growth, also in the telecommunications and mobile business domain. 


2010

Opus Global Group Presents ATTACC Next-Gen SaaS Logistics Platform
Opus Global Group, LLP Opus Global Group Presents ATTACC - Next-Gen SaaS Logistics Platform Reserve your Webinar seat now by clicking link above. ATTACC is the industry leading, Web-Based Relocation Logistics and Tracking Solution for managing the transportation of heavy, DoD or sensitive equipment and inventory from origin to destination and final placement. 

VectorSpan, Inc and Opus Global Group - New India Strategic Alliance Partnership
Opus Global Group, LLP announces new strategic alliance partnership with VectorSpan, Inc. based in Atlanta for M&A and Global Transaction Advisory services to the India market. We enable companies to be successful in their growth/exit initiatives through our expertise in setting up and operating companies, strategic investments, acquisitions, divestitures, market entry, cross border deal structuring, and post-deal integration.

JP Consulting and Opus Global Group - New CEE European Strategic Alliance Partnership
Opus Global Group, LLP announces new strategic alliance partnership with JP Consulting based in Warsaw, Poland, is a boutique financial and business consulting firm. JP helps companies to obtain higher level of performance and efficiency in different fields of activities. Specialties in general interim management, costs reduction specialist, import and export expert, commercial real estate manager, new products (brands) creator, while managing all commercial and marketing issues in Poland.

Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Making
Opus Global Group utilizes a network of Partners to source deals of buy side, sell side, and funding worldwide. We present these deals to an extensive network of Partners in the capital market (Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Investment Bankers) and strategic acquirers/sellers looking to improve their portfolio and shareholder earnings or divest their holdings. With over 100 deals presented on a monthly basis Opus Global Group deal-flow is fast become the industry leader in global M&A deals.


Ullrich Lammert Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. Lammert is New Business Development, EMEA for Opus Global Group, LLP. With over 30 years of award winning career by an exceptional record of building professional services and software organizations Opus Global Group continues to expand its global presence in the strategy and management consulting arena with the new addition of Mr. Lammert has enjoyed over 30 years in global mobile communications and automotive management.  Mr. Lammert covers the bridge between technology and business management, with the ability to lead big international projects businesswise and technology wise.with a wide cultural diversity, and numerous achievements in building corporate value.

Opus Global Group Featured at ACG M&A Deal Source Connection
OGG will be featured at the ACG Capital Connection / Deal Source Event with their exclusive Global Deal-Flow transaction advisory services in October 2010 in Chicago. Our M&A Global Deal-Flow features over 50 buy-side, sell-side and capital funding opportunities in 13 countries.


Mergers and Acquisitions Deal-Flow Newsletter
Welcome to our OGG monthly business deal-flow newsletter published by Opus Global Group. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new subscribers and readers. Our regular monthly business newsletter will focus on global M&A deal-flow and transaction management industry. Our newsletter will be available at the first week of each month in our news room and blogs.
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Opus Global Group - Twibes
OGG launches new Twitter Twibes : Join us for Deal Making, Global Consulting, and general discussions on IT Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Performance and Advisory Services; posts, forums, discussions and business community interactive. Please join us in writing comments and postings to our daily Twibes social media site.

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JR ADVISORS and OGG - A New Strategic Partnership for Latin America
Opus Global Group, LLP announces new strategic alliance partnership with JR Advisors based in Sao Paulo, Brazil is a leading global for international M&A deals, capital markets, and investment banking services in LATAM. The new strategic partnership delivers global cross-border M&A, management consulting for U.S. and Brazilian multi-national corporations with a focus on the private equity and investment banking services.

Opus Global Group Joins American Chamber of Commerce Brazil
Opus Global Group joins new Sao Paulo based American Chamber of Commerce business organization for the fostering and promoting of global community of american multi-national corporations in Brazil.

Opus Global Group Joins ACG Paris
Opus Global Group - EMEA organization joins the Association for Corporation Growth - Paris, France. Yuwei Kan, Director of Business Advisory Services, EMEA is the new member of OGG to join the prestiges ACG Paris.

Opus Global Group Joins AM&AA
Opus Global Group joins the Alliance for Middle Market Advisors (AM&AA) based in Chicago, IL. This mid market alliance promotes and educates the business advisors and valuations expertise through its global marketing and events for M&A consulting to Private Equity, CPA's, Venture Captialist, and Investment Bankers.

Silvio Bianchi Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. Bianchi is Director of New Business Development, LATAM for Opus Global Group, LLP.  With over 15 years of international sales and project management experience in the areas of; Sales Strategies, Marketing, Banking, Risk Management, and International Business. He has studied, worked and lived in Brazil, Europe, United States and other countries in Latin America; he is totally fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. He is a multicultural, creative and adaptable professional.

Rick Rowley Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. Rowley is VP of Global Enterprise Solutions for Opus Global Group, LLP. With over 30 years of award winning career by an exceptional record of building professional services and software organizations with a wide cultural diversity, and numerous achievements in building corporate value. Rick's experience includes software and SaaS architecture, multiple U.S. and U.K. startups, talent acquisition, organizational design, domestic/foreign field operations, two interim CIO roles, and client partner to some of the world's fastest-growing and best-known brands.


Reinhold Beckmann Joins Opus Global Group, LLP - EMEA
Mr. Beckmann is Director of EMEA for Opus Global Group, LLP.  With over 25 years of experience as a former CEO, General Manager, and Vice President of International Sales with achievements in Start-Up software companies, information technology product design and development, and building a new distributor networks and licensing channels in the EMEA. Working with the CEO in developing strategic management consulting services for international sales opportunities and service delivery options for Europe and Middle East, initially targeting management consulting services while building the Opus Global Group organization for the entire EMEA sales and operations footprint for 2010.

Yuwei Kan Joins Opus Global Group, LLP - EMEA

Ms. Kan is Director of Business Advisory Services - EMEA for Opus Global Group, LLP.  With over 10 years of experience as a former Management Consultant with Shanghai Institue of Business Management, Strategy Analyst and Operation Controller with Air Liquide and M&A Transaction Services Consultant with Deloitte with achievements in Strategic Planning, M&A due diligence, Buy/Sell side transactions for both Private Equity and Large-Cap/Mid-Market Corporations in the EMEA and Asia. As a senior business consultant and financial analyst she has developed acquisitions targeting, spin-off structure, financial mapping, and advisory services to the Fortune 100 corporations in Europe, and public/private management consultancy in China. 

Opus Global Group Brazil Business Blog
OGG launches new Brazil Business Blog dedicated to the business professionals of business advisory services in the realms of finance, technology and operations serving the LATAM and Brazil region of entrepreneurs, investors and private equity firms, accounting firms and advisory firms sector, with a focus on performance to enhance and promote the business advisory best practices, exchange ideas and develop business partnerships between US and Brazilian Corporations, Investment Bankers and Private Equity Firms.

Opus Global Group EMEA Business Blog
OGG launches new EMEA Business Blog This group is dedicated to the business professionals of business advisory services in the realms of finance, technology and operations serving the EMEA region of entrepreneurs, investors and private equity firms, accounting firms and advisory firms sector, with a focus on performance to enhance and promote the business advisory best practices, exchange ideas and develop business partnerships between US and EMEA Corporations, Private Equity and Investment Banks.

Opus Global Group launches new Brazil Business Advisory Group
This new association for networking groups is dedicated to the business professionals of US and Brazilian-based business advisory and investment professionals in the realms of finance, technology and operations serving the US and LATAM corporations, investors and private equity firms. Click on the link to join the OGG Brazil Business Advisory Group.

TBC Networks Ltd and Opus Global Group, LLP - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new EMEA strategic alliance partnership with TBC Networks Limited (Telecom Brainwave Consultants Company) based in Lausanne, Switzerland. We provide executive coaching, project management, CXO guidance, and advanced technology/telecommunications consulting services for the Fortune 100 Corporations in the EMEA.


Global Management Expertise (GME) and Opus Global Group, LLP - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new EMEA strategic alliance partnership with GME based in Spain and Germany. GME international services meet the highest standards of objectivity, professionalism, integrity, confidentiality and quality. We accomplish this by bringing together highly trained professionals who have the technical, cultural and linguistic ability to help you compete and succeed in the global arena. Engagement team members bring more than 30 years of domestic and international experience.


Alberto Machado Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. Machado is the new Managing Partner, Latin America for Opus Global Group, LLP.  With over 25 years of experience as a former CIO, VP, consultant and international M&A executive with achievements in CXO level positions for IT, Strategic Development, Product Design, and Advanced Business Intelligence.  Working with the CEO in developing management consulting and business advisory sales opportunities and service delivery options for Latin America (LATAM), initially targeting mergers & acquisitions (M&A) advisory services. Although the area of opportunity is for the entire LATAM, OGG is targeting primarily Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico for 2010.

Opus Global Group - Twitter
OGG launches new Twitter Tweets for IT Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Performance and Advisory Services; posts, forums, discussions and business community interactive. Please join us in writing comments and postings to our daily business journal and online social media site.

SJS Executives and Opus Global Group, LLP - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new strategic alliance partnership with SJS Executives based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. SJS is founded on 50 combined years of successful professional experience human resources, government, operations management, project management, and system development, with a special focus on serving the US Government DOD and NSA Agency.


2009

Opus Global Group Facebook Fan Page
OGG launches new Facebook Fan Page for IT Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Performance and Advisory Services; posts, forums, discussions and business community interactive. Please join us in writing comments and postings to our daily business journal and online social media site.

John Habermann Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. John Habermann is the new Director of New Business Development, Opus Global Group, LLP.  An experienced, versatile sales consultant and national sales executive with achievements in senior-level positions within recognized Telematics, Strategic Development, Product Design, and IT Management.  With over 30 years of experience, John has held positions of increasing accountability for sales, marketing and business solutions for the Fortune 500 corporations.

Norman Eagle Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. Norman Eagle is the new Director of New Business Development, Opus Global Group, LLP.  An experienced, versatile sales consultant and national sales executive with achievements in senior-level positions within recognized software,, consulting and technology organizations.  With over 25 years of experience, Norman has held positions of increasing accountability for sales, marketing and business solutions for the Fortune 100 and Global 500 corporations.

John Bertoni Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. John Bertoni is the new Vice President of Strategic Services of the Opus Global Group, LLP.  An experienced, executive sales and business entrepreneur with achievements in senior-level positions within recognized telecommunications, software, and technology organizations. Mr. Bertoni joins OGG from MAVA Enterprises in New Jersey.  With over 25 years of sales and marketing experience, Norman has held positions of increasing accountability for offshore business development, marketing, global client Fortune 500 and Global 2000 corporations.

Opus Global Group launches new Chicago Business Advisory Group
This new association for networking groups is dedicated to the business professionals of Chicago-based business advisors in the realms of finance, technology and operations serving Chicago investors and private equity firms. Click on the link to join the OGG Chicago Business Advisory Group.

Metrilogics, LLC and Opus Global Group, LLP - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new strategic alliance partnership with Metrilogics, LLC based in Noblesville, Indiana, Metrilogics is founded on 35 combined years of successful professional experience gained "in the trenches" of operations management, project management, and system development, spanning both the financial services and manufacturing sectors


Opus Global Group, LLP Joins the Association for Corporate Growth
OGG joins the
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) - Chicago Chapter is a leader in the Association for Corporate Growth global network of over 11,000 professionals. The ACG Chicago mission is to be the premier network in Northern Illinois for experts and decision-making professionals focused on strategies for increasing stakeholder value.

Opus Global Group, LLP Joins the Business Valuation Association of Chicago
OGG joins the
Business Valuation Association (BVA) organization to provide major contributions and leading edge business advisory services to the greater Chicago business community. The BVA has been serving the valuation, business and legal communities in the Chicago area since the 1980's. Our monthly meetings provide an excellent opportunity to keep informed and to network with valuation professionals, corporate executives and attorneys from the Chicago community.

Kevin Hernandez Joins Opus Global Group, LLP
Mr. Kevin Hernandez is the new Director of New Business Development, Public Sector of the Opus Global Group, LLP.  An experienced, versatile sales consultant and business leader with achievements in senior-level positions within recognized biotech, consulting and technology organizations. Mr. Hernandez joins OGG from MEE International in Chicago.  With over 20 years of experience, Kevin has held positions of increasing accountability for sales, solutions design, operations and business solutions for small and medium-sized companies, and Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 corporations.

ASG Communications and Opus Global Group - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new strategic alliance partnership with ASG Communications located in Hollywood, FL, has a management team with over 40 years of telecom, data and Web site design experience, and represents the most robust and largest carriers for domestic and international solutions. ASG has a genuine interest in your business, your challenges, and your aspirations and needs. ASG specializes in complementing business using communications and Internet technology to reduce cost, improve productivity and maximize ROI.

Geotech Technologies, Inc and Opus Global Group - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new strategic alliance partnership with Geotech Technologies Limited is an Information Technology and Telecommunications Engineering firm, based in Abuja, but with offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. We provide objective professional guidance, management and implementation of project processes/management services for a wide range of communications systems, services and infrastructure.


Milano, Inc. and Opus Global Group - Strategic Alliance
OGG announces new strategic alliance partnership with Milano, Inc., a leading full-service project performance improvement solution provider based in Lisle, IL. The partnership focuses on service solutions to the SMB to Enterprise market in realms of IT Project Management Consulting and Business Performance Management with their innovative business intelligence software "Calibra".
 
Business Performance Management - A New Operational Strategy
Manufacturing.Net - Publishes New OGG Article on Business Performance
Business Performance Management (BPM) is the new operational strategy to improve operational efficiencies and manufacturing capabilities while increasing your competitive advantages.  A new article written By Thomas Silvestri, OGG Founder/Managing Partner and published in manufacturing.net and purchasing.com magazines.

OGG New Advisory Services for Business Valuations
We deliver a unique technology and business advisory of our client’s corporate book value, market value, economic value to the ownerships/investors;  evaluation of total stakeholder value their technology investments, including intangible assets software, intellectual property, custom solutions, co-branding development of technology networks.


WordPress Blog
OGG launches new WordPress.Com business blog for IT and management posts, forums, discussions and business community interactive blogging. Please join us in writing comments and postings to our daily business journal and online magazine.

OGG Joins the Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1904, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit business assistance and economic development organization. We are dedicated to helping area businesses grow as well as promoting the economic development of the region.

OGG Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founded in 1922 as The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations,  is a leading independent, nonpartisan organization committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning.

OGG Joins MIT Enterprise Forum
The MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. builds connections to technology entrepreneurs and to the communities in which they reside. The Enterprise Forum produces a series of educational programs about entrepreneurship through a network of 24 worldwide chapters.

OGG Business Volunteers for The Arts and Business Council of Chicago
Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA), the flagship program of the Council, recruits, trains and places experienced business professionals on pro bono consulting projects for small to mid-sized nonprofit arts organizations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.


Newsletters


OGG Monthly Newsletter - August 2009 Issue
Welcome to our OGG monthly business newsletter published by Opus Global Group. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new subscribers and readers. Our regular monthly business newsletter will focus on IT strategy and performance management industry. Our newsletter will be available at the first week of each month in our news room and blogs. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our monthly business newsletter sent to your email. Please contact us if you're interested in advertising and marketing in our newsletter.


Industry News

McKinsey & Company - Offshoring Infrastructure Management
Businesses have begun tapping offshore companies to monitor, maintain, and fix their IT infrastructures. Revenues from remote infrastructure management, as these services are called, have grown by 80 percent a year since 2005 and are expected to reach $6 billion to $7 billion this year. But our research shows that the possibilities for managing servers and other IT hardware from afar are largely untapped. "In a Fresh Wind for Outsourcing" - the changes in the business environment could let loose a sudden rush to adopt this approach.


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