A venture capital fund hired Vista Ventures to perform due diligence prior to making an investment of US$500,000. The investment candidate was a young firm which uses proprietary technologies to make digital video recordings. This data is used to provide security in public transit vehicles, other mobile vehicles, and certain stationary environments.

A retail and wholesale network in Honduras needed management assistance to keep up with its rapid growth. Vista Ventures advised the CEO of the firm regarding a short term strategic plan including a revision of its organization structure, reporting to his board of directors and generating additional revenues from member-retailers.

An early stage company has developed proprietary technology which can improve the quality and lower the cost of hydrogen purification. Vista Ventures advised the management regarding capital-raising and helped to negotiate a strategic alliance with a US$5 billion producer of industrial gases. That relationship will result in a development and distribution agreement for hydrogen generators that will be worth more than US$20 million for the young firm.

A state government in central Mexico required a prospectus and operations plan prior to soliciting major institutional investors for an early stage venture fund. The prospectus described the market for the fund, size and structure of typical investments, and liquidity opportunities. The operations plan identified the procedures for management of the fund, approval of investments, distribution of proceeds, etc.

A start-up company needed a business plan for its online corporate training programs which includes extensive follow-up and management feedback. Vista Ventures prepared the plan which is the essential element in the firm's efforts to raise $1 million in initial equity capital.

A policy research center of a major university seeks to improve the community and business climate surrounding its campus. Vista Ventures helped to assess the feasibility of franchising as a means of encouraging new investment and entrepreneurship in low-income communities.

Another client firm is a manufacturer of gravity-fed water filtration products which markets to residential customers through advertisements on radio programs. Vista Ventures has helped this early stage firm in the design of its marketing plans, attraction of capital, and expansion of its management team.

An emerging Internet business has developed a search engine capable of extremely rapid organization, sorting, and publication of data on the Internet. The firm believes that its core technology may help to revolutionize the flow of data from sources to users. Vista Ventures assembled a team of strategic advisers to suggest ways to accelerate the firm's penetration of key markets.

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