Established in 1986, Equity Development Systems, Ltd., is internationally recognized as a multifaceted strategic loss and risk-limitation manager specializing in regulatory compliant appraisal reviews and commercial lending compliance and investment recovery programs and services and, as a private financial-services provider and private-equity investor.
Equity Development Systems® consists of five principal complementing operating groups: Appraisal Review and Management Systems®, Lending Compliance Systems®, Investment Recovery Systems® and its Investment Recovery Centers of America® unit, and our Private Equity / Merchant Banking / Specialty Lending / Investment Banking / Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory.
EDS is highly active in providing regulatory compliant appraisal review and lending compliance programs and services to commercial banks and public and private financial institutions and, cradle-to-grave collateral-asset-life-cycle-management services to asset-based lenders, leasing companies, private-equity firms, managed funds and private investors.
We specialize in providing independent appraisal review expert witness and litigation support services. And, in handling all efforts related to the disposition of special situations, special-asset situations, and replevin related activities for secured lenders and, the consolidation and disposition of nonessential and overlapping assets, real and moveable, through corporate acquisitions, divestitures and restructuring transactions for multinational corporations throughout the world.
Our Appraisal Review and Management Systems® Group (ARMS Group) provides U.S. Regulatory and International Valuation Standards (IVS) and Basel III compliant appraisal reviews for commercial banks and financial institutions, asset-based lenders, private-equity investors and managed funds and, independent appraisal review expert witness and litigation support services to attorneys and in arbitration / mediation and as umpires. Our Appraisal, Appraisal Reviews, Appraisal Management Programs and Services, Appraisal Risk Management Analyses, Fairness Opinions, and Appraisal Expert Witness and Litigation Support Services are provided by our multidisciplinary senior appraisers holding international accreditation with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).
EDS’ Lending Compliance Systems® Group (Compliance Group) provides U.S. and international regulatory compliant lending compliance programs and services to regulated commercial banks and financial institutions and, collateral-asset-life-cycle-management services to asset-based lenders throughout the world. Our cradle-to-grave suite-of-services include but are not limited to: Transactional Due Diligence and Deal Vetting, Credit Analysis and Analytics, Pre-Examination Reviews, Quality Control Audits, Monitoring, Risk Assessments, Policy and Procedure Development, Project Management, and Compliance Training Curriculum Development, Appraisal Review / Appraisal Management and Environmental Review Services, Independent Auditing, and Feasibility Studies.
EDS’ Investment Recovery Systems® Group provides strategic loss and risk-limitation management services, and handles all efforts related to the recovery, redeployment or divestiture of all asset classes including but not limited to industrial, manufacturing and distribution plants and facilities for asset-based lenders, investors and multinational corporations throughout the world. We handle all asset classes, real and movable, and specialize in handling contentious replevin related and environmentally sensitive special-asset situations for asset-based lenders and, the disposition of nonessential and overlapping corporate assets through acquisition, consolidation and restructuring transactions.
Our Recovery specialists marshal onsite 24/7/365 throughout the world to provide interim/crisis, workout and turnaround management services to secure and operate troubled accounts facing operational or financial challenges. Our experts work closely with the secured party and their legal representatives to protect, maintain and enhance the going concern value of the business and business assets that might otherwise be lost during bankruptcies, foreclosures, restructurings and replevin actions while actively pursuing permanent solutions.
EDS’ Investment Recovery Centers of America® unit (Recovery Centers) owns/operates strategically located multipurpose venues for the storage and remarketing of recovered client assets. Our full service Recovery Centers fulfill EDS’ unique capacity to immediately marshal our client’s recovered moveable assets, land and marine, to our secure facilities for disposition. EDS’ flagship Recovery Center is the Port of Slidell in Slidell, Louisiana (Greater Gulf South, USA).
EDS’ Private Equity / Merchant Banking / Specialty Lending Group (Private-Equity Group) invests in ‘people’ and we regard our portfolio companies, investors and clients as family. While we do not limit our investments to any particular industry or sector, our investment portfolio is most active in Healthcare Information Technology, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, and National Security and Defense related special construction. We are particularly attracted to and skilled at investing in and growing women-owned businesses, and in under performing and turnaround special situations.
Our Investment Banking and Mergers&Acquisitions Group (M&A Group) affords clients the opportunity to benefit from our $4 billion dollars plus experience in transactional and strategic advice and value-creation services in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, financing, and risk-management transactions. We specialize in value-creating advice and services to women-owned businesses and contractors to the U.S. government. EDS’ strategic alliances and associations with multinational corporations, government agencies, and major Wall Street investment banks provide our client’s unique access to top industry and government leaders, and to global financial markets and comprehensive investment-banking services.
Equity Development Systems, Ltd., is a relationship driven firm. We build lasting relationships based on performance and in our ability to provide our client’s with a broad range of value-creating advice and services. Working closely together, our groups provide unparalleled advice and service on a global basis. EDS is distinguished by its unique industry expertise and its success in forming long-term working relationships with its clients.
