Welcome to CO Advisory Partners
Strategic Finance & Operations for the Alcohol, Beverage, & CPG Industries
About Us
With two decades of leadership in the alcohol beverage sector, founder Constance Oehmler brings a wealth of experience in guiding companies through complex growth, turnarounds, and strategic expansion. Her background spans startup innovation, private equity investments, and operational excellence—delivering measurable results.
At CO Advisory Partners, we partner with you to craft tailored solutions that drive sustainable success—whether you're scaling, optimizing, or restructuring your business.
What We Offer
Strategic Business Planning & Growth
We develop customized strategies to define your company's vision, streamline operations, and position your brand for sustainable expansion in the marketplace.
Financial Transformation & Restructuring
Our team improves your financial health through cost reduction, debt structuring, and organizational restructuring, laying a strong foundation for future success.
Operational & Supply Chain Optimization
We enhance your operational efficiency by optimizing supply chain, inventory management, and-process improvements to lower costs and improve service levels.
Investment & Capital Markets Advisory
We help secure equity or debt financing, structure capital facilities, and navigate financial markets to support your growth initiatives.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Guiding you through buy-side or sell-side transactions, we assist with valuation, due diligence, and post-deal integration to maximize value.
Fractional Executive & Risk Management
We provide experienced interim or part-time C-suite leaders—such as CFO, COO, VP of Finance, or Controller —and support risk management and regulatory compliance to stabilize and grow your business.
Why Work With Us
We understand the unique challenges and opportunities within the wine, spirits, beverage, and CPG industries. Our expertise includes securing debt facilities, private equity investment, and providing fractional executive leadership. We leverage deep industry knowledge and financial acumen to help your business thrive—whether through operational turnarounds, expansion, or accessing high-level expertise on demand.
Success Stories:
Reorganized a multinational wine & spirits retail, auction, and storage company to eliminate over 20% of operational expenses while maintaining revenue.
Secured 11X EBITDA private majority investment for a major wine & spirits company within the past 18 months.
Led a 33% expansion for a premium beverage importer & distributor, managing international operations across North America and Europe.
Built infrastructure—ERP systems, warehouse management, compliance—that supports scalable growth.
Streamlined inventory and supply chains across multiple entities, cutting freight costs by 50%, halving on-hand inventory, tripling inventory turns, reducing aging, and implementing just-in-time (JIT) and virtual inventory practices.
Ready to Elevate Your Business?
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Whether you're a wine or spirits enterprise, a CPG food & beverage brand, or in need of fractional leadership, CO Advisory Partners has the industry expertise and flexibility to support your goals. Our tailored strategies—including operational optimization, capital access, and strategic leadership—are designed to deliver results.