Our Managed Exit service supports businesses globally in fixing, selling or closing underperforming and/or non-core assets, releasing valuable capital and freeing up management time to focus on core operations.
Analysis of the business to determine its positioning in relation to the company’s strategy
Rapid diagnosis of options to improve the value and cash flow generation
Implementation of performance improvement measures to facilitate a stable platform for recovery or a more controlled and economically viable exit
Sell – asset disposal
Review of potential market attractiveness of full or partial disposal options
Design of a rapid disposal process and associated M&A preparation where applicable
Separation planning support and development of detailed exit strategy including provisions of key SMEs in Tax, Legal, HR, Real Estate, Communications and PR
Analysis of alternative exit and closure routes as well as associated financial, reputational, legal and operational risks
Close – controlled wind-down
Development of operational wind-down and risk mitigation plans for a full or partial business closure inc. the provision key SMEs in Tax, Real estate, Legal, HR, Communications and PR
Support with separation and exit implementation across all core business functions i.e. risk, financial monitoring and reporting throughout the exit process
Project management of pre and post-day one implementation plans through to closure
Risk, financial monitoring and reporting throughout the exit process
Benefits
Reduce cost
Annual administration cost savings e.g. auditing, preparing accounts and tax returns etc.
Merging entities can also create synergies and reduce operational/governance costs
Capital
Improve capital efficiency by releasing capital ‘locked up’ in inactive subsidiariesRealise capital losses so they can be used elsewhere in the group
Minimise capital gains where surplus assets are held
Risk and transparency
Identifying and addressing potential contingent liabilities
Resolve issues with onerous leases
Resolve issues where there has been a loss of corporate memory
Improve corporate governance and reduce perceived risk