Managed Exit & Simplification

• 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

• 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

• 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