Adding method to managing an exit strategy

Exiting a business? Welcome aboard.

Every industry experiences periods of slow growth. Underperforming segments have pulled down the enterprise valuation of too many organizations. The question is, can you survive it?

Deloitte T&R’s Managed Exit practice helps multinational companies to act on underperforming and noncore areas of their respective business. In collaboration with multiple service lines and specialists across globally diverse jurisdictions, we work with our clients to develop an initial strategy, to conduct a thorough assessment, and to enact a favorable course of action.

But sometimes, a client’s only option is a wind down. When this proves optimal, we offer detailed planning and skilled implementation. Throughout a wind-down process, we focus on actionable plans with clear-cut roles and responsibilities.

How it is done

Failure to achieve a wind down on time and under cost may disrupt a company’s remaining businesses and diminish shareholder value, casting the parent organization as an underperforming company. Whether legal, operational, or financial, end-to-end collaboration throughout the process is essential.

Deloitte T&R prioritizes hands-on operational and financial advisory services. We create a transparent working relationship with management teams, collaborating onsite wherever appropriate to protect critical assets and mitigate risk. Likewise, we value working closely with a client’s legal counsel on issues such as statutory compliance, identification of labor issues, and execution of IP transfer.

The wind-down process can be divided into seven steps:

1. Initiation and planning: Establishes framework and governance for applicable activities
2. Work plan preparation: Creates detailed plans to capture a holistic view of expected work
3. Pre-Day 1 execution: Executes against the work plan and establishes accountability
4. Readiness certification: Focuses on legal and regulatory preparation with minute-by-minute planning
5. Wind-down execution: Completes cutover activities and achieves Day 1 operation of remaining business
6. Wind-down monitoring: Checks smooth operation of the legacy business post-Day 1
7. Legal closure execution: Plans for legal closure and obtaining tax and regulatory signoffs