Our approach

• we work with you to identify the options available
• we evaluate the options according to the following criteria:
  • financial implications (planning forecast)
  • performance implications
  • corporate law and tax law implications
  • qualitative risks/opportunities assessment
• we provide additional services in the event of a company crisis:
  • objective evaluation of the options available (restructuring) from the perspective of a neutral third party
  • basis for consensus in emotionally trying circumstances (insolvency scenario)
• we develop an action plan and oversee its implementation

 

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FTI-Andersch options analyses provide answers to a wide range of questions.

In the following we provide some examples and solution scenarios;

• What strategic options make sense considering the company’s specific portfolio, and how will these options affect its financial performance in the long run?
• As a rule, the spectrum of possible decisions will have development and investment at one end, and withdrawal and sale at the other. We examine all viable paths, scrutinize all liquidation options, and evaluate the corresponding financial consequences.

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• What options are available in a crisis and in what way would they impact stakeholders?
• Out-of-court solutions are not always the best solutions. In certain circumstances, restructuring during insolvency will be the most expedient way of reducing a company’s financial burden and preserving its healthy components.

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• How do you expediently optimize/rectify the structure of production locations and other business sites (plant closure/site closure)?
• At the heart of this question are not the options themselves, but value maximization (quantitative focus) and strategy conformance (qualitative focus). Here, too, our analyses of options will provide you with unequivocal answers.

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• Which alternative forms of financing are most suitable for a company, and which configuration of financing components is most sustainable?
• Here, we know that hastily turning to external financing options (e.g., debt refinancing) may not make the most sense. We therefore investigate the extent to which, for example, expediting the process of reducing the receivables portfolio, extending payment terms, or selling certain assets, would improve the company’s financial structure. https://andersch-cockpit.strandrover.com/collections/entry/services/5ad7389565bdedoc1223997261

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Substantial reduction in one-off charges related to a site closure – options analysis as a reliable, independent basis for negotiations

Situation at the outset

• Energy infrastructure component manufacturer with worldwide operations
• Two sites with deteriorating profit situation and below-average factory utilization due to geopolitical uncertainties affecting sales markets
• Employee representatives supported the necessary site closure after initial negotiations on one condition: unplanned special payment of some EUR 14 million
• Demand from employee representatives threatened solvency of the whole Group

Service

• Joint drafting of clearly defined options for negotiation
• Evaluation of options using selected relevant criteria:
  • Qualitative: Delivery reliability, potential for strikes, effect on reputation
  • Quantitative: Bottom line, cash flow at Group/site level
• Support during negotiations with employee representatives and in consensus building via neutral and independent proposal
• Reduction of management liability risks via neutral expert opinion from an auditing firm, plus meticulous documentation of all decision-making parameters

 

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