Value Creation Services

We support businesses in transforming their strategic objectives into tangible actions, while maintaining a strong emphasis on delivering measurable value enhancement.

Our dedicated and specialised Value Creation team has a successful history of collaborating with businesses and private equity firms throughout all phases of the business lifecycle to optimize value, be it pre or post deal.

Our clients gain from our hands-on, multidisciplinary support that drives the performance of transactions. We support you in pinpointing and executing improvements to EBITDA and working capital.

Our Value Creation Services team works on both buy and sell side transactions, as well as in-portfolio improvement initiatives and assessing the strategic options for businesses.

We support owners, management teams and shareholders to enhance business value 12-18 months prior to a sale.

We identify, plan and implement initiatives that improve EBITDA and cash, maximising sale consideration and minimising transaction risk. We also make sure that your growth story is articulated appropriately and that your business is presented in the best way to potential acquirers.

We assist both corporations and private equity firms with divesting non-core business units or subsidiaries from a parent group.

We support our clients in managing the operational, financial, and practical implications of carve-outs - helping to assess the full costs of the separation and transitional support, managing the operational challenges presented, and identifying the implications on deal returns.

We help buyers to measure the main operational opportunities and risks that a transaction introduces, allowing them to properly assess the deal value.

Our operational due diligence is focused on value and supports our clients to identify potential surprises and maintain pace, control and focus throughout a process.

We work on building the synergy case, establishing a robust plan and implementing the integration of an acquired business.

We have deep practical experience in carrying out successful integration programs. We ensure synergy benefits are delivered, whether it's integrating acquisitions into a buy-and-build platform or merging subsidiaries as part of a restructuring plan.

We work with corporates and private equity portfolio companies to define their optimal Target Operating Model and performance levels.

We diagnose, plan and implement transformation that delivers EBITDA and cash growth through operational improvement and revenue enhancement strategies.

Ismo Saari

Ismo Saari

Partner, M&A Value Creation Services
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