S+H Consulting

Case Study

$43.2M Working Capital Dispute

Technology

INDUSTRY

800

EMPLOYEES

$300M

ANNUAL REVENUE

Background

Working capital conveyed to our client in an acquisition was approximately $70M under the purchase agreement’s working capital threshold.

Objective

  • Inform the value of conveyed working capital in a carve-out acquisition.
  • Accumulate supporting documentation for potential litigation.
  • Prepare defensible position of subjective working capital values, including accruals, reserves and estimates.

Solution

  • Accumulated opening balance sheet working capital balances on an asset-by-asset basis.
  • Established process to track the consumption & forecasted consumption of conveyed inventories.
  • Responded to mediator’s requests in settlement discussions.

Recovered $43.2 Million in cash proceeds.

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