S+H Consulting

Case Study

TSA Separation of Carve-Out Purchase

Technology

INDUSTRY

2,800

EMPLOYEES

$295M

ANNUAL REVENUE

Background

Our private equity client purchased a distressed business unit carved out from a large, multi-national public company. Go-forward business was planned to function on TSA for 180 days following separation. After a challenging first 90 days, our client engaged us to lead and accelerate the TSA separation.

Objective

  • Pop up finance function to build pro-forma scenarios for TSA exit cycle personnel needs.
  • Rationalize workforce needs by function.
  • Develop retention, severance, and termination plans.
  • Develop IT roadmap for system transitions and separation.
  • Project manage system migrations and coordinate key players.
  • Identify organization dependencies impacted by separation.
  • Prepare customer and vendor contract transition roadmap (Legal + Functional management).
  • Catch up working capital tracking and prepare settlement dispute support.

Solution

  • Maintained high visibility and credibility of financial data during TSA period.
  • Developed workforce plan and separation stair step to maintain continuity.
  • Developed and program managed IT road map of systems separations.
  • Shifted organization dependencies to add efficiency and synergies after separation.
  • Implemented future-state cost center reporting to accelerate accountability and adoption of spend controls.

Successful TSA separation following highly disruptive first 90 days.

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Implemented Inventory Planning

TSA Separation of Carve-Out Purchase

EBITDA Scrub + Addback Restatement

Annual Budget Implementation

$43.2M Working Capital Dispute

Value Enhancement Program Management

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