Turnaround & interim management
Octobiz: The AI-powered turnaround boutique
Senior operators. AI-speed diagnostics. A first rescue plan within one week, at a fixed fee.
Fixed fee to start. Performance-linked fees for execution.
The AI-powered turnaround boutique
- AI-powered. AI-speed diagnostics. Your RXI™ recoverability scan in 3 working days.
- Real C-suite managers. Senior operators who have run companies. On site by day 7.
- Fixed fees. Fixed fee to start. Performance-linked fees for execution.
- Global reach. From Paphos to 16 core markets in Europe, Singapore, Canada and Australia. On site within days.
Reviving mid-sized businesses on the edge
Speed, cost certainty and people who have done this before
When liquidity, performance or leadership comes under pressure, we put senior operators into the business and give them AI-speed diagnostics from day one. For companies with €50 million to €500 million in revenue, in developed markets worldwide.
Companies in crisis do not buy technology. They buy time, a price they can plan with and a team they can trust. AI lets our partners spend their days on judgment instead of spreadsheets, so a credible plan exists before the first site visit.
Every mandate starts with a fixed fee and a defined result. Execution fees are linked to performance.
Who Octobiz is
A small senior team with its own AI
Octobiz is a boutique for turnaround and interim management, registered in Cyprus and working in developed markets worldwide. Three partners lead every mandate in person. Three analysts and three AI engineers turn raw company data into decisions within days.
When a mandate needs specific knowledge, we bring in subject matter experts from our network.
Operators, not observers
We don’t just consult. We roll up our sleeves and turn crisis into comeback.
What sets us apart from pure consultants
We take on operational responsibility, not only recommendations. Our partners have run companies with their own P&L, and they stay when the plan meets reality.
What sets us apart from interim agencies
We don’t hand over a CV and step back. We manage the assignment ourselves and combine the rescue plan with the leadership that carries it out.
What sets us apart from large firms
Senior people on your premises instead of a junior pyramid. A fixed fee instead of an open clock. A first draft of the plan within one week instead of a month of fact-finding.
How Octobiz works
From the first call to execution, in 30 seconds
Six chapters, one company. Click a chapter to jump to it.
- Confidential first call. A partner listens and tells you openly whether we can help.
- RXI™ recoverability scan. You send core data. RXI™ and a partner return go or no-go within 3 working days.
- AI drafts the rescue plan. Cash plan, measures, 100-day plan: Drafted before we arrive.
- Senior team on site. Partners validate the draft with your management, on your premises.
- Rescue plan to the board. One executive rescue plan, owned by your management and accepted by the board.
- Execution and monitoring. Interim leadership and the Rescue Monitor keep cash and EBITDA on track.
How we work
From the first call to a plan your lenders accept
A clear sequence with fixed deliverables. You always know what comes next, what it costs and who is accountable.
Step 01 of 07
Confidential first call
A partner listens, asks the hard questions and tells you openly whether we are the right firm. There is no obligation.
RXI™ recoverability scan
You share core data: Three years of accounts, current management accounts, open items, the bank overview and the cash position. RXI™ and a partner return the distress type, a recoverability score, a runway estimate and the five red flags that matter.
Mandate and data request
Engagement letter, NDA and payment. A structured data request starts the work the same day.
AI-supported rescue plan draft
Our AI prepares and cleans the data, runs the diagnostics and drafts the 13-week cash view and a first catalog of measures. Partners review every line.
On site with management
Interviews, site walks, validation and iteration workshops with your team. The draft meets reality, and reality wins.
Rescue plan to the board
The final plan with a 13-week liquidity plan, measures with cash and EBITDA effect, owners and dates, and a 100-day plan, presented to board and shareholders.
Execution, if you want us to stay
Interim leadership as chief restructuring officer, a transformation office and the Rescue Monitor keep the plan on track, with a monthly report to board and lenders.
Three stages, one standard
Start small, decide fast, scale only when it pays
Fixed fee to start. Performance-linked fees for execution. Every stage has a defined scope, a defined result and a price agreed before we start.
RXI™ recoverability scan
A fast triage before anyone travels: Can this company be saved, and how urgent is it?
- RXI™ distress typology and recoverability score
- Estimated liquidity runway
- Top five red flags with root-cause hypotheses
- Go or no-go for a rescue plan, with the right package size
- Results call of up to 60 minutes with a partner
Rapid rescue plan
A rescue plan the board, shareholders and lenders can work with, built in about three weeks.
- AI-supported draft before the first day on site
- Senior team on site no later than day 7
- 13-week liquidity plan with immediate measures
- Measures catalog with cash and EBITDA effect, owners and dates
- 100-day plan and executive rescue plan for the board
Rescue execution
When the plan needs someone to carry it through: Interim leadership, a transformation office and ongoing monitoring.
- Interim executive as CRO with power of attorney, or as CEO or COO
- Transformation office for workstreams and measure tracking
- Rescue Monitor: 13-week cash monitoring, KPI dashboard and early warnings
- Monthly report to board and lenders
What we do
Two ways we lead: Turnaround and interim management
One team for the plan and for the people who carry it out.
Turnaround management
When liquidity, revenue or lender patience runs out
We take control of cash within days, find the structural cost drivers and build a recovery roadmap that banks, investors and boards accept. Then we help you deliver it.
Interim management
When a key seat becomes empty at the worst moment
A senior interim executive steps in within days, standard as chief restructuring officer with power of attorney, or as interim CEO, COO or director. No lengthy search, no onboarding curve.
Sector experience
We know your industry from the boardroom to the site
Six core industries, each with its own pressure points. This is where our partners have carried operational responsibility.
Construction
Cost overrun and liquidity squeeze. Material and subcontractor costs outrun the budget while payment milestones slip, and cash runs short mid-project.
Key executive departure mid-project. A COO or project director leaves at a critical stage, and banks, clients and crews lose their point of control.
Civil Engineering
Fixed prices, rising inputs. Long public contracts were priced before steel, energy and labor costs moved, and every month of delay erodes the margin.
Working capital locked in retentions. Delayed acceptance, retentions and disputed variations tie up cash while bonding lines tighten.
Real Estate
Overleveraged portfolio. Falling valuations and higher interest rates push loan-to-value ratios toward covenant limits.
Stalled development project. Construction stops over cost or financing gaps, and the asset ties up capital without generating income.
Manufacturing
Margin erosion. Energy, labor and material costs rise faster than prices can follow, and contribution margins shrink quarter by quarter.
Supply chain disruption. A key supplier fails or input prices jump, and delivery commitments and customer penalty clauses come under threat.
Hospitality & Tourism
Seasonal cash flow strain. Off-season revenue gaps stretch working capital while staff, lease and loan commitments run all year.
Leadership gap before peak season. A general manager leaves ahead of the season, and service standards and revenue targets are at risk.
Technology
Burn rate crisis. Spending outpaces revenue growth, the runway shortens, and the next funding round is uncertain.
Founder exit during scaling. The founder steps back just as the company scales, leaving gaps in leadership, product direction and investor relations.
RXI™ by Octobiz
Broken, but fixable. Know before the market.
Out of our turnaround work we built RXI™: An AI engine that types corporate distress and shows which companies can be saved and how. It powers our Stage 0 recoverability scan.
- Recoverability index
- 68 / 100
- Estimated runway
- 9 weeks
- Recommendation
- Go · Core package
Illustrative
- Many companies, one question. Every dot is a company under pressure. Which ones can be saved?
- Engine 1 · Typology. RXI™ reads the figures and sorts each company into one of four distress types.
- Engine 2 · Recoverability. Each fixable company gets a recoverability index from 0 to 100.
- Triage. Go or no-go. Companies with a liquidation bias get no rescue plan.
- Your RXI™ scan. Result within 3 working days. €7,500, fully credited toward Stage 1.
Why Octobiz
When the stakes are highest, calm judgment is the scarcest resource
Senior-led, AI-powered
AI does the data preparation, diagnostics and first drafts. Partners validate, decide and stand behind every recommendation in person.
Fixed fee to start
Clearly scoped packages with fixed deliverables and timelines. Performance-linked fees apply only to execution.
Real senior managers
Our partners have led companies through real crises with their own P&L responsibility. You get their judgment from day one.
Global reach. On site within days.
A network of subject matter experts from London and Frankfurt to Zurich, Amsterdam and Singapore, called in when a mandate needs their specific knowledge.
Where we work
Developed markets worldwide, on site within days
We work for mid-sized companies in developed markets. These are our core markets today. Other developed markets on request.
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Norway
- Finland
- Cyprus
- Singapore
- Australia
- Canada
Success stories
Seven cases, seven different futures
Names stay confidential. The results are real.
The strategic merger (distressed M&A)
A Tier-1 contractor with more than 600 staff and a full order book faced insolvency. We sold it to the client with the most to lose.
Read the strategic merger caseThe commodity-to-proprietary pivot (manufacturing)
A contract molder trapped in a price war became a brand owner with its own product.
Read the proprietary pivot caseThe seasonality trap (hospitality restructuring)
A family-owned resort lost money seven months a year until one wing found a new purpose.
Read the seasonality trap caseThe stalled skyline revival (real estate development)
A mixed-use tower stalled at 60% completion. We repositioned the product and refinanced the finish.
Read the stalled skyline caseThe lean stitch (textile and garment)
A garment plant with a full order book lost money on every shipment. Line balancing and quality at source turned it around.
Read the lean stitch caseThe austerity turnaround (operational restructuring)
An over-expanded subsidiary of an international group shrank to a defensible core, then grew again.
Read the austerity turnaround caseThe ethical wind-down (liquidation and talent transfer)
When the company could not be saved, we kept the teams together and moved them to new employers.
Read the ethical wind-down caseOur people
Operators, not career consultants
Partners who have sat in the chair, analysts who turn data into decisions and an AI team that builds our own tools.
Oliver Herzog
Aurelio Doetsch
Kevin Waugh
James Kowalske
Confidential · Senior-led · Fixed fee to start
The earlier the call, the more options remain.
Every request is read by a partner and answered personally, in strict confidence. One conversation is enough to know whether we can help.