Turnaround & interim management for mid-sized companies

Portfolio

Success stories

We built our reputation on the unconventional.

Standard solutions don’t solve crises. Where others see a dead end, we deploy the innovative, non-traditional strategies necessary to rescue your business and engineer a complete recovery.

~70%

of jobs preserved in a distressed merger

3% → 35%

margin after a proprietary product pivot

25% → 55%

low-season occupancy in 8 months

115 / 160

careers carried forward after a wind-down

Case studies

Seven cases, seven different futures

01Construction

~70%of jobs preserved

The Strategic Merger (Distressed M&A)

Southeast Asia · >600 Employees

A prominent Tier-1 construction firm in Southeast Asia, employing over 600 staff, faced imminent insolvency. Despite a strong order book, the company suffered from severe liquidity gaps caused by low-margin contracts,…

Integration into the largest client · Read More »

02Textile/Apparel

+22%productivity in one quarter

The Lean Stitch (Textile & Garment)

South Asia · 1,200 Employees

A legacy garment factory producing fast fashion for Western brands was drowning in overheads. While the order book was full, the factory was losing money on every shipment due to extreme inefficiency, high rejection…

Operational reinvention · Read More »

03Manufacturing (Injection Molding)

3% → 35%margin on the new product line

The “Commodity to Proprietary” Pivot (Manufacturing)

South-East Asia · 200 Employees

A contract manufacturer producing generic plastic components (caps, handles, casings) for the electronics industry was facing a crisis. Their margins were being crushed by cheaper competitors and constant underbidding.…

New purpose: Supplier to brand owner · Read More »

04Hospitality

25% → 55%low-season occupancy within 8 months

The “Seasonality Trap” (Hospitality Restructuring)

Southeast Asia · 150-Room Resort

A family-owned 4-star beach resort was on the verge of bankruptcy. The business model was heavily reliant on high-season European tourists. Rising energy costs meant the resort was bleeding cash for 7 months of the year…

Asset repurposing · Read More »

05Real Estate Development

5 monthsuntil construction resumed

The “Stalled Skyline” Revival (Real Estate Development)

Southeast Asia · Mixed-Use Project

A luxury mixed-use development (condominiums and retail) in a prime metropolitan area had stalled at about 60% completion. The developer, a local family office, had run out of cash due to a sudden spike in material…

Repositioning the product · Read More »

06Construction

22 monthsto break-even

The Austerity Turnaround (Operational Restructuring)

Asia (Subsidiary of Intl. Group) · 240 Employees

A subsidiary of a global construction conglomerate, employing 240 staff in Asia, was bleeding cash. The local entity had over-expanded during a boom period and was now burdened with high fixed costs and a portfolio of…

Shrink to the core, then regrow · Read More »

07Construction

115 / 160employees transferred with seniority and income

The Ethical Wind-Down (Liquidation & Talent Transfer)

East Asia · 160 Employees

A mid-sized specialized construction subcontractor with 160 employees had reached the end of the road. Years of aggressive underbidding and a failure to modernize its machinery led to operational inefficiencies. By the…

Talent transfer · Read More »

Confidential · Hands-on · Success-fee based

When time matters, speak to us first.