Restructuring

In special situations, competent specialists and managers are required to successfully initiate and implement the restructuring process in your company. The targeted deployment of conzima’s hand-picked and experienced managers enables you to react quickly and flexibly to vacancies or additional personnel requirements at any time.

Whether restructuring, reorganization or turnaround: we are happy to assume responsibility for individual functions, for individual business areas or for the management of your entire company for a limited period of time. This can be in a board or management position or as a general representative.

The goal is always the same: together with you, we want to eliminate the difficulties for your company and create the basis for a positive reorientation. In order to achieve this goal efficiently and quickly restore your company’s competitiveness, we offer you comprehensive services in the following three areas: CRO management, interim management and restructuring.

CRO management Interim management Refurbishment

CRO management

conzima already has many years of experience and unique expertise, particularly in the still very young field of CRO management in Germany. This applies to both strategic management and operational processes. In addition to restructuring and reorganization processes, we also manage, design and implement turnaround management processes. We work with you to develop new corporate goals and negotiate with investors, customers and suppliers.

Your most important advantages at a glance

1. Shareholder

As investors, shareholders are particularly interested in the value of a company. Our CROs (Chief Restructuring Officers) focus the financial and controlling systems, as well as the future structure of the company, on value preservation and value enhancement. They support the company in strengthening its strategic position and optimize operational efficiency. Another major advantage is the flexible deployment period of our CROs.

Development of profitability
Direct focus of the company on increasing value
Influence on direct operational responsibility via our CROs
Flexible duration of use

2. management

The management of medium-sized companies is often not experienced in overcoming crises. There is often a lack of experience in the important areas of equity procurement, balance sheet structuring and data knowledge. Our CROs are specialists in these areas in particular, but due to their complexity they also need to be generalists. They also free up management to take care of the company’s realignment.

Complexity requires generalist and specialist functions
Assistance with the restructuring of process and organizational structures
Support with recruitment

3. employees, customers and suppliers

Our CROs are also the personified “hope for recovery” for employees, customers and suppliers. They stand for a positive outlook and for predictability and clarity in all possible cutbacks. As a matter of principle, they try to bring the employer and employee sides to the table for every restructuring and restore a common basis of trust. After all, the most successful restructurings are those that are fully supported by the employees.

Direct communication about restructuring contributions
Restoring a basis of trust
Counteracting emigration trends

4. financing partners

Our CROs are financial experts who discuss with the banks on an equal footing. Thanks to their precise information, financing partners can accurately assess opportunities and risks and calculate a framework for their financial commitment. In addition, our CROs are direct and competent contacts for all financial issues. They have experience and knowledge of various forms of financing, create transparency regarding the current and future financial situation and implement financing strategies.

CROs as direct contacts
Creating transparency
Implementation of financing strategies

Our most important services for you

Hand-picked, experienced management with a proven track record
Position of management at the 1st and 2nd management level
Generalists and specialists
Resource management
IT support
Conflict management

Change management
Integration management
Implementation of operational and strategic objectives
Fast and consistent implementation of restructuring processes
Design and implementation from a single source, together with the restructuring consultant and – if part of the concept – the M&A consultant

See also the 10 conzima CRO theses

Interim management

Whether in corporations, SMEs or start-ups, the range of interim functions in companies has now expanded significantly. Consequently, more and more functional areas are now being filled by interim managers. conzima only places highly qualified interim managers who have many years of experience in management positions in medium-sized and large companies as well as proven track records. They are preferably deployed in situations where there is a need to optimize the value chain, integrate a company following a takeover or restructure in a crisis. Our interim managers can be deployed either for a limited period of time or for a period of several years.

The conzima selection process for interim managers

1. whether to cope with a restructuring or other extraordinary company situation, to cover resource shortages for important projects or for classic recruitment problems: with our interim managers, such non-everyday situations can be bridged and solved in a qualified manner.

2 All our interim managers are senior experts in their respective fields and industries. They are among the best in their field and have operational experience in the areas of crisis management, project management or process management. They are always happy to make their knowledge and their network available to our client companies.

3. when selecting and placing our interim managers, we guarantee outstanding management quality and personal integrity. The management and implementation skills of our interim managers are evaluated annually and on the basis of the project successes achieved.

4. for requests that cannot be filled by our current partners, we have over 200 other certified interim managers at our disposal.

5 As a matter of principle, a complex, seven-stage selection process ensures the top quality of our interim managers. First, the CV is evaluated and a telephone interview and at least one personal interview are conducted. After a successful assessment by the management, there is the possibility of being accepted into our manager pool as a network manager with a framework agreement. If the interim manager is successful in his or her projects, there is the possibility of becoming a partner at conzima.

6 We guarantee rapid and competent processing of all inquiries. Profiles of potential interim managers who meet the respective requirements are available within 2 working days at the latest. Simple contract documents and attractive conditions mean that vacancies can be filled quickly.

Our services - your benefits

Interim managers are consultants and doers in one
You are highly motivated and have a high level of competence
Direct measurement of success within a defined time frame
Analysis, measures and implementation in one go
Interim managers have a high degree of social competence and act as an integrating entrepreneurial personality

No personnel and ancillary costs
Lower costs than for a management consultant
Available at short notice and flexibly
Only work actually performed is remunerated

Refurbishment

Given the uniqueness and complexity of each company’s situation, there can be no one-size-fits-all approach to corporate restructuring. Because regardless of whether it is a structural crisis, earnings crisis or existential crisis, every corporate crisis is different. Accordingly, it makes no sense for conzima to impose a specific restructuring concept on a company. Instead, we deal with each company individually – and then decide on a case-by-case basis which consolidation measures should be taken. From an immediately effective financial injection to a strategic realignment of the company.

Your most important advantages at a glance:

1. short-term refurbishment measures

In the short term, we are tapping into new sources of funding and thus more financial leeway. Wherever possible, we prevent further expenditure and negotiate new moratoriums, additional or extended loans with banks and financial partners.

Rapid turnaround concept
Rapid reduction of sources of loss
Restructuring of the financing side (bank pool)
Acquiring new funds / securing liquidity / factoring
Review of accounting policy
Intensification of controlling / development of reliable 3 to 5-year planning
Involvement of external consultants
Regaining market position

2. medium and long-term refurbishment measures

In the medium term, we ensure that a company manufactures its products more efficiently and effectively. For example, we improve the logistics system, the vertical range of manufacture and the procurement of materials. The result is a leaner, cost-optimized and faster company.

Long-term goals are tackled when the company is back in calmer waters. Together with our partners, we plan the company’s future and clarify where the company wants to be in a few years’ time, which business areas are promising and which areas the client should gradually divest.

Sales optimization
Focus on core business areas
Concentration on core business areas
Optimization of locations
Staff reduction
Asset base optimization
Cost reduction in administration
Securing the financing of the renovation measures

Our most important services for you

Binding statement on the ability to restructure
Securing liquidity and liquidity management
Implementation of remediation of contaminated sites and balance sheet structure
Transparency with regard to value drivers and potential warranty risks
Transparency with regard to accounting/controlling performance
Support for new rules in management
Detailed restructuring concept together with the restructuring consultant
Preparation of possible sales options and alternative deal structures

Development of the database for planned transactions
Input for the company’s reporting
Creating trust with creditors
Regaining profitability and competitiveness
Pushing the restructuring goals
Transparent financial structures
Optimization of measures
Speed and security for planned transactions

See also the conzima controlling tools

Restructuring

CRO management

Your most important advantages at a glance

Our most important services for you

Interim management

The conzima selection process for interim managers

Our services - your benefits

Refurbishment

Your most important advantages at a glance:

Our most important services for you

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