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This selection of sample assignments serves as a portfolio of our experience in empowering our clients to overcome complex challenges to achieve significant growth and transformation.
A private equity firm engaged Sabalo to help turn around a struggling investment. We led a comprehensive strategic and operational overhaul, identifying key bottlenecks and potential growth areas. Sabalo provided interim executive leadership, restructured the company’s core operations and developed a value-maximising divestiture plan. This approach helped stabilise the business and positioned it for a successful exit.
1. Distressed Investment Turnaround
A major transportation company faced an executive gap at a critical time for its strategic growth. Sabalo deployed senior advisors to assume interim executive roles, guiding day-to-day operations while simultaneously implementing a new growth strategy. Our hands-on leadership ensured stability during the transition and accelerated the execution of strategic priorities.
2. Interim Leadership & Strategy Execution
An agribusiness client sought to expand operations into South America but faced significant regulatory and operational challenges. Sabalo conducted in-depth market analysis, engaged with local stakeholders and developed a go-to-market strategy that minimised risk. We then worked alongside the client’s leadership to execute the expansion, ensuring compliance and effective market penetration.
3. Cross-Border Expansion & Market Entry
A family-owned industrial conglomerate needed to transition ownership to the next generation. Sabalo worked closely with the family to facilitate governance changes, improve operational transparency and mentor incoming leadership. Our tailored approach ensured a seamless transition while preserving the business’s culture and values.
4. Navigating Generational Change
A manufacturing firm faced a potential covenant breach due to unexpected financial headwinds. Sabalo partnered with company leadership to negotiate with creditors, restructure short-term obligations and implement liquidity-enhancing operational efficiencies. This proactive approach not only prevented the breach but also strengthened relationships with financial stakeholders.
5. Covenant Breach & Liquidity Management
When two partners of a successful technology company found themselves at an impasse, they engaged Sabalo to navigate a buyout. We assessed the value of the company, provided strategic mediation and facilitated the buyout in a manner that allowed both parties to walk away with value, while positioning the remaining partner for future success.
6. Partnership Realignment & Buyout
An underperforming public company was targeted by activist investors. Sabalo worked with the board to develop a responsive strategy, address key investor concerns and implement changes that enhanced operational transparency and boosted shareholder confidence, ultimately mitigating the activist threat and stabilising the stock price.
7. Activist Investor Engagement
A healthcare client needed to divest a non-core division to focus on its core competencies. Sabalo led the strategic assessment, identified potential buyers and managed the divestiture process, ensuring a smooth transaction that maximised the sale price while minimising operational disruption.