Corporate transitions are judged by the stability left in their wake.
The following project profiles showcase how Pouly Consulting applies operational logic and economic analysis to protect corporate value when conditions are at their most volatile.
A multi-site manufacturing group in Wallonia was burning through cash after a period of volatile energy costs and disruption in raw material supply. Local banks were unwilling to extend credit lines, and more than 1,200 jobs were at risk.
Pouly Consulting stepped in as financial adviser and built a 13-week cash flow model to stabilise immediate liquidity. The firm also ran a disposal process for two non-core German entities and led negotiations with Belgian and international lenders on revised debt terms.
The business secured a €45 million debt restructuring package and returned to a positive operating margin within nine months. Core operations were preserved without entering formal insolvency.
Two major European logistics networks, one Belgian and one French, were moving toward a merger when a large competitor filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission. The complaint argued that the transaction would reduce competition across the Benelux region.
Pouly Consulting carried out market definition work and econometric analysis to test the competitive effects of the merger. The team developed the economic case that the combined business would reduce supply chain friction and lower shipping costs in key European corridors.
The evidence supported a successful response to the complaint. The merger was approved with minimal, manageable structural conditions, successfully defeating the competitor’s legal challenge.
A listed European industrial technology group and a US automotive manufacturer reached deadlock over their 50:50 joint venture across the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico and the United States. The European hubs had 21 days of cash remaining, and the risk of a supply chain stoppage was immediate.
Pouly Consulting introduced daily cash controls and secured emergency bridge financing from European lenders to stabilise liquidity. At the same time, the firm built a scenario-based valuation showing that litigation would destroy a substantial share of enterprise value and used that analysis to support negotiations on a corporate separation.
A global separation was completed in 90 days. The European business secured full ownership of its intellectual property and manufacturing base, no supply chain stoppage occurred and an estimated €25 million in litigation cost was avoided.