Cross-Border Group Restructuring Across 12 Jurisdictions

Overview

A diversified industrial group with operations spanning 12 jurisdictions across Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America approached us with a fragmented holding structure accumulated over two decades of acquisitions.

The existing framework—comprising 47 separate legal entities across three continents—was creating significant compliance overhead, suboptimal capital allocation, and governance complexity that hindered strategic decision-making.

Challenges

The diversified industrial group faced several structural challenges:

Entity redundancy — 23 entities served purely administrative functions with no direct operational activity.

Capital inefficiency — Complex holding layers impeded optimal capital allocation across operating units.

Governance complexity — 8 intermediate holding layers creating operational complexity and elevated administration costs.

Our Approach

We designed and executed a comprehensive restructuring programme:

Phase 1: Structural Diagnostic

Comprehensive mapping of existing legal entity structure against operational flows, capital requirements, and strategic priorities.

Phase 2: Target Model Design

Consolidated entities by strategic function while maintaining presence in jurisdictions required for market access, regulatory compliance, and tax efficiency.

Phase 3: Execution

Coordinated execution across all regions with sequenced implementation addressing jurisdiction dependencies. Established governance frameworks for consolidated structure.

Results

74%

Reduction in legal entities
(47 to 12)

40%

Decrease in annual
compliance costs

3×

Faster capital
movement

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