| Area |
Initial Status |
Value Creation Potential |
Ownership/
Organisation |
Successor problem |
In a family owned company no suitable successor is available |
|
Growth |
Leadership and organisational structure in a growing
company have not been adjusted. Lack of Know how and resources
|
Banlance sheet |
Liabilities |
High share of debt combined with insufficient profitablility
leads to pressure from banks |
| |
Assets |
Capital is invested in non-operational assets (e.g.
real estate); tax optimisation requires sophisticated
solutions
|
Operations |
Diversified business portfolio |
Highly diversified businesses hamper possible sale to
industrial buyer
|
| |
Crisis management |
Lacking resources and know-how to get out
of a troubled situation |
| |
Changes in business environment |
e.g. internationalisation of value chain or industry
consolidation lead to new rules of the game
|
