Managed exits and corporate wind-downs

Exits are as critical as entries. Whether to repatriate capital, eliminate loss-making divisions or navigate post-deal separation, winding down businesses requires precision, control and deep local insight - especially across borders.

BM&T leads and supports clients through managed exits and corporate wind-downs. From overseeing final trading periods and stakeholder risk to managing tax, treasury and legal closure, we help avoid unnecessary cost, mitigate exposure, and protect brand and shareholder value.

Key challenges we address

Winding down European subsidiaries after divestment or Chapter 11
Tax, treasury and regulatory complexities of cross-border closure
Disengaging from markets or divisions without reputational fallout
Navigating inter-company and social liability risks
Conflicted or transitional local leadership issues

Our approach

Exit strategy design: We develop and align exit plans with commercial, legal and reputational objectives - balancing urgency and control.
Final trading oversight: We monitor final-month performance, manage working capital risk and maximise final valuation in pre-sale contexts.
Cross-border wind-down management: We oversee local accounting, tax and legal processes to ensure orderly, compliant closure across jurisdictions.
Conflict and risk navigation: We manage issues around retained local leadership, inter-company guarantees and legal successor liability.
Stakeholder and employee sensitivity: We manage optics and execution with discretion and professionalism, avoiding unnecessary collateral damage.

Why BM&T?

We exit with discipline, not drama: No fire sales. No disruption. Just calm, strategic withdrawal.
Cross-border legal and tax fluency: We understand how closure interacts with local tax, insolvency and legal frameworks, and avoid common pitfalls.
Hands-on, not advisory only: We don't just advise on closure execution and repatriation - we oversee it.
Stakeholder integrity: We protect reputations, preserve relationships and maintain brand discipline - even when the decision is to exit.
Trusted by boards and legal counsel: We are brought in when exits carry complexity - and reputational, legal or strategic risk.

A US automotive supplier was disposing of European assets to Arvin Meritor, including an Austrian entity with a conflicted local CEO (minority shareholder and future retained executive). BM&T was engaged to monitor final-month trading and working capital to protect the transaction value.

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