CASE STUDY – IMPROVING GROWTH
Orchestrating “the smoothest” pan-European acquisition
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LIBERTY is a global steel and mining group with 30,000 employees based in more than 200 locations worldwide. The company has been rapidly growing in steel since 1992, with a long list of strategic acquisitions to its name.
As part of its continued expansion, LIBERTY had plans to conduct a major, pan-European acquisition. But with seven major steelworks on the table, the team needed additional experience and bandwidth to ensure such a large-scale operation would be a success.
In order to navigate a range of complex stakeholders like unions, investment bankers and the European Commission, it was clear that a credible consultancy partner was needed.
With so many moving parts to factor in, we deployed a multi-skilled team across three different workstreams. This involved M&A transaction support, funding arrangements, and transition & integration post acquisition.
By segmenting the acquisition into three clear areas, we simplified something incredibly complex into something genuinely achievable. Then, it was just a case of working hand-in-hand with LIBERTY to deliver exactly what we planned.
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Helped oversee a successful €4 billion revenue transaction
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Managed across multiple companies and countries
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LIBERTY became the 8th largest steel manufacturer outside of China
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“Smoothest transaction and transition I have ever been involved in” – Jon Bolton, CEO of Liberty Steel
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