consultancy | restructuring | transitional management about us | case studies | library | contact organisation | costs | people Reducing direct costs Attacking overheads Managing complexity Purchasing and procurement Profitability Pricing Economy and efficiency Restructuring Restructuring large enterprises is one of Collinson Grant’s core competences. We help organisations - private and public - to find a structure that works. They may wish: to integrate a newly acquired business to react to changes in the market and the economy to respond to competitors’ moves to cut costs quickly and restore profitability to improve the performance of a business or division so that it can be sold off to save costs by applying new technology or moving business units. So we analyse the costs of people and processes and match them to what the business wants to do. We put customers in the spotlight, and tighten control on operations and finance to keep them there. The result is a slimmer organisation, with fewer but motivated people, more efficient processes, and lower costs. When integrating acquisitions, we clarify responsibilities apply appropriate control tell the employees what is going to change rationalise products, locations and services pick people for vital jobs set up better processes or systems manage redundancy. How we do it We work in small teams with the client’s staff. We help them to collect data on inputs, processes and costs and to analyse them to make an accurate model of the organisation showing how costs relate to outputs. Options for a new structure are developed, costed and debated. When consensus is reached, a comprehensive plan is designed to get from A to B. We help to implement it. If employees – senior and junior – are leaving, we can manage the programme of communication, consultation and redundancy. Our experience Collinson Grant has restructured large companies throughout the United Kingdom, North America and Europe. Some projects are for private equity owners who want to improve the performance of investments. Others are for British companies that have bought new businesses in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. We handle the protracted negotiations on social chapters and establish effective working relationships with employees’ representatives. Whatever the circumstances, we agree on the priorities for action with senior managers and work with them to reach targets. Our skills in employee relations and in negotiating directly with trades unions help us to achieve organisational change with the minimum disruption. 'Restructuring - and improving business performance' summarises what we do. Click on the link below to order your free copy of this 72 page document. Restructuring - and improving business performance