Mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures have benefits. Sometimes, the legal requirement for spinning off specific productive assets involves Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and divestitures, both of which may entail structural modifications to underlying business via the sale or purchase of the entire company or its parts.

When an organization’s senior leaders have a strong financial compass, it’s easier for them to resist the siren songs of financial engineering, excessive leverage, and the idea (common during boom times) that somehow the established rules of economics no longer apply. Misconceptions like these—which can lead companies to make value-destroying decisions and slow down entire economies—take hold with surprising and disturbing ease.

The best companies have effective systems and processes, effective leadership, and effective workforces. We’ll work with you to balance them all, in a way that’s designed for today’s complex environment, nurturing performance, productivity, quality, and focus.