Divestments (selection)

• Minority participation in a Swiss banking software specialist
• Cardboard packaging group with several subsidiaries (> 350 employees)
• Producer of electronic payment terminals (France, Denmark, Mexico, Switzerland) (turnover > CHF 100 million)
• Swiss manufacturer and installer of ATM
• Card personalizer in Switzerland

Acquisition of Halter Bonbons Ltd (candies)

"Beat Dolder and his colleague realized the purchase of Halter Bonbons AG for us. The team found the right tonality with the seller. I appreciated Beat’s goal-oriented approach, his pragmatism and bargaining strengths. Dolder served as a valuable support with such a demanding and extraordinary project” (Konrad Kaufmann, CEO Hunziker + co AG (a subsidiary of Dibona Holding))

Acquisition of Wilsanco Plastics Ltd. (packaging)

"Beat Dolder and his colleague supported us professionally and efficiently in the acquisition of Wilsanco Plastics. Beat showed high degree of personal commitment and is also highly knowledgeable in legal and financial matters.” (Andreas Frank, CEO Greiner Packaging Holding Ltd.)

Sale of Trapo Küng AG (lift engineering)

"Reviewing the whole process, the extensive preparatory work, and the negotiations during the project, I realized, how important the chemistry and absolute confidence are next to professional competence." (Elisabeth Delaquis Küng, co-owner and Managing Director Trapo Küng AG)

Sale of Edelweiss facility management AG

"Beat Dolder conducted a highly professional project together with his team, which has led to a very good result in the shortest time. The cooperation was based on close teamwork and great faith. Especially valuable was the transactional expertise, bargaining power and the open input to us as a customer." (George Walliser, Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss FM Ltd.)

Sale of Bruno Piatti Ltd (kitchen cabinets) and EgoKiefer Ltd (joinery)

"As liquidator of Uniwood Holding Ltd. it was my duty to sell various operational industrial enterprises, such as Bruno Piatti Ltd. and Ego Kiefer Ltd., at the best possible price. Beat Dolder led the highly professional sales projects, which in both cases resulted in very good purchase prices. The excellent documentation and the exemplarily transparent sales processes were a huge support in my discussions with the Judge." (Michael Werder, attorney at law, liquidator Uniwood Holding Ltd.)

Global airline business group in liquidation

• Established fairness opinions
• Valuated participations
• Elaborated action alternatives for liquidator / administrator

Countless acquisition targets all over the world

• Proposed acquisition-based growth strategies for various clients, and supported the implementation
• Identified, contacted, and assessed acquisition targets
• Performed Due Diligence reviews
• Valuated targets

Pharma and MedTec packaging group (4 entities in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy)

• Operational and strategic restructuring of two Swiss enterprises
• Support of Board of Directors in negotiations with lending banks
• Controlled implementation of restructuring measures
• Strategically repositioned Group

Printing and packaging company (CHF 70m turnover; 350 employees)

• Negotiated standstill agreement and debt forgiveness with credit banks
• Identified liquidity and capital optimization potentials
• Proposed new strategy (merger of production sites, sale of participations and real estate, turnover reduction of 45%, sustainable EBIT improvement from CHF -7 m to CHF +4 m)

Production company in paper sector (CHF 80m turnover; >300 employees)

• Negotiated and concluded standstill agreement with credit banks
• Elaborated restructuring concept with concrete measures (strategic reorientation, closure of subsidiaries, revision of product range, consolidation of production sites)
• Restructured balance sheet
• Improved financial result by more than CHF 13m annually
• Identified and realised liquidity and capital optimisation potential
• Established financial plan

International paper and packaging group (CHF 400m turnover; >1000 employees)

• Negotiated standstill agreement with credit banks
• Identified profit improvement options
• Identified liquidity and capital optimization potential
• Established financial plan
• Defined portfolio strategy

Specialized civil engineering company (CHF 80m turnover; 370 employees)

• Analyzed sources of project losses and strategic positioning
• Developed turnaround concept and action alternatives
• Recommended way forward for credit banks

Pharma and cosmetics packaging (CHF > 40 Mio. revenue; >180 employees)

• Analyzed initial situation and elaboratet optimization measures
• Secured liquidity
• Negotiated standstill with banks
• Accompanied the implementation of the restructuring measures
• Turned highly negative EBIT into positive within six months

Merger between Dorma and Kaba to build dorma+kaba Group (combined revenue >CHF 2,000m; >16,000 employees)

• Merger-of-equals between global nr. 4 and 5
• As Interim Project Manager responsible for the coordination of various work streams (legal, tax, finance, accounting, defence, businessplan, valuation, communication, HR, and IT) between termsheet and closing
• Support of Kaba’s CEO
• Supported with the organization of the post merger integration project and the selection of the PMI consulting firm

Infrastructure Construction, Switzerland (>CHF 240m; >1,000 employees)

• Analyzed organization, personnel, locations, productivity, project profitability, costs, procurement, instruments & processes, quality management and corporate services
• Identified potentials for profit enhancement and efficiency increase (>CHF 6m); elaborated measures
• Managed follow-up project, drafted decision finding documentations, lead management team through structured process of action planning

Cellulose manufacturer, Switzerland (CHF 170m sales; 440 employees)

• Managed sales projects for the entire organization as well as key sub-areas
• Conducted negotiations on the termination of purchase agreements and supply contracts
• Lead discussions on the sale of investments
• Advised the Board of Directors and Executive Board on a host of issues and prepared decision-making material
• Lead and supported projects about future linking of sub-areas with infrastructure, proposal for procedure for liquidating assets, recommendation for future organization, etc.

Head Corporate Development / M&A Kaba Group (Revenue > CH 1,000m; > 7,000 employees)

• Responsible for all M&A projects (acquisitions & divestments)
• Acquisition projects lead:
  • Established acquisition profiles in collaboration with the operational units
  • Researched, identified, analyzed, and contacted potential acquisition targets
  • Assessed acquisition opportunities
  • Lead negotiations and drafted offers
• Project lead with a complex divestment in the USA
• Proposed strategic alternatives for an operational unit

Media and technology holding company (12 entities in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Spain)

• Acted as Group CFO on mandate basis (Finance & Accounting, HR, Legal)
• Lead the Finance and Accounting team
• Built up the financial management function, including the reporting and management information system
• Established business, finance, and liquidity plans
• Designed restructuring concept and successfully negotiated with creditors
• Structured, negotiated, and implemented Capital increase of CHF 30 mio.
• Drawed up individual and consolidated financial statements
• Prepared and supported auditor’s reviews

Tool development and production company

• Reconciled past financial statements to create a "true and fair view"
• Established cash flow statements
• Drawed up a financial plan for the next five years involving various different scenarios
• Proposing cost-cutting and liquidity-generating measures
• Drawing up company documentation
• Supporting financing discussions

Development and production group for microchips (Europe, USA)

• Analyzed and commented business plan
• Valuated the company with different methods
• Established fairness opinion and alternatives for the financing bank