The situation
A metals producer with established operations and long-term customer relationships was reaching an inflection point — either invest heavily to expand or sell to a strategic that could underwrite the growth. Shareholders wanted a competitive process while preserving legacy commitments to employees and suppliers.
Our approach
- Repositioned the asset for global strategic buyers with downstream capacity
- Structured the process to preserve legacy stakeholder commitments
- Ran a curated international sell-side process under strict NDA
- Negotiated valuation, structure, and post-close obligations in parallel
The outcome
- Sale to an international strategic at a premium valuation
- Employee and supplier commitments preserved through close
- Structured payments aligned with shareholder tax profile
Note
Illustrative case study. Actual client identities and terms are only shared under NDA.