Case Study #2
Accelerating Value Creation
How Equiida helped a global industrial manufacturer strengthen leadership performance, and achieve a successful sale ahead of schedule.
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CLIENT
A global industrial manufacturing business undergoing significant transformation following a major acquisition.
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GOAL
To improve leadership performance, strengthen succession capability, and prepare the business for sale.
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CHALLENGE
To align a newly expanded leadership team while improving organisational performance and enterprise value.
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IMPACT
Successful sale achieved in 18 months, strengthened leadership capability, and improved engagement
Challenge
Following the acquisition of its largest competitor, our client doubled in size. Despite this growth, financial performance had declined by 15%, enterprise value had fallen by 20%, leadership team alignment was weak and succession planning required significant improvement..
The Group CEO's objective was to strengthen leadership capability, improve business performance and position the organisation for a sale within three years.
Solution
Leadership Assessment, Executive Search & Team Performance
Equiida partnered closely with the CEO and leadership team, delivering leadership assessment, benchmarking, executive coaching, team interventions, and facilitated workshops.
We also completed 18 executive searches and provided leadership insights and market intelligence to support faster decision-making, organisational alignment, and business transformation.
Impact
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Successful Exit
The business achieved its sale objective in just 18 months, significantly ahead of the original three-year target.
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Stronger Market Value
The organisation was sold at a 20.6% premium to its closing stock price, exceeding market expectations.
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Enhanced Leadership Capability
Following leadership assessment and benchmarking, 50% of the leadership team was successfully upgraded or replaced to strengthen organisational performance.
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High-Performing Leadership Team
The strengthened leadership team outperformed competitor and investor expectations, contributing to a 91% engagement score and recognition in TIME's Best Companies for Future Leadership.