Operational Restructuring
Organisations today face a mix of commercial, operational, and financial pressures ranging from declining profitability and high fixed costs to cash flow constraints and shifting customer demands.
Operational restructuring is no longer just for distressed businesses. In today’s fast-paced environment, it signals strong leadership and strategic agility. By acting decisively, companies can differentiate themselves, maintain investment in growth areas, and position for long-term success.
PwC’s Performance and Restructuring team helps you move quickly, delivering cost and cash improvements while preserving flexibility for future opportunities.
Issues you may be facing
When you are:
Undertaking a big investment
Preparing for or just concluding a Merger and Acquisition (M&A)
Sourcing funding for new projects
Looking to streamline operations
Looking to safeguard the future of your business/organisation
Looking to strengthen their finance department
and are experiencing:
Rising costs and shrinking margins
Working capital constraints, inconsistent working capital cycles and/or overleveraged
Reliance on mismatched or expensive debt for financing
Significant lack of short-term liquidity and no accurate short-term view of cash
Loss of key staff members and/or customers
Difficulties in forecasting cash requirements
Limited reporting on cash performance and KPIs
How we can help
- Cost Baselining
- Cashflow Forecasting and Analysis
- Turnaround Management Office Support
- Corporate Simplification / Managed Exits
Cost Baselining
Working capital optimisation and management
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) stabilisation programs
Cashflow cycle management
Improvement of business cash flows
Improved cash utilisation
Cashflow Forecasting and Analysis
Evaluation of existing short and medium-term cashflow forecasts
Assisting management in developing short to medium-term liquidity forecasts where there are none
Turnaround Management Office Support
We step in with interim leadership to stabilise underperforming businesses and deliver recovery plans. We embed experienced professionals into CRO, CFO, or CEO roles to sharpen focus on liquidity, working capital, and profitability. Our approach combines hands-on execution with strategic oversight, turning recovery strategies into action and lasting value.
Corporate Simplification / Managed Exits
Independent assessment of options (e.g., accelerated sale, turnaround or exit)
Evaluation of suitable exit routes to identify the optimal exit strategy
Development of a formal step plan, identifying key milestones and development of an exit timetable
Expected outcomes:
Improved profitability and cash management
Optimised working capital utilisation
Cost reduction
Improved governance and informed decision making
Creation and preservation of value (during exit, transaction or wind down preparations)
Contact us
Partner | Deals, Performance and Restructuring Services Leader, East Africa region, PwC Kenya
Tel: +254 (20) 285 5000
