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Multi-year strategy through implementation, including a $330M acquisition

Industry: Packaging, Paper & Facility Solutions Distribution  |  Business: Publicly traded North American distributor  |  Engagement length: ~3 years, in-house long-term consulting role

The work

A long-term consulting engagement carried on the client payroll at their request. Created the multi-year strategy, built the implementation plan and then ran the implementation across four business units, including absorbing a $330M revenue acquisition into the platform across finance, commercial and operating processes.

What changed

$160M in organic revenue growth and a $330M revenue acquisition absorbed into the platform; the business was later sold to private equity at $170 per share, against a pandemic low of roughly $10

Related: Strategy & Transformation capabilities and other client engagements.

CDB Advisory Services

Based in Atlanta, Georgia

Registered office: 1400 Village Square Blvd, Ste 3-201, Tallahassee, FL 32312

(448) 215-0227

charles@cdbadvisoryservices.com

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  • Interim Finance Executive / CFO
  • Value Creation & EBITDA
  • M&A & Post-Merger Integration
  • Strategy & Transformation
  • FP&A & Corporate Finance

Engagements are typically 3-12 months, on-site or hybrid.

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