Strategic and financial review to secure a major refinancing for a global retail leader

Business case

Strategic and financial review to secure a major refinancing for a global retail leader

Situation: Transactions

Transaction preparation & execution

Context

Our client, a multinational mass retail group, sought assistance with a comprehensive strategic and financial review ahead of a major remodelling of its financing structure.

Key Takeaway

Our deep experience in the retail sector was instrumental in providing a critical review of management’s business plan, identifying key risks and opportunities, and refining the Group’s liquidity trajectory to secure the refinancing process and ensure stakeholder alignment. Accuracy’s ability to seamlessly combine corporate finance specialists, cash flow forecasting experts, commercial and market analysts, data scientists, and economists enables us to deliver comprehensive analyses and tailored, actionable outputs.

Accuracy Role

We deployed a cross-functional team to deliver a tailored and comprehensive review, including:

Strategic analysis: assessment of the Group’s market segments, analysing volume and value growth trends, distribution channel dynamics, and forward-looking projections.
Store network analysis: detailed mapping of the store portfolio by format and geography, including local market shares and catchment areas, as well as demographic and economic characteristics.
Financial performance review: analysis of the Group’s historical performance by channel, format, and geography, review of the business plan, and construction of the cash flow trajectory and liquidity profile.
Refinancing support: assistance throughout the refinancing process, liaising with key stakeholders.