Dr. Christoph C. Dengler

Practice

Sell-Side Preparation of Portfolio Companies

Reduce value leakage in PE exits by preparing the company for sale years before the process begins: disclosure strategy, vendor DD, carve-outs and contract readiness.

Many exit issues are not created during the sale process. They originate years earlier during ownership.

Areas of Support

  • IPO and dual-track support
  • Disclosure strategy and preparation of the legal “equity story”
  • Readiness checks before the process begins: contracts, IP, governance, compliance, change-of-control reviews, necessary carve-outs. Quick scans or in-depth review
  • Vendor DD and (embedded) support ahead of exit
  • Clear risk issue framing and remediation: structuring legal disclosure, avoiding “data dump” and defensive positioning
  • Workshops for GCs and legal teams

Focus

Reducing value leakage through:

  • price chips
  • indemnities
  • delayed timelines
  • avoidable diligence friction