Case Studies
Divesting a £30m-revenue business without disruption
At a glance
Engagement: Corporate divestiture and Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) delivery
Scope: £30m-revenue legal entity
Duration: Core divestment completed within 12 months
Complexity: 65 staff | 2 international jurisdictions | 6 core functions
The challenge. MasonBreese’s opportunity
Our client needed to divest a £30m-revenue legal entity as part of a wider portfolio rationalisation project. The priority was clear from the outset: protect customers, people and regulatory compliance while delivering a clean, controlled exit that didn’t disrupt.
How MasonBreese delivered value
The focus throughout was simple: keep the business running while the divestiture happened.
Led by senior Management Consultant Sean Bewhay, our team delivered the TSA end-to-end to bring the structure and clear ownership the client needed to a complex separation.
We worked closely with their internal stakeholders and the purchaser to coordinate the compliant transition of 65 staff across two international jurisdictions and separated their HR, finance, tax, IT, operations, legal and compliance functions.
The result – a controlled exit from a non-core business that protected commercial value, maintained stakeholder confidence and ensured regulatory obligations were met.
In complex divestments, success comes down to clarity, early IT engagement, and strong leadership across all parties involved.
The outcomes
- Core divestment completed within the planned 12-month timeframe
- No material disruption to service or end clients
- Controlled, compliant transfer or exit of 65 staff across two international jurisdictions
- Clean operational separation meeting contractual and regulatory obligations
- Orderly exit from the TSA with buyer operational readiness achieved
