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<h1>Contrium is a top management consultancy with unique experience in preparing companies for a successful IPO</h1>
<h2>Top Management Business Consulting</h2>
<p>Highly qualified professionals with long time experience in the classic domains of top management consulting services: Strategy & Portfolio Management, Organization & Services, Marketing & Sales and Procurement</p>
<h2>IPO Consulting</h2>
<p>Targeted mobilization of the whole company to maximize the reward from an IPO or sale: Strategy & Story, Operative Performance Improvement, Compliance, Program Management</p>
<h2>Contrium offers tailor-made top management business consulting</h2>
<p>Consulting for top industry managers by top consultants, Tailor-made problem solving for our clients, Comprehensive implementation support, Solving of top management-related issues
Personal consulting for top managers and not of anonymous organizations, Strategy execution provided at request of top management for predefined time periods, High degree of social and professional ability, Assignment of consultants with above average education and experience (Ø professional work experience >7 years), Fresh and credible alternative to the established top management consulting firms</p>
<h1>Top Management Consulting: Focus on solutions for strategy & portfolio management, procurement, marketing & sales and organization & services</h1>
<h2>Strategy & Portfolio Management</h2>
<p>Corporate strategies, Business and service unit strategies, Steering mechanisms, Portfolio analyses, Support of M&As and divestments</p>
<h2>Procurement</h2>
<p>Procurement potential analyses, Rapid improvement program, Purchasing scorecard, Total cost of ownership, Procurement strategies</p>
<h2>Marketing & Sales</h2>
<p>Market and customer segmentation, Product-service-offerings, Pricing, Channel management, Sales effectiveness improvement</p>
<h2>Organization & Services</h2>
<p>Organizational design, Site concepts, Post merger integration, Corporate center organization, Outsourcing, demergers, spin-offs, carve outs</p>
<h2>IPO by Contrium optimizes the reward from going public by broadening the horizon</h2>
<p>Strategy & Story, Operative Performance Improvement, Compliance, Program Management</p>
<h1>Our consultants have broad in-depth experience in different industries</h1>
<h2>One of our strengths: Strategy development and implementation</h2>
<p>Development of business unit strategies for five of the top 10 chemical companies in such areas as inorganic and organic pigments, basic chemicals, electronic chemicals, fine chemicals including custom manufacturing, ionic exchange resins, rubber chemicals, coatings, material protection, petrochemicals, polymer additives, lubricant additives and water chemicals as well as trading companies for chemicals, Development of innovation strategies, e.g. biologicals for chemical and chiral synthesis, the development of photovoltaic systems and new markets for polymer applications (Acrylonitrile, ceramic fibres), Development of strategic management processes for strategic planning and controlling for global leaders in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, Development and implementation of comprehensive management programs for strategic projects, Development of an international expansion strategy for a leading franchise company</p>
<h2>We are familiar with "Dogs" and "Cash cows": Portfolio management</h2>
<p>Portfolio optimization for a world leading chemical corporation, Development of a portfolio strategy for a world leading chemical trading company, Portfolio management for producers of fine, basic and specialty chemicals, Transfer of business units from a chemical company to subsidiary companies, Strategic M&A and divestment support in Germany and the US
Strategic due diligences, Evaluation of a portfolio of growth options for a European fashion company</p>
<h2>We have comprehensive experience in optimizing procurement organizations and processes</h2>
<p>Purchasing potential analysis for a leading manufacturer of plastic materials, Optimization of purchasing processes for a global specialty chemicals company, Design and implementation of a new global purchasing organization for a leading pharmaceuticals and chemicals producer, Continuous improvement program for a global pharmaceuticals and chemicals company leading to cumulated savings of more than ¤ 1 billion (within 6 years), Design of controlling tools for a procurement organization of a leading process industries company
Purchasing potential analysis for the world's largest chemicals distributor</p>
<h2>We have successfully dealt with various marketing & sales topics</h2>
<p>Optimization of marketing and sales within different global business units of a major chemical corporation, Creation of channel strategies for different chemical products and brands, Optimization of sales strategy for a major producer of construction materials
European market development optimization for a world leading chemical trading company
Realignment of marketing activities for a world leading chemical corporation in the Asia Pacific region in order to ensure profitable growth, Creation of a broad pragmatic income statement at customer level for a major chemical corporation, Price optimization within several business units for a polymers producer in Asia, for a world leading producer of flavors and fragrances and for a major producer of construction materials, Set-up implementation and development as well as product marketing progress organization for a major mobile network provider, Coordination across the group and negotiation of the restructuring scheme in product marketing for a provider of telecommunications</p>
<h2>Our experience regarding the conceptual design of organizations & services is wide and varies across the industry</h2>
<p>Development of a value based management approach and performance measurement system for service departments of a chemical corporation, Carve-out and restructuring of a chemical site with the creation of new service departments and business units, Synergy management in corporations and divisions (chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, crop protection), Segmentation of service functions, such as technical support, logistics and information technologies along with assessment of a chemical corporation's cost cutting potential
Conversion of a chemical corporation into a strategic management holding with separation of corporate and service functions, Restructuring of the corporate center of an international chemicals and pharmaceuticals corporation, General benchmarking and reengineering of business and service processes of companies within the chemical industry, Business Process Reengineering and cost-cutting in a chemical industrial park, Restructuring of the European sales organization of a leading lifestyle company</p>
<h2>We prepare companies for IPOs, acquisitions and sales </h2>
<p>IPO readiness check for optimal IPO preparation, Broad review of competitive strategy and translation into a compelling equity story, Top line and bottom line performance improvement to increase enterprise valuation, Improvement of industry-specific key performance indicators
Support of analyst presentation and prospectus as well as financial and legal due diligence
Alignment of company institutions with Corporate Governance policies and regulatory framework, Tight program management and coordination of all parties involved, Operative project management of IPO subprojects, Independent advisor and sparring partner for top management during the IPO process, Evaluation of alternative exit channels, e.g. mergers, acquisitions or tradesales</p>
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