Vantage Strategic Advisors

Operational & financial restructuring

We work with leadership teams when performance has outgrown the organisation that produces it.

Vantage advises private-equity-backed industrials and family-owned distributors through carve-outs, margin recovery, and post-merger integration. Engagements are partner-led, fixed in scope, and documented to board standards.

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Practices

  1. 01

    Margin architecture

    SKU rationalisation, freight and procurement diagnostics, pricing governance. Typical entry: 12-week diagnostic with board-ready findings.

  2. 02

    Carve-out & integration

    Day-one operating models, TSA exit planning, standalone finance and HR build. We sit in the deal team room, not a satellite office.

  3. 03

    Working-capital release

    Inventory, receivables, and payables programmes tied to cash conversion metrics the CFO already reports.

  4. 04

    Interim leadership

    Operating partner placements during CEO or COO transitions — usually 6–12 months with explicit exit criteria.

Approach

Every engagement begins with a two-week diagnostic. We interview functional heads, review three years of segment data, and walk two facilities or sites. You receive a written assessment — not a slide deck — with ranked interventions and implementation cost ranges.

We do not staff projects with recent graduates billed as principals. Two named partners remain accountable through close-out.

Phase Duration Deliverable
Diagnostic 2–3 weeks Written assessment, board summary
Design 4–8 weeks Target operating model, implementation plan
Execution support 3–9 months Embedded partner, weekly steering

Partners

  • Eleanor Vance

    Former COO, Dunlop Industrial Zimbabwe · UZ MBA

    Leads margin and procurement work. Based in Harare.

  • James Okoro

    Former VP Integration, Delta Beverages · ACCA

    Leads carve-outs and finance stand-up. Based in Bulawayo.

Inquiry

Briefings are held under NDA. We respond within two business days. We do not respond to RFPs issued to more than four firms.

Vantage Strategic Advisors (Pvt) Ltd
3 Samora Machel Avenue, 9th Floor
Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 242 700 123 · briefings@vantage-advisory.co.zw