Divestiture Readiness Complexity Considerations

As organizations embark in these transactions, the risk universe will change dramatically. We evaluate the organizational changes through the lens of your risk management framework including impacts to the internal audit plan, internal control environment and cybersecurity threats.

• Internal audit plan modification
• SOX program implementation and optimization scope
• Integration and pre-deployment controls assessment for business process and IT controls
• Cybersecurity and privacy assessments
• Threat intelligence and attack simulations

We prepare and implement operational readiness plans, including system cutover and control environment assessments. We ensure readiness by coordinating with external auditors, internal stakeholders, and third-party providers to design future state functional operating models, provide support for system testing and process knowledge transfers, and define and manage Transition Service Agreements (TSA).

• Future state functional operating model design
• Operational readiness planning and knowledge transfer facilitation
• System cutover planning, data conversion, testing execution and management
• TSA design and management

We assist both RemainCo and NewCo with identifying post-transaction optimization opportunities with operating models, business processes, and systems and control environments.

• Operational and technology optimization roadmap and TSA exit strategy acceleration
• Intelligent automation, analytics and data management support
• Finance and accounting support for discontinued operations, recasting Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
• Playbook for future transactions