M&A Advisory
AlixPartners
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Thomas Cook faced significant challenges due to the transformative impact of online travel sites, budget airlines, and other disruptive forces in the travel industry. The company had accumulated substantial debt from various acquisitions and was in dire need of financial restructuring to maintain solvency. AlixPartners was engaged to assist with this restructuring process and to develop contingency plans in case the restructuring efforts failed, which ultimately occurred.
As a result of the compulsory liquidation of Thomas Cook, AlixPartners played a crucial role in executing the largest peacetime repatriation of UK citizens in history, with 140,000 UK travellers stranded worldwide. A specialized team from AlixPartners was deployed to evaluate the company's IT infrastructure and establish an efficient framework to facilitate the wind-down process. Within the first three months of the liquidation, over £150 million was generated, with ongoing asset realization efforts aimed at preserving the company's legacy. This operation not only highlighted the logistical capabilities of AlixPartners but also underscored the scale of the challenge faced during this unprecedented situation.