Distressed acquisitions
Evaluate defined data assets in restructuring, insolvency, and wind-down. Establish what exists, who controls it, and the rights that may transfer.
Discuss an asset sale
SPECIAL SITUATIONS & DATA ASSETS
Value beyond
distress.
Data acquisitions and partnerships in
restructuring, distress, and wind-down.
GENERAL STRATEGYExplore our focus
OUR FOCUS
A disciplined approach
to value creation.
General Strategy focuses on special situations. We pursue value in data assets held by distressed businesses and companies winding down, working with owners and advisors to evaluate acquisitions and partnerships.
Data partnerships
Explore licensing and other commercial arrangements for data with a useful role beyond its original business, within agreed rights and restrictions.
Explore a partnershipValue creation
Look for overlooked business knowledge. Assess its relevance, improve the understanding of the asset, and identify a viable commercial use.
Evaluate the opportunityCOMPLEX SITUATIONS. A CLEAR FOCUS.SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Distress changes
the business.
Look again at the assets.
Restructuring puts the focus on what can be preserved, transferred, or put to work. Data deserves a place in that assessment.
We look for business knowledge that may retain utility beyond the company that created it. Early conversations with management and advisors help establish the scope, context, and potential of the asset before systems close and knowledge is lost.
Explore our approachSTART WITH THE ASSET
What exists. What can transfer. What it can become.
Value creation starts with understanding the asset.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
The knowledge
inside the business.
Our focus includes Slack and Microsoft Teams data: selected collaboration records that capture business context, decisions, and operational expertise.
01
Slack
WORKSPACE KNOWLEDGE
Selected business channel histories, project discussions, and threaded conversations that capture how teams work and solve problems.
Channel context · Project history · Operational knowledge02
Microsoft Teams
ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION
Selected business channel conversations and project collaboration records, with the context needed to understand the work behind them.
Team context · Project discussions · Business workflowsA defined scope, with rights reviewed. We evaluate selected records, subject to review of ownership, permissions, privacy, confidentiality, and platform restrictions. Private messages and sensitive personal content are not presumed to be in scope.
Discuss your data assetsOUR APPROACH
Conviction begins
with diligence.
A focused process for owners, sellers, and advisors. Establish the facts, assess the commercial potential, and define a workable transaction.
- 01
Introduce the opportunity
Start with a high-level description of the business, the data categories, your role, and the expected timeline.
- 02
Establish the foundations
Review provenance, ownership, contractual permissions, privacy obligations, and restrictions with the relevant parties and advisors.
- 03
Assess the value
Evaluate the asset’s relevance, quality, documentation, and permitted uses to establish whether there is a commercial fit.
- 04
Define a path forward
Agree scope, terms, required approvals, and a controlled transfer process before any transaction or data exchange.
Rights before transfer. A company’s closure does not itself establish a right to sell or reuse its data. Any proposed transaction is subject to review of the applicable rights, restrictions, and approvals.
STARTING THE CONVERSATION
A few things
to know.
Who should get in touch?
Business owners, management teams, data owners, restructuring professionals, insolvency practitioners, and advisors with a potential data opportunity are welcome to start a conversation.
Does the business need to be winding down?
No. Our focus includes distressed situations and wind-downs, but we also welcome conversations about data partnerships and acquisitions from operating businesses.
What Slack and Teams data are you looking for?
Our interest is in selected business channel conversations, project discussions, and operational knowledge with useful context. Any scope must be reviewed for ownership, permissions, privacy, confidentiality, and platform restrictions. Private messages and sensitive personal content are not presumed to be in scope.
What should I share first?
A non-confidential overview is enough: the business or sector, broad data categories, your role in the process, and timing. Please do not send raw datasets, personal information, credentials, or confidential records in an initial inquiry.
Can any business data be sold or licensed?
No. An opportunity depends on the rights, permissions, obligations, and restrictions attached to the asset. These need to be reviewed before agreeing whether a transaction or permitted use can proceed.
LET’S TALK
Start with
the asset.
Managing a restructuring, an asset sale, or a wind-down? Let’s discuss the data, the situation, and the potential for value creation.
Discuss an opportunity (opens scheduling page in a new tab)Start with a high-level, non-confidential overview. Please do not share raw datasets, personal information, or confidential records at this stage.