Advisory · Capital · Operations

Clarity
under pressure.

MERIDIAN works with boards and leadership teams on the decisions that are hardest to delegate — restructuring, capital, and the operational changes that follow. Discreet, senior, and accountable to outcomes.

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What we do

01

Strategy & Restructuring

Turnaround planning, M&A execution, and portfolio rationalization for companies under performance pressure.

02

Capital Advisory

Deal structuring, financing, and stakeholder communication for sponsor-backed and founder-led transactions.

03

Operations & Integration

Post-transaction integration, supply-chain redesign, and the governance systems that hold results in place.

Selected engagements

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Restructuring

Portfolio rationalization for mid-market industrial group

14 weeks · 280 staff · 3 business units

Capital

Debt refinance and stakeholder reset for sponsored portfolio company

9 weeks · $1.4B enterprise value

Integration

Post-acquisition operating model redesign across 40 sites

6 months · 2,200 employees · 6 countries

17years in the field

$34Bengaged across engagements

42senior advisors

4offices, three continents

The right conversation
starts quietly.

We work one engagement at a time, and we begin by listening.

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About

A working firm,
not a slide deck.

Who we are

MERIDIAN was founded in 2009 by operating executives and a former central-bank economist. We stayed deliberately small: a partner-led firm where the people who advise are the people who do the work. No staff pyramid, no junior hand-off.

We count fewer than eight concurrent engagements at any time. Each one is staffed with a senior partner, a domain lead, and a small working group drawn from four offices.

Leadership

Managing Partner

Eleanor Voss

Ex-CEO, industrial group · 19 yrs

Partner, Capital

Daniel Okonkwo

Former CB economist · 21 yrs

Partner, Operations

Rachel Kim

Supply chain & network design · 16 yrs

Partner, Restructuring

Omar Farouk

Turnaround specialist · 14 yrs

Services

Advisory, capital,
and the work between.

01 Strategy & Restructuring

Turnaround Planning

Cash-flow stabilization, cost-to-earn programs, and creditor negotiation for companies in distress.

M&A Execution

Board-room-level deal execution: due-diligence direction, integration planning, and value-realization tracking.

Portfolio Rationalization

Unit-level strategy for multi-business groups: what to own, what to grow, what to exit.

02 Capital Advisory

Deal Structuring

Blended financing, sponsor terms, and communication strategy for complex ownership transitions.

Stakeholder Communication

Board, lender, and employee narratives for the moments that define a transaction.

Distressed Capital

Structured bridge and recovery capital for turnaround situations with credible operational paths.

03 Operations & Integration

Post-Merger Integration

Operating model, governance, and cultural integration — sequenced to protect value on day one and day one-hundred.

Supply-Chain Redesign

Network modeling, sourcing strategy, and the change management to make it stick.

Governance Systems

The operating cadence, reporting discipline, and accountability structures that hold results after we leave.

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Engagements begin with a one-hour conversation, no commitment.

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Selected Work

Engagements,
anonymized.

We don't publish client names. What follows is the shape of the work — the scale, the team size, and what we built or fixed.

2024

Restructuring

Portfolio rationalization for a 280-employee mid-market industrial group

Three business units; 14-week decision path. Retained two, exited one, and rebuilt the cost base at 12% below pre-engagement run-rate.

2025

Capital

Debt refinance for a sponsored portfolio company at $1.4B enterprise value

9 weeks from term-sheet to close. Rebuilt the capital structure, separated sponsor and lender interests, and delivered a clean exit path.

2025

Integration

Post-acquisition operating model redesign across 40 sites in 6 countries

6-month integration; 2,200 staff. Consolidated to 26 sites by day 120 without a single disruption to customer service levels.

2023

Strategy

Cash-flow stabilization for a family-owned logistics business

4-month engagement. Rebuilt the working-capital cycle, introduced weekly operating cadence, and cleared a covenant breach 9 weeks out from a likely default.

2022

Capital

Sponsor exit planning for a specialty chemicals platform

Structured the sale, managed the buyer's diligence, and held value through three price revisions — closed at 1.9x target multiple.

Want to talk through
your own situation?

We're available for a one-hour confidential conversation, no obligation.

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Contact

Clarityunder pressure.

What we do

Strategy & Restructuring

Capital Advisory

Operations & Integration

Selected engagements

Portfolio rationalization for mid-market industrial group

Debt refinance and stakeholder reset for sponsored portfolio company

Post-acquisition operating model redesign across 40 sites

The right conversationstarts quietly.

A working firm,not a slide deck.

Who we are

Leadership

Eleanor Voss

Daniel Okonkwo

Rachel Kim

Omar Farouk

Advisory, capital,and the work between.

Turnaround Planning

M&A Execution

Portfolio Rationalization

Deal Structuring

Stakeholder Communication

Distressed Capital

Post-Merger Integration

Supply-Chain Redesign

Governance Systems

Ready to talkabout your situation?

Engagements,anonymized.

Portfolio rationalization for a 280-employee mid-market industrial group

Debt refinance for a sponsored portfolio company at $1.4B enterprise value

Post-acquisition operating model redesign across 40 sites in 6 countries

Cash-flow stabilization for a family-owned logistics business

Sponsor exit planning for a specialty chemicals platform

Want to talk throughyour own situation?

Start a conversation.

Clarity
under pressure.

The right conversation
starts quietly.

A working firm,
not a slide deck.

Advisory, capital,
and the work between.

Ready to talk
about your situation?

Engagements,
anonymized.

Want to talk through
your own situation?