Carve-outs & Separations
A separation is an integration run backwards, under a tighter deadline. We untangle shared systems, data and contracts so both sides can stand alone.
Questions we help answer
- Which systems, data and contracts does the separating business share with the rest of the group?
- What services will we have to provide after the sale, at what cost and for how long?
- How do we split customer, product and financial data without breaking either side?
- Can the separated business close its own books from day one?
- What does the remaining business lose when this unit leaves?
What we do
Entanglement map
Every shared system, data set, contract, process and person between the separating unit and the rest of the business.
Transitional services plan
The services one side will provide to the other after separation, each with its scope, cost basis and exit date.
Data and systems separation
Records split or copied, new platforms or instances set up and tested, and access removed where it should end.
Stranded cost review
The costs left behind in the remaining business once the unit leaves, with options to reduce them.
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How we approach it
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Inventory before splitting
We list what is shared from the records, including the spreadsheets and manual workarounds that never appear on a system diagram.
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Give every transitional service an exit
Each service is written with a scope and an end date from the start, and the work to end it is scheduled alongside the separation.
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Test standalone operation early
The separated business runs a trial close and a trial order cycle on its own systems before the cut-over.
Relevant industries
How an engagement with THEFOCUS starts
A first conversation is about your situation. If there is a fit, we propose a scoped diagnostic with a fixed deliverable before any larger commitment.
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A working conversation
Forty-five minutes with the person who would lead the work. We ask about the decision, the systems behind it and the deadline.
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A scoped diagnostic
Read-only access, a fixed timeframe and a written finding: what the records show, what it costs and what to change first.
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A plan you can act on
Changes, owners, measures and exclusions in writing. The same team then builds and measures, or hands over cleanly.
- One accountable team
- The people who diagnose also build the systems and measure the result.
- Partners chosen per problem
- Independent specialists join for the parts that need them, under one contract.
- Records before dashboards
- Orders, ledgers and logs are reconciled before any recommendation depends on them.
Questions executives ask
Do you work for the seller or the buyer?
Either, on the operating work of separation. We do not advise on the transaction itself, and where both sides are involved the scope makes clear whose interests we represent.
Can you separate a brand that shares one online store with others?
Yes. We map products, customers, orders, content and integrations by brand and plan the split so both stores keep trading through the cut-over.
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