Manufacturing Turnaround & Recovery
OPexAI partners with private equity and M&A teams to stabilize underperforming manufacturing assets, restore operational discipline, and unlock margin expansion, before value erosion becomes irreversible.
Typical impact: +6–12 pts EBITDA uplift, 20–40% throughput gains, 30–90 days to stabilization plan.
Share a target asset and we’ll return a risk-weighted operational thesis in 5 business days.
Strict NDA and data room protocols observed.
Trusted by operating partners and portfolio companies across discrete, process, and complex industrial manufacturing.
plants stabilized
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ROI on engagement fees
Capacity constraints, unstable yields, and talent churn don’t just hurt this quarter’s numbers—they impair exit multiples. Traditional consulting cycles are too slow and too generic to rescue plants that are bleeding credibility with customers and the board.
Without a credible turnaround plan tied to hard operating data, you’re negotiating from a position of weakness—with lenders, LPs, and strategic buyers.
We combine on-the-floor operational expertise with an AI-enabled diagnostics stack to build a practical, sequenced recovery plan that operators can execute within weeks—not quarters.
Outcome: a defendable, numbers-backed turnaround thesis your IC and lenders can align around.
“We don’t sell slideware. We stand in the plant, next to your GM, and make the plan real.”
From pre-close red flags to post-close execution, OPexAI gives you a single operating narrative everyone can rally around.
We rapidly interrogate plant data, management interviews, and customer commitments to quantify operational downside before you wire funds.
We deploy a focused set of operating rituals, visual controls, and performance reviews that immediately stabilize service and cash burn.
We architect a rolling transformation roadmap that compounds EBITDA: flow improvements, mix optimization, and structural cost resets.
Mid-market PE-owned industrial manufacturer with three North American plants. Chronic late delivery, overtime bloat, and leadership turnover were threatening lender confidence.
LPs and lenders cited the recovery of these assets as a key driver of multiple expansion at exit.
“OPexAI translated a noisy, emotional situation into a clear value creation story the IC could underwrite. They were in the plants, shoulder to shoulder with management, not just in the boardroom.”
— Operating Partner, Mid-Market PE Fund (name withheld by NDA)
Engagements are structured to align with transaction timelines and portfolio value-creation plans.
Independent operational diligence and turnaround theses for assets with manufacturing exposure.
Interim operations leadership and on-the-floor coaching to execute the plan with your team.
Data pipelines and analytics that turn messy plant data into a single, trusted view of performance and opportunity.
We’re comfortable in sensitive, complex ownership situations and work under strict confidentiality and NDA structures.
We can add value as early as IOI/LOI when operational risk is material to the thesis. Common entry points include: (1) pre-close operational red-flag reviews, (2) day-1 / day-30 stabilization planning, or (3) mid-hold period when a plant is persistently missing plan.
Our default posture is to support and enable existing management. In situations where leadership is misaligned or in over their heads, we can temporarily step into interim roles while you recruit and onboard permanent talent.
For distressed situations, we typically mobilize within 7–10 days, often faster for North American plants. Remote diagnostics can begin within a few days of data-room access.
We use a mix of fixed-fee diagnostics, monthly retainers for on-site support, and success-based components tied to agreed operating and financial outcomes. We align structure to the size of the asset and risk profile.
Share a distressed or underperforming manufacturing asset and we’ll return a concise, risk-weighted operating thesis and stabilization plan in 5 business days.
We’ll follow up within one business day to align on objectives, scope, and timelines.
Prefer to start with a brief? Indicate “brief only” in your notes and we’ll send a written view.
Manufacturing turnaround and recovery for private equity, M&A investors, and industrial leaders.
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Based in North America. Available globally.