Case Study 5: Strategic Restructuring with Deutsche Bank

Strategic Restructuring · Regulatory Advisory · Cost Reduction · Legal and Business Strategy

Context
A global financial institution faced mounting regulatory pressure and a strategic imperative to reduce European operational costs. With multiple business units under review and a complex landscape of German and EU lending regulations to navigate, the organization needed both a clear restructuring strategy and rigorous regulatory advisory.

What I Did
I led the end-to-end closure of multiple European business units advising leadership on which units to close, and then driving execution once decisions were made. While the organization was broadly aligned on the need to cut costs, navigating competing priorities, internal timelines, and external regulatory deadlines required nuanced stakeholder management and implementation.

In parallel, I provided strategic regulatory advisory to internal compliance teams across 35 German and EU lending regulations identifying exposure, mitigating risk, and ensuring the organization's restructuring decisions held up to regulatory scrutiny.

The two workstreams were deeply interconnected with every closure decision having regulatory implications, and every regulatory finding shaped the restructuring strategy.

Outcome
15% reduction in European operational costs exceeding restructuring targets and delivering €10 million in annual savings. 20% reduction in regulatory breaches as well significantly mitigating financial and reputational risk for the organization.

This engagement demonstrates what I bring to any high-stakes environment: the ability to hold legal, regulatory, and strategic complexities simultaneously, make decisions under pressure, and deliver results across functions.