Company wind downs — closing operations without leaving damage behind
We manage business closures and mergers, including personnel, in a structured and respectful way — guiding you through closing operations, handling employee exits, managing liabilities and completing the formal closure steps.
A wind down is the part of the business cycle nobody plans for, and it is the part where mistakes are most expensive: missed notice periods, disputes, and people who leave telling the story of how it was handled. Done properly, it protects the group’s reputation in a market it may return to.
What we take on
Employee exits
Planning and running the process — timelines, notifications, documentation and the conversations themselves.
Liabilities
Identifying what the company owes its people and when, so nothing surfaces after the fact.
Formal closure steps
Coordination of the procedural side through to completion.
Mergers and transfers
Where the operation moves rather than closes, we handle the personnel side of the transition.
Who this is for
International groups closing or consolidating a Lithuanian entity
Companies moving operations to another country or another site
Investors exiting after a sale, merger or restructuring
Companies reducing headcount substantially without closing
How we work
The real picture
We establish what is actually being closed, by when, and what obligations that creates towards employees.
Plan and sequence
A timeline with the legal steps in the right order — most wind-down problems are sequencing problems.
Communication
How and when people find out. We prepare managers first, because they will face the questions.
Execution
We run the process alongside your team, including the difficult conversations.
Closure
Documentation, final obligations and the formal steps through to completion.
Why companies choose Amber Axis
We have set companies up in Lithuania as well as closed them — the same team that knows how it was built knows what it takes to unwind.
An outside party can hold the process steady when internal managers are themselves affected.
Reputation is a business asset: how people leave is remembered by the market you may re-enter.
Frequently asked questions
Do you handle the legal liquidation, or only the people side?
We run and oversee the wind-down process itself. The legal liquidation is carried out by the legal partner we bring in, so both sides are covered.
Can you advise on collective redundancy procedure?
Yes.
How long does a wind down take?
It depends on the company and its situation — we give you a timeline once we know what is being closed and by when.
Do you support the employees who are leaving?
Yes — we provide career support for the people who are leaving.
What if we are merging rather than closing?
We handle the personnel side of transfers the same way — the difference is where people end up, not how carefully it is managed. We also advise on merger and acquisition matters.
Facing a closure or a major restructuring?
The earlier we are involved, the more options remain open.