Debt & Capital Advisory

Restructuring & Recovery

When debt no longer matches repayment capacity: restore sustainable liabilities and preserve business continuity.

Objective

Bring debt back to a level consistent with cash flows, through an orderly negotiation with creditors, before formal proceedings become unavoidable.

Construction site, Abidjan
Photo: Yasield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

When to call on us

  • Loan repayments are becoming hard to meet.
  • A bank covenant is at risk of being breached, or has been.
  • Tax or social security arrears are building up.
  • A preventive procedure or preventive settlement (OHADA law) is being considered.

Deliverables

  • Debt sustainability analysis
  • Emergency cash plan
  • Restructuring plan
  • Agreements with creditors

Our approach

  1. 01
    Sustainability analysis

    Actual repayment capacity, emergency cash plan, scenarios.

  2. 02
    Restructuring plan

    Rescheduling, standstill, covenant waivers, asset disposals, equity strengthening.

  3. 03
    Negotiation with creditors

    Banks, suppliers, tax and social security authorities, within an orderly framework.

  4. 04
    Recovery monitoring

    Steering the execution of the plan and of commitments made to creditors.

Every engagement is conducted under a confidentiality agreement. For a first reading of your situation, you can use our Express Diagnostic tool or write to us from the Contact page.