Services
Restructuring & Turnaround
Fast, decisive support for businesses under financial pressure — stabilising cash, renegotiating with lenders and rebuilding a plan that works.
Overview
When a business runs short of cash or breaches its covenants, time matters more than anything. We take control of the cash position first, then build an honest view of what the business can sustain, and negotiate a restructuring with lenders and creditors that gives it a real chance of recovery.
We act for boards and owners, and for lenders who need an independent view of a borrower. Clients range from family-owned manufacturers and distributors to investor-backed companies across Africa, the Middle East and beyond — including groups with lenders in several countries.
Capabilities
- Cash stabilisation and 13-week forecasting
- Independent business reviews
- Debt restructuring and lender negotiations
- Operational turnaround plans
- Covenant reset and refinancing
- Stakeholder and creditor management
Who this is for
Boards, owners and lenders of businesses facing a liquidity squeeze, covenant breach, falling performance or an unsustainable debt load.
What you receive
- Thirteen-week cash-flow forecast and immediate cash actions
- Independent business review and turnaround plan
- Lender and creditor negotiation support through to agreement
How the market is changing
Higher interest rates and currency pressure have pushed many otherwise sound businesses into breach, particularly those funded with hard-currency debt. Lenders are generally more willing to restructure than to enforce when they are given a credible plan early — which makes timing and the quality of the plan decisive.
How to start
A first conversation is confidential and free. If this is the right service for your situation we will scope it in writing before any work begins.
Common challenges
Problems we're regularly asked to solve, and how
The problem
Cash is running out and no one can say with confidence how many weeks the business has left.
How we address it
We build a thirteen-week cash-flow forecast within days and identify the immediate actions that buy time.
The problem
Lenders have lost confidence and are reserving their rights, and every conversation with them makes things worse.
How we address it
We give lenders an independent, credible view of the business and a plan, and lead negotiations toward a standstill and a restructuring.
The problem
The underlying business has problems that refinancing alone will not fix.
How we address it
We set out an operational turnaround plan — costs, pricing, working capital, underperforming units — with owners and milestones.
Process
How this engagement unfolds
- 01
Confidential discussion
We start by understanding the decision in front of you, the constraints around it and what has already been tried — confidential, free of charge, no obligation.
- 02
Scope in writing
You receive the proposed work, what it will produce, how long it will take and what it costs, before anything begins. Because time is short, the scope is agreed within days and focuses first on cash and stakeholder stability.
- 03
The work
We stabilise cash, complete the independent review and build the turnaround plan, sharing findings with the board as they emerge.
- 04
Decisions and follow-through
We lead negotiations with lenders and creditors to agreement, then monitor delivery of the plan until the business is back on a stable footing.
Contacts
Who leads Restructuring & Turnaround
Start a confidential conversation
Tell us what you are trying to decide. If we are not the right people for it, we will say so and point you to who is.