Our team of experienced practitioners have a proven track record of providing 'hands-on' restructuring solutions to a broad cross section of organisations across a diverse range of industries.
Our experience has enabled us to construct and implement consultative solutions to address:
- Poor operational performance
- Debt restructuring
- Changing market conditions
- Loss of key personnel
- Inadequate management reporting
- Liquidity concerns/constraints
- Share price volatility
- Restrictive financial/operational structures
Our hands-on approach enables us to provide consultative solutions aimed at stabilising a business, investigating and implementing a deliverable restructure plan, communicating with key stakeholders and providing a sustainable platform for the business into the future.
We utilise a cross section of skills to achieve a desired outcome inclusive of assessing and utilising where appropriate available legislative frameworks.
In addition to informal restructuring solutions such as workouts with creditors, our industry qualifications enable us to advise and implement change by utilising the prevailing restructuring laws when required.
Service solutions
Ferrier Hodgson offers a broad range of restructuring solutions and each assignment has a tailored plan to efficiently meet the requirement of the client. Our services are available to corporate, financial and investor clients
Corporate solutions
A corporation may seek to restructure its debt, operations or corporate structure either as part of strategic change initiated by its board or resulting from external pressure. Our extensive restructuring experience means we can assist all parties involved at any stage to design, co-ordinate and control projects to efficiently achieve the client's desired outcomes.
Our geographical coverage means that we can directly manage any Australasian restructure and through our affiliations with Zolfo Cooper and Kroll Inc we offer seamless services to our clients worldwide.
Ferrier Hodgson also has a pool of industry experts that we can bring to any assignment, which gives us the ability to hit the ground running.
We partner with our clients in the development and implementation of:
- Financial appraisal of a group
- Business stabilisation and interim management
- Development of a strategic restructure plan having regard to the position/impact on key stakeholders
- Communication and negotiation with key stakeholders
- Implementation of agreed restructure plan
- Contingency planning
- Enhanced lender/investor communication
Lender solutions
- Detailed company appraisals
- Management assessment
- Security reviews
- Identification of and assessment of restructure options
- Financial forecasting
- Monitoring and implementation of restructure plan
- Interim Management
- Management of communication with key stakeholders including lending syndicates
The services provided by the Ferrier Hodgson restructuring group also extends to investors and buyers, and not necessarily within a framework of financial distress.
Investor solutions
Our Investor solutions include:
- Financial appraisals/reports
- Interim management
- Monitoring of a business, including financial and operational milestones
Our restructuring services to the investment market are often provided in consultation with Ferrier Hodgson Corporate Advisory.
Our services are at all times provided within a consultative process, to ensure the optimal solution is commercially achievable and the right personnel are dedicated to the assignment.