Edmonton · CanadaWONE Global Capability Partner · Canada
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Cases · Business & ownership · Restructuring, insolvency & business recovery
Refinance or restructure investment debt
Our investment can't meet its debt payments. What are our options?
WONE Global coordinates restructuring counsel and advisers in each country involved, negotiates with lenders and implements the agreed terms.
Countries in the typical case Germany · Poland · Czech Republic
The situation
What is happening
A portfolio company or holding vehicle cannot meet its debt terms.
What is at stake
Default can let lenders take control of the company or push it into insolvency.
Who faces this
- Corporations
- Mid-sized companies
A scenario
Real estate holding companyCorporation · from Germany · in Poland, Czech Republic
It faces a covenant breach on a cross-border loan.
Where it ends Lenders kept on side.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Debt restructuring abroad”“Lender enforcing security on our company”“Our business cannot meet its upcoming debt payments”“Our loan covenant has been breached”“Our credit facility needs restructuring before maturity”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global coordinates restructuring counsel and advisers in each country involved, negotiates with lenders and implements the agreed terms.
Usually led by Banking and capital, with Treasury and funding, Buying, selling and investing and Contracts and commercial law.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1Position reviewed.
- Week 2Lender talks.
- Weeks 3-8Restructuring agreed.
- ThenImplemented.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Waiver, amendment, refinancing or restructuring
- 02Insolvency risks for directors in each country
- 03Lender negotiation strategy
Outcomes
What you receive
- A restructuring plan
- Amended or refinanced debt
- Director duties managed in each country
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Banking and capital, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Czech Republicin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Germanyin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Polandin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
- Anti-bribery, sanctions and complianceNamed lead
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Katherin Diaz Velilla
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- Tax and structuringNamed lead
- Licences, permits and regulatorsNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
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