Benefits of a pre pack administration

Pre-pack administrations help directors restructure their businesses

Expect an increase in pre-pack administrations over the next 6 months as panic-stricken company directors consider their restructuring options post lockdown. Depending on the circumstances, a pre-pack administration can offer huge benefits to the director of a profitable, but insolvent company. The procedure is a useful restructuring mechanism that helps business owners place insolvent companies…

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Understanding your insolvency practitioner (IP)

Seek advice from an independent professional when considering any insolvency procedure

When attempting to restructure or liquidate a company you will need a strategy designed for your specific requirements and circumstance. Lawyers are expensive and a licensed insolvency practitioner (IP) may not be able to provide you with impartial advice. In these situations, it’s always best to seek the support and guidance of an independent professional…

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How to make the most of creditors’ meetings

Creditors must be proactive in creditors' meetings

Most creditors assume they’ve lost all their money when a customer enters a formal insolvency procedure. That’s because few creditors understand how much they can influence an insolvency procedure by actively engaging at Creditors’ Meetings. Creditors’ Meetings usually take place between 1 and 10 weeks after a company declares insolvency. At this meeting, creditors are:…

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Restructuring with a CVA or administration

Post lockdown, many directors will restructure their companies using insolvency procedures, most likely administration or a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The Government recently introduced a moratorium facility, which offers 20 to 40 days of protection from creditors. But a director who opts for this will undoubtedly find themselves considering a CVA or administration once the…

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Insolvency solutions for directors under pressure

Post-lockdown restructuring solutions

Post lockdown, plenty of directors will realise that placing their companies into a statutory insolvency procedure is probably their best restructuring solution. Last month, the Government introduced a moratorium procedure that provides companies with up to 40 days of protection from creditors. This new facility will prove useful to many. However, it doesn’t really matter…

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Why statutory demands and petitions are essential

It can be argued that by restricting the filing of statutory demands and winding up petitions for Covid-19-realted debts, the Government has targeted all industry sectors with a blunt instrument. Covid-19 did not adversely affect every business in Britain. Indeed, many continued to operate throughout the lockdown period, and some of them thrived. We need…

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