Business Insolvency and Restructuring

When your business experiences financial pressure, you need clear guidance. At Birketts, we advise directors and owners on all aspects of business insolvency, restructuring, and turnaround. Our team helps you understand your duties, protect your position, and take tactical steps to stabilise or wind down your company. 

Every business and recovery strategy is unique. Our approach means we will gain an in-depth understanding of the company’s position and then evaluate the available business insolvency options. 

We advise on: 

• debt restructuring and refinancing 

• restructuring plans 

• Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) 

• administration and prepack solutions 

• asset sales and acquisitions from distressed companies. 

• liquidation pathways and contingency planning. 

Practical, proactive insolvency advice for directors 

Our expert team will help you make informed decisions, whether you are considering restructuring options, trying to safeguard jobs, or preparing for formal insolvency procedures. We ensure you act confidently and compliantly. This would include prioritising commercial outcomes, minimising disruption and guiding management teams through change. 

We give insolvency advice for directors at all stages, including: 

• early stage warning signs and risk analysis 

• directors’ duties when a business is insolvent or approaching insolvency 

• transaction reviews, including preferences transactions and wrongful trading risks 

• engagement with creditors, lenders and key stakeholders 

• personal exposure and protection strategies.