Navigating Complexity
Decisive counsel when every hour counts
Financial distress is a race against time. The difference between a successful restructuring and a value-destroying liquidation is often the quality and speed of the financial advisory team. Privé's restructuring practice is built for exactly these moments.
Our team has navigated some of the most complex restructurings across Europe, North America, and Asia — advising debtors, creditors, and acquirers of distressed assets with equal expertise. We bring the analytical rigor, negotiating experience, and stakeholder management skills that define successful outcomes in the most challenging situations.
Situations We Handle
Every financial challenge has a solution
Liquidity Crisis
Immediate cash management, emergency financing, and stakeholder communication strategies for companies facing acute liquidity pressure.
Over-Leveraged Balance Sheet
Comprehensive balance sheet restructuring solutions for companies whose debt burden has become unsustainable in the current rate environment.
Operational Turnaround
Financial advisory support for operational restructurings, including cost reduction programs, asset dispositions, and business unit separations.
Covenant Breach & Waiver
Negotiation of covenant waivers, amendments, and forbearance agreements that provide breathing room while a longer-term solution is developed.
Capabilities
Full-spectrum restructuring advisory
Debtor Advisory
We advise companies facing financial distress on all aspects of their restructuring — from liquidity management and creditor negotiations to balance sheet optimization and operational turnaround strategy.
Creditor Advisory
Privé advises creditor groups — including ad hoc committees, steering committees, and individual institutional creditors — on maximizing recovery in complex restructuring situations.
Out-of-Court Restructurings
When possible, we pursue consensual out-of-court solutions that preserve value, minimize disruption, and avoid the cost and uncertainty of formal insolvency proceedings.
Chapter 11 & Cross-Border Insolvency
For situations requiring formal proceedings, Privé provides the financial advisory expertise that complements legal counsel in Chapter 11, administration, and cross-border insolvency processes.
Distressed M&A
We advise on the acquisition and disposition of distressed assets and companies — including 363 sales, pre-packaged transactions, and portfolio acquisitions from distressed sellers.
Liability Management
Privé structures and executes liability management transactions — including exchange offers, tender offers, consent solicitations, and amend-and-extend transactions — that address near-term maturities and improve capital structure.