Devaluation in a formal insolvency – the impact of costs
So far in our series on what a formal insolvency does to a previously solvent balance sheet and how it impacts stakeholder recoveries, we have looked at overall
Restructuring & Insolvency
The best way forward when struggling to repay a Bounce Back Loan
When the government launched its business support loan schemes early in the pandemic, there was widespread praise for the initiative. The speed of roll out, simplicity of the
How business liabilities can balloon during insolvency
Following our first three articles on business devaluation during insolvency, we now turn our attention to the liabilities in the balance sheet. What is often not realised is
How current assets melt away in an insolvency situation
In this third instalment on the devaluation of a business during insolvency, we turn our attention to current assets. These assets can not only shrink alarmingly in value
What happens to non-current assets in an insolvency situation?
In our first article in this series, we looked at the mystery of why apparently solvent companies end up heavily devalued and paying almost nothing to their unsecured
Why does insolvency reduce business value?
One of the great commercial puzzles is why the unsecured creditors of an apparently healthy business end up only recovering pennies in the pound on their debts and