special situations
Schoenherr's experts provide legal advice on all special situations, and debt restructuring matters.
"experienced, thorough lawyers who work fast and effectively"
Special Situations is a dedicated multidisciplinary & multijurisdictional practice team drawing upon lawyers from various Schoenherr practice groups in the areas of banking & finance, restructuring & insolvency, private equity & venture capital, corporate/mergers & acquisitions and real estate. Where necessary the team is supported by specialists from other areas such as litigation & dispute resolution, tax, regulatory and compliance.
Debt restructuring, recapitalisations, distressed transactions and NPL-deals - no matter what crisis or special situation, we have a team of experienced lawyers to guide you right through.
The Special Situations team advises a broad range of clients, including commercial and investment banks and other financial institutions, asset managers, private equity, venture capital, hedge, debt and distressed funds, ad hoc groups of creditors, agents to syndicates, trustees, insolvency practitioners, sponsors, potential investors and sellers of performing and non-performing assets and portfolios.
our services
- acquisition and disposition of performing and non-performing assets and portfolios
- contingency planning for both lenders and debtors, incl. financial difficulties and turnaround management
- debt restructuring, incl. syndicated lending and bonds restructuring
- distressed asset management
- distressed equity and debt investment, including distressed/emergency financing
- enforcement/exit strategies for distressed debt investors
- high-yield debt trading
- refinancing and recapitalisation, incl. debt buybacks, debt-for-debt and debt-for-equity swaps
- risk-assessment and risk-management for stakeholders in distressed situations
- structuring of distressed transactions and investment for buy/investment-side or sell-side, including addressing potential clawback risks and other risks under insolvency law
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restructuring directive info corner
Visit our restructuring directive info corner to get regular updates on the implementation of the Restructuring Directive in the CEE region.
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our team
The team of experienced experts provides legal advice in special situations, across CEE.