Strategic Business Restructuring & Exit Planning

Whether you are looking to maximise efficiency, simplify your corporate structure, or plan a tax-efficient exit, taking the time to understand all the available options is crucial. A well-planned business restructure can protect your assets, unlock value, and pave the way for a prosperous future.

Our team of experts specialises in working with directors, shareholders, and their advisers to navigate complex restructuring and exit scenarios. We provide clear, practical guidance to help you choose and implement the right strategy for your unique circumstances, ensuring the best possible outcome for all stakeholders.

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What is business restructuring?

Business restructuring involves making significant changes to a company's financial or operational structure. The goal is often to improve profitability, adapt to market changes, or prepare the business for a sale or exit. This can range from simple operational improvements to complex group reorganisations.

Strategic option reviews & contingency planning

When faced with a difficult situation or a significant opportunity, it can be hard to know which way to turn. Our team has extensive experience in providing clear-headed, impartial advice.

Our process involves:

• Understanding your goals: We work with you to understand the challenges you are facing and, most importantly, what your desired end goal is.
• Reviewing all options: We provide clear guidance on the various strategic options available, taking into consideration the risks, timeframes, and potential stakeholder impact of each route.
• Creating an actionable plan: Once a preferred route is identified, we work with you, your advisers, and lenders as necessary, to create and implement a clear and robust plan to move forward.

Planning your exit strategy

Sometimes a change in relationship, whether with a co-owner or a lender, means you need to plan a managed exit. We work with business owners and funders (both separately and together) to find the best way to exit a relationship while preserving value. This can be achieved through various means, from a managed refinancing to a more formal separation of assets. Our team facilitates an outcome that is suitable and appropriate for all parties.

Tax-efficient reorganisations & solvent liquidations

For profitable, healthy companies, restructuring can be a powerful tool for maximising shareholder value and planning for the future. We specialise in solvent solutions that bring a company's affairs to an orderly and tax-efficient conclusion.

Members' voluntary liquidation (MVL):

An MVL is the most tax-efficient way to close a solvent company and distribute its retained profits and assets to shareholders. It is an ideal tool for business owners looking to retire or move on to new ventures. We work closely with directors and their advisers to manage the entire process smoothly, ensuring maximum benefit for shareholders.

Section 110 reorganisations (demergers & partitions):

A Section 110 reorganisation is a specialist type of MVL that allows a company to demerge or partition its assets or subsidiary companies between shareholders without triggering the significant tax liabilities that would normally arise on a disposal. This is extremely useful for:

• Demergers: Separating a single company into two or more new companies, with the original shareholders retaining the same percentage ownership in each.
• Partitions: Splitting the assets of a company between different shareholders, for example, as part of a succession plan where different family members wish to take ownership of different parts of the business.

Ask About Solvent Liquidations

We have a proven track record of delivering complex restructuring projects. Read our case studies below on a successful Group Reorganisation (Project House) and a Section 110 Demerger to see how we help our clients achieve their strategic goals.

Whether you are planning for the future or reacting to a challenge, our team can provide the clarity you need. Contact our restructuring specialists today for a confidential discussion.