Our team will help you preserve and enhance your business

We work together with your management, financial institutions, advisers, and other stakeholders to provide effective, workable solutions that will preserve and enhance the viable aspects of your business.

Business restructuring and insolvency is a complex area, To give you the confidence you are making the right choices, we will discuss the options with you in detail, ensuring you understand the associated costs and the value we can add.

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Feel confident your business is in safe hands

As well-known corporate restructuring and insolvency specialists, Azets team is led by several distinguished industry professionals who are often approached to act on large, high profile national cases. 

When you are at a tipping point in the life cycle of your business or you simply want to cash out, you can rely on our wealth of experience to help you achieve the best outcome.

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The support and solutions you need to rebound stronger

Dealing with an insolvent company is stressful and fraught with risk.  For company directors, failing to adhere to statutory duties can result in personal liability and, in worst case scenarios, from being disqualified from acting as a director in the future.

Like visiting a doctor, when the health of your business is suffering, seeking professional support and guidance early can make all the difference. You will find our initial meeting to help you assess your business’ options is free of charge and without obligation.

If you’re under pressure, we will listen closely and think creatively about how to best to help you achieve the best outcome for all stakeholders.

We will support you in your dealings with creditors and other parties whilst trying to seek a solution to your current difficulties. With a large nationwide team, we are experienced in advising across all sectors and have helped business both large and small with corporate insolvency and overcoming financial distress.

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Our service covers a range of options tailored to you

Azets is trusted by thousands of clients for our experience, understanding, and advice around the recovery of assets, repayment of debt and debt relief for individuals carrying the burden of debt.

Whether you are dealing with a solvent or insolvent business, or facing personal insolvency, we are here to help. Select the relevant service below to find out more.

In difficult times, professional support and guidance can make all the difference. If you are under pressure, we will listen closely and think creatively about how to help you reboot your business or extract shareholder value.

We work together with your management, financial institutions, advisors and other stakeholders to provide effective, workable solutions that will preserve and enhance the viable aspects of your business.

At Azets, we offer

  • Business start up advice and business finance;
  • Corporate Finance
  • Selling/Buying a Business - Disposals, Exit strategy/planning, valuations for disposals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence
  • Buyouts – Management Buy Outs (MBO) and Buy Ins (MBI), Institutional Buyouts (IBO)
  • Funding – Equity Release, Development Capital, Growth Working Capital, Asset Based Lending, Bank Lending, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Angel Investment, Crowd Funding and Joint Ventures
  • Enterprise Investment Schemes, Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes
  • Transaction Support – Due Diligence assignments, Forecasting Reviews
  • Financial Consulting – Debt Advisory, Financial Due Diligence, Non-Performing Loans Management, Valuations & Strategic Planning
  • Restructuring & Turnaround – Contingency Planning, Debt Restructuring, Exit Planning, Corporate Simplification, Business Plans & Review, Turnaround, Pre-lend Reviews, Profit Improvement
  • Litigation Support – Bankruptcy Litigation, Negotiating Shareholder Buy-Outs, Shareholder Valuation Disputes, Wrongful Trading & Misfeasance, Pre-Action Settlement
  • Forensic Investigations – Risk Consulting, Enhanced Due Diligence, Fraud Analysis, Data Mining.
  • Forensic Accounting – Commercial Disputes, Money Laundering and Confiscation Proceedings, Professional negligence, Fraud and Financial Crime, Disputes, Mediation, Expert Witness, Personal Injury

There are many reasons that a solvent company might want to close and return capital to its owners. Whatever your motivation, our experts can help you get the best result.

Whether you are facing the natural end of a company’s life, the conclusion of a contract for which the company was expressly formed, outstanding property or assets following the sale of a company or retirement, our team can advise on the most appropriate and effective way to wind up your business whilst realising maximum funds for the shareholders at the optimal tax rates.

Closing down or winding up a distressed business can be a very tough and stressful time. Seeking advice at the earliest stages can ensure that it is done correctly - and give you the greatest chance of implementing a rescue process.

Our corporate restructuring and insolvency team aim to avoid formal insolvency wherever possible. We look to preserve and rescue all or part of your company to minimise job losses and liabilities to creditors. Your directors will receive impartial advice around all the options available and we will work together to find the best solutions in the circumstances.

Of course, sometimes formal insolvency proceedings are the preferable (or only) route out of your difficulties. Where this is the case, our highly experienced team will help you find the appropriate process for your circumstances and provide expert advice and support throughout.

Our restructuring and insolvency practitioners work throughout the UK in England, Wales and Scotland.

Our services include:

  • Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL)
  • Corporate Simplification and s110 reconstruction schemes
  • Moratorium
  • Debt Advice and Debt Management
  • Administration
  • Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA)
  • Schemes of Arrangement and Restructuring Plans
  • Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL)
  • Compulsory Liquidation
  • Solvent Company Closure / Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) / Dissolution
  • Receiverships (Administrative & LPA)
  • Contentious and Non-Contentious Insolvency
  • Investigations
  • Dispute resolution
  • Financial restructuring

For individuals in financial difficulty, we offer expert guidance and a sensitive approach.

Whatever the challenges you face, our restructuring and insolvency team will help you find effective, practical solutions to get you out of financial distress. From informal strategies to formal insolvency procedures, our specialist skills and personal, down-to-earth guidance will keep you feeling supported at every step.

Our personal insolvency services, available across England, Scotland and Wales, include:

  • Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA)
  • Acting as a trustee in bankruptcy
  • Personal insolvency advice
  • Debt Arrangement Schemes, Sequestration (Scotland only)

We’ll help you find a solution, whatever you’re facing

Whether you’re struggling financially, facing competitive pressures, dealing with debt, difficult trading conditions, or looking to end your business to retire, there may be more options than you think.

Insolvency can affect private individuals and businesses of all sizes, across all sectors. Businesses which are undergoing change can often find they suffer from solvency issues as the changes they make impact on the flow of funds through their transaction cycle.

Our expert restructuring and insolvency practitioners are experienced in supporting directors and stakeholders to assess their situation. We can help explore the full range of options and decide on a realistic course of action – with the ultimate aim of helping you survive, revive and thrive.

Get in touch with our friendly, professional team now.

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