A company's financial difficulties require timely assessment and clear allocation of management responsibilities. We advise on creditor positions, contested recoveries and restructuring transactions. A hoped-for order does not replace reliable evidence of liquidity or secured funding where insolvency obligations may already be relevant.
What we assess
Claims in insolvency, rights to recover property and security rights are distinct. Continuing supply or transferring a business unit requires attention to contracts, employees, assets and financing. Before irreversible steps, the structure should be checked for applicable restrictions and possible personal exposure.
Four practical examples
Illustrative scenarios, not accounts of client matters. The appropriate response depends on the documents, applicable law and procedural position.
Bills can no longer be paid
Management expects a new order to solve the problem. The immediate question is whether an insolvency-relevant situation already exists and what action is required. Optimism about revenue is not a reliable liquidity assessment.
A customer becomes insolvent
A supplier has unpaid invoices and undelivered or retained-title goods. Contract status and security are assessed. Filing a claim and asserting ownership or other security rights are different routes and must not be confused.
An administrator demands repayment
Earlier customer payments are challenged. Each transaction, its circumstances and the recipient's knowledge are reconstructed. A general assertion of ignorance does not substitute for examining the applicable avoidance requirements.
Selling a business unit
Assets, employees, contracts and security need to be identified precisely. The transaction structure must be coordinated with insolvency constraints and funding before completion steps become irreversible.
Documents that help
Current liquidity information, financial statements, financing commitments, creditor schedules, security documents, payment histories and insolvency correspondence.
From assessment to the next step
We first distinguish established facts from disputed allegations and identify any step needed to preserve rights. The legal route is then assessed against the commercial objective, available evidence and potential cost. Where technical or foreign-law input is required, responsibilities are coordinated before further work is commissioned. Negotiation, formal proceedings and practical implementation are considered together; a favourable legal position still needs a workable route to the intended result.
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Tell us the parties involved, your objective and any deadlines. Our main office is in Hanover, Lower Saxony. We advise on German-law matters nationwide and coordinate cross-border work with locally qualified counsel where required.
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