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  • Restructuring

    Restructuring

    Restructuring Our team helps businesses that experience financial stress. We understand the pressures this brings, and the need to provide clear, practical support and advice. We act for management teams, investors and funders across all sectors and we support clients of varying size from start-ups to large corporates. PKF’s global reach also enables us to

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  • Refinance

    Refinance

    If you’re under financial pressure and need working capital, then raising additional finance or refinancing your existing borrowing may be an option.

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  • Wealth & asset managers

    Wealth & asset managers

    Our Financial Services Tax team have sector-specific knowledge and can help with tax issues and structuring considerations.

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  • Administration

    Administration

    Administration is a court based procedure which prevents creditors from taking enforcement action (such as a winding up petition) against a company. Administration is usually used where there is a prospect of rescuing all or part of a business. It is used to protect a business whilst it is restructured (for example reducing costs or

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  • Compulsory liquidation

    Compulsory liquidation

    Compulsory liquidation is a legal procedure which forces a company to be closed and its assets distributed. It occurs when a creditor has been unable to obtain payment and applies to court for the company to be liquidated. What is compulsory liquidation? When a creditor can prove to a court that it has a valid

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  • Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL)

    Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL)

    What is a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation? A CVL is a legal procedure for closing an insolvent company where there is no prospect of preserving all or part of the business. A Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (IP) is appointed as liquidator and is responsible for closing the company, realising its assets (typically selling vehicles, stock and equipment

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  • Tax for funds & asset managers: Who can we help

    Tax for funds & asset managers: Who can we help

    Who we can help We offer expertise to support hedge fund and asset managers, private equity and venture capital, and investment funds. Hedge fund managers and asset managers  Choosing the optimal structure It is important that the right structure is chosen from the outset to ensure it will be suitable for your objectives, both now

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  • Group and statutory financial reporting

    Group and statutory financial reporting

    For many companies, the responsibility of complying with financial reporting is becoming increasingly complex. Our dedicated financial reporting specialists have the knowledge and experience to support your needs.

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  • Services to lenders and investors

    Services to lenders and investors

    We provide fast, pragmatic advice to debt and equity providers in distressed scenarios.

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  • Restructuring Plan (RP)

    Restructuring Plan (RP)

    A Restructuring Plan is a formal mechanism to enable a distressed company to achieve a compromise with creditors. It is useful where there is a need to treat classes of creditors differently or compromise the claims of secured creditors or members. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced a new restructuring procedure, based on

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  • Advisory

    Advisory

    Our advisory experts are here to support you and your business, provide sound financial solutions and act quickly in critical situations. By taking the right actions, we aim to ensure your business can navigate these challenges and emerge stronger.

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  • Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (MVL)

    Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (MVL)

    A solvent liquidation (Members Voluntary Liquidation or MVL) is a method of winding down a company which has ceased to trade but is still solvent. This means that all creditors have been or will be repaid in full, and there are surplus funds to return to the shareholders. The main advantage of an MVL is

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