Restructuring + Insolvency

Our Restructuring + Insolvency practice group has a wealth of experience in advising on complex restructuring transactions that require a high level of expertise and experience in the areas of Corporate + M&A, Restructuring, Financing, and Real Estate law. With experts in all related fields, we are able to offer tailor-made solutions for our clients. Using this interdisciplinary approach, our Restructuring + Insolvency practice group has established a unique market position in Austria.

The experts in our Restructuring + Insolvency practice group:

  • advise on company restructuring, outside and within insolvency proceedings,
  • represent corporate bodies on issues of directors’ and officers’ liability,
  • advise on distressed M&A transactions and the sale of loan portfolios, and
  • represent debtor or creditor interests in insolvency proceedings.

 

We combine legal expertise with a comprehensive understanding of business in order to achieve optimal solutions for our clients.

 

E+H has broad experience in advising debtors, especially automotive suppliers and textile chains, in the banking sector and the building materials sector. Our clients include banks, bondholders, and other financial creditors.

 

Many clients turn to us because our Corporate + M&A, Banking + Finance, and Real Estate practice groups occupy a strong position in the Austrian and international restructuring markets. Building on this strength, E+H has developed into a Tier 1 firm for Restructuring, as evidenced by the quantity and quality of our domestic and international clients. With our international network, we are also able to provide our clients with comprehensive support in cross-border restructuring cases.

Our fields of expertise

Companies / Debtors / Shareholders

  • Advising management/supervisory boards on directors’ and officers’ liability
  • Advising shareholders in crisis situations
  • Restructuring companies (and groups) in crisis situations
  • Restructuring existing financing and listed bonds
  • Negotiating deferral and restructuring agreements
  • Converting debt into equity (debt to equity swap)
  • Selling companies in crisis (or parts thereof) (distressed M&A)
  • Selling real estate and real estate portfolios in crisis (hotels, offices, commercial and residential properties)
  • Trusts for restructuring

 

Banks / Creditors

  • Restructuring existing financing and listed bonds
  • Financing/refinancing companies in crisis
  • Selling non-performing loans and loan portfolios
  • Enforcing security interests
  • Representing creditors in insolvency proceedings

 

Investors

  • Acquiring non-performing loans and loan portfolios
  • Granting restructuring loans
  • Acquiring companies in crisis (or parts thereof) (distressed M&A)
  • Acquiring real estate and real estate portfolios in crisis (hotels, offices, commercial and residential properties)

 

Regulatory

  • Bank restructuring and liquidation

 

Litigation

  • Defense against rescission claims
  • Court and arbitration proceedings in connection with restructuring cases

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