SHIVA Capital runs a strong Corporate Restructuring practice. Not only a well formulated business strategy is instrumental to the success of transactions, but very often, things have to change dramatically to turn-around the acquisition target, especially if acquired out of an insolvency.

We work closely together with our clients in deciphering the competitive dynamics of brand, channels, distributions, sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, logistics, regulations, labor and other issues crucial to the management, before embarking on a financial transaction.

SHIVA Capital executes a hands-on approach to even difficult assignments by combining:

• Financial Restructuring
• Operative Restructuring
• Strategic Restructuring

Our professional process ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of the restructuring efforts.

SHIVA Capital’s restructuring practice can help to identify ways around or out of a stressful situation. Working alongside lenders, stakeholders and all levels of management, our professionals plan and deliver restructuring actions that can provide real improvements to cash flow, profit & loss and the corporate balance sheet.

The restructuring of a company aims to attain greater efficiency and to adapt to new markets. Major corporate restructuring transactions include mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, spin-offs, equity carve-outs, liquidations and reorganizations.

We take an objective, hands-on approach to stabilizing underperforming businesses by identifying opportunities for strategic, operational and financial change. The aim is to get the business back on track, to optimize its performance and efficiency and to generate outstanding and lasting value for stakeholders.

With extensive experience in developing and implementing solutions in situations of stress and distress, we work across all sectors and geographies to deliver complex, cross-border restructuring and insolvency support.

SHIVA Capital offers  a whole set of tools and measures to ensure the turn-around of the company such as:

• Sale of underutilized assets, such as patents or brands
• Outsourcing of operations to a more efficient third party
• Moving of operations such as manufacturing to lower-cost locations
• Reorganization of functions such as sales, marketing, and distribution
• Renegotiation of labor contracts to reduce overhead
• Refinancing of corporate debt to reduce interest payments
• A major public relations campaign to reposition the company with consumers

A company that has been restructured effectively will theoretically be leaner, more efficient, better organized, and better focused on its core business with a revised strategic and financial plan. If the restructured company was a leverage acquisition, the parent company will likely resell it at a profit if the restructuring has proven successful.

Corporate Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of partially dismantling or otherwise reorganizing a company for the purpose of making it more efficient and therefore more profitable. It generally involves selling off portions of the company and making severe staff reductions.

Restructuring is often done as part of a bankruptcy or of a takeover by another firm, particularly a leveraged buyout by a private equity firm. It may also be done by a new CEO hired specifically to make the difficult and controversial decisions required to save or reposition the company.

SHIVA Capital also offers its clients the Interim Management of a Chief Restructuring Officer – CRO – managing the turn-around  As a stakeholder in a distressed company, championing a Chief Restructuring Officer or an Interim Management team may become necessary.

SHIVA Capital is an excellent option for providing leadership at this crucial moment:

• We are highly experienced at managing companies in financial and operational distress – that's our business and our expertise
• We have an exceptional track record of achieving positive outcomes under difficult circumstances, including out-of-court solutions, revitalizing near bankrupt companies or guiding a company through insolvency

In a distressed environment, creditors, lenders, bondholders, and vendors put extreme pressure on an organization, and the strain on employees is significant. Senior leadership in these situations should have:

• Real hands-on, senior operational experience
• A proven track record for successfully managing distressed organizations
• Ability to find creative options that will not just preserve, but enhance value
• The grit and determination to lead companies back to profitability

As your CRO or Interim Management Team, we will:

• Supplement or replace existing management in a time of crisis
• Bring leadership skills that have been developed, honed and repeatedly tested in tough, challenging environments
• Objectively assess and recommend the most appropriate strategy given the unique circumstances
• Gain consensus from various constituents for the course of action
• Implement the strategy in a timely manner 

SHIVA Capital also assists its clients in severe situations such as insolvency or bankruptcy.

For more information on “Corporate Restructuring” as well as "Project References" please contact us!