Bankruptcy Advisory

At CR3, our bankruptcy consulting professionals provide management teams a third-party, objective point of view supported by our decades of experience with insolvency. Knowing when a restructuring or turnaround is best accomplished by filing for bankruptcy protection or other court-supervised process is critical to our clients’ decision-making process.

We guide and support bankruptcy consulting clients through every stage of the bankruptcy process.

While bankruptcy protection and similar legal avenues are generally perceived as a last resort, there is sometimes no other way to combat cash seizures by the bank, forestall default action by a lender or landlord, stay a significant creditor judgment, or get ahead of a supplier interruption. Often the complex restructuring of a business, its capital structure, or its contracts cannot be negotiated out of court.

We provide guidance throughout the insolvency process as CRO or Financial Advisor, including:

  • Communication plans for internal and external stakeholders
  • Development of bankruptcy reporting, including schedules, statements of financial affairs, and monthly operating reports
  • Assembly of data and exhibits for first-day motions
  • Sizing, sourcing, and negotiation of debtor-in-possession financing
  • Assistance and participation in hearings and testimony
  • Preparation assistance for disclosure statement and the Plan of Reorganization (POR)
  • Managing the bankruptcy or restructuring process so organizations can get back to business

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An Atlantic City hotel and casino went through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy one year after opening. Although the bankruptcy reorganized its capital structure, it did not cure the property's underlying operational deficiencies and the company continued to perform poorly.
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The offshore producer of oil and gas filed Chapter 11 as a result of a severe liquidity shortfall and negotiated a DIP facility which allowed for several capital projects designed to increase production and profitability.
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