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Special Situations & Restructuring (UK)

Special-situations capital and restructuring advisory for UK companies, sponsors and lenders.

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Overview

The UK has one of the most developed restructuring toolkits in the world — the Part 26A restructuring plan with cross-class cram-down, schemes of arrangement, company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and administration — alongside a deep special-situations and distressed-debt investor base. Matchpoint advises UK companies, sponsors and lenders on special-situations financing, rescue capital and restructurings, connecting stressed situations to the credit funds that price complexity.

As part of our Debt practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents — and every debt mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.

How Matchpoint helps

Our role on special situations & restructuring (uk) mandates

  • UK restructuring plans, schemes, CVAs and administration
  • Special-situations and rescue financing (new money)
  • Access to UK and international distressed-debt funds
  • Borrower, sponsor and creditor-side mandates
Track record

Select transactions

Representative debt mandates led by Matchpoint partners.

Infrastructure · Nordics
$100m

Data centre construction & refinancing facility.

Project / Data Centre Finance · Nordics
Real Estate · UAE
$300m

Ultra-premium land bank — Sukuk + private credit at ~8.5%.

Debt Adviser · UAE
Real Estate · Dubai
$190m

Receivables financing with tripartite escrow.

Debt Adviser · Dubai
Industrials · UAE
$15m

Working capital via invoice discounting & supplier finance.

Debt Adviser · UAE
Battery Tech · UAE
$10m

Venture debt for a battery-technology company.

Debt Adviser · UAE
Innovation & insight

Our proprietary research

Original, data-driven research from our team, relevant to this area.

Questions, answered

Special Situations & Restructuring (UK) — frequently asked questions

The Part 26A restructuring plan (which allows cross-class cram-down of dissenting creditors), the scheme of arrangement, the company voluntary arrangement (CVA), administration and, where appropriate, a pre-pack sale. The right tool depends on the capital structure, the creditor map and the timetable.

A court-sanctioned process introduced in 2020 that can bind all creditor classes to a restructuring, including through cross-class cram-down, where the conditions are met. It is a powerful tool for complex, multi-class balance sheets.

Specialist credit and distressed-debt funds, rather than clearing banks. Matchpoint maps the situation to the funds most likely to price it and runs the process to close.

Matchpoint originates senior, mezzanine, hybrid and structured debt from regional banks, international lenders and private credit funds, structured around your transaction. Tickets range from USD 10m to USD 500m+.

Private credit is non-bank lending from specialist funds, typically senior or unitranche, offering speed and flexibility. We maintain relationships with private credit funds active in the GCC and India.

Yes. We structure Sukuk and Shariah-compliant private credit, including blended structures pairing a Sukuk tranche with conventional debt.

Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.

Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30 days, depending on diligence readiness and structure; closing follows once terms are agreed.

A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.

Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.

Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.

Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.

Yes. Matchpoint runs discreet, confidential processes and discloses client identities only under a signed non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

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