Special Situations & Restructuring (UK)
Special-situations capital and restructuring advisory for UK companies, sponsors and lenders.
Image · Special Situations & Restructuring (UK)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.
The central mandate decision. Choose the capital and restructuring route after assessing liquidity, creditor rights and available UK processes. Timing, director duties and professional advice become critical as distress deepens.
What capital providers or counterparties will test
Short-term cash, security and priority, pensions and tax liabilities, contractual termination rights, asset values, management forecasts, insolvency triggers and the deliverability of the turnaround plan.
How the mandate is structured
Rescue capital, refinancing, consensual restructuring, asset-backed finance or a transaction process may be considered alongside relevant UK restructuring and insolvency advice.
Execution priorities
Appoint appropriate UK legal and insolvency advisers where required, protect liquidity and decision records, and approach funders with a verified recovery and downside case.
Prepare before approaching the market
- Weekly cash flow and creditor schedule
- Security and priority review
- Board-approved turnaround plan
- Independent legal and insolvency advice where applicable
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
Research relevant to this area
Original analysis and decision frameworks from the Matchpoint team.
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 5m 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.
Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.
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 undertakes corporate finance, financing, M&A and fund-placement mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation, capacity and a written engagement. The partner team has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions.
Use the enquiry form, email contact@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Confidential information is handled under the engagement terms and any applicable non-disclosure agreement.
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