Debt

Transformation & Restructuring

Balance-sheet restructuring, refinancing and turnaround financing.

Transformation & Restructuring
Overview

Transformation and restructuring realigns a company's balance sheet, operations and financing to restore viability and growth. Matchpoint advises on restructuring, refinancing and turnaround financing and can raise new rescue money.

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.

Transformation and restructuring realigns a company's balance sheet, operations and financing to restore viability and growth — ideally before a liquidity crisis, while options remain open. Matchpoint Partners advises on debt restructuring, refinancing and turnaround financing, and can raise new rescue or turnaround money alongside the restructuring of existing obligations.

How Matchpoint helps

Our role on transformation & restructuring mandates

  • Balance-sheet and debt restructuring
  • Refinancing and new-money raising
  • Operational turnaround support
  • Stakeholder and lender negotiation
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

Transformation & Restructuring — frequently asked questions

Before a liquidity crisis, while options remain open.

Yes — rescue and turnaround financing alongside restructuring existing obligations.

A restructuring reshapes obligations the business can no longer sustain — extending maturities, resetting covenants, repricing facilities, converting part of the debt, or injecting new money. The mix depends on the gap between current cash flows and the existing debt service, and is negotiated with lenders around a credible turnaround plan.

Lenders expect a short-term cash-flow forecast, a turnaround or business plan showing how viability is restored, an honest account of the creditor and security position, and regular reporting thereafter. An independent business review is often commissioned. Credible, consistent information is what sustains lender support through the process.

Yes — most restructurings are negotiated consensually, often beginning with a standstill while terms are agreed, because lenders generally recover more from a viable business than from enforcement. Early, transparent engagement and a credible plan are what keep the process consensual and the banking relationships intact.

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 30–90 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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