Restructuring

We identify and unlock value from real estate whilst managing operational property risks.
The leading real estate advisor to company MDs, FDs and directors.
Extensive client base from FTSE-listed businesses to owner-managed companies.
£80 million rent roll, 5.35 million sq ft floorspace of leasehold properties advised on in connection with CVAs.

Our work in the arena of real estate restructuring is far-reaching and diverse. Such work includes implementing strategic and operational property restructurings in proactive and reactive scenarios.

We can provide acquisition & disposal, valuation, professional advice, debt advisory services and interim director support. We advise on all real estate related matters throughout the life cycle of a business from acquisition or inception, during the portfolio or hold period through to exit.

Our Restructuring Services

Turnaround Private Equity

We manage risk and generate value from a company’s operational real estate. Providing a full range of property advice at an operational portfolio level and specialising in acquisition and disposal due diligence.

Consensual Workouts

We work directly alongside a lender and their borrower to generate value from real estate holdings. We operate a dual duty of care providing both the expertise and assurances required to all stakeholders.

Restructuring Debt Advisory (RDA)

Working in partnership with our clients, we provide a full range of real estate finance advice. Our work in this area includes refinancing options for individual properties and portfolios, including raising new finance, through to raising debt finance from existing real estate.

Loan Book Advisory

We carry out real estate due diligence on behalf of both vendors and purchasers of performing and non-performing loan books. Our national team with regional expertise has advised on over £6 billion of real estate assets as part of loan book sales and acquisitions.

Interim Positions

To support your team with a real estate-focused skillset and additional capacity in times of change we offer our expertise in interim positions within client organisations. Our work in this area has included support to public sector bodies, further education and private national infrastructure companies.

CVA Services

We have advised on some of the most prominent retail, F&B and leisure restructuring assignments over the last 5 years. Our work spans leasehold portfolios, providing real-time market-facing intelligence in respect of their occupied estate. This includes estates across the UK and Ireland.

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Nampak Limited

Regional

Client: Turnaround private equity

Asset: 180,000 sq ft distribution and office HQ

Role: Lead real estate advisor and debt advisory services

Workflows: Real estate due diligence at the point of business acquisition, real estate debt advisory, investment agency in form of corporate sale and leaseback, transaction management to completion

Rivergate Shopping Centre

Ayrshire

Client: Major UK lender

Asset: Dominant regional shopping centre anchored by Asda and Primark, 353,000 sq. ft. across 62 units

Role: Consensual sale

Workflow: Agency

Debt Advisory / Consensual Workout

East Midlands

Client: Corporate

Asset: Industrial

Role: Restructuring Debt Advisory (RDA)

Workflow: Operating company entered liquidation, with the lender reviewing their position regarding potential options, including enforcement.

Our Restructuring Debt Advisory (RDA) team is engaged by the borrower on a consensual basis.

After short-term asset management, re-finance was secured, achieving full repayment to the lender and equity release to allow further site development.

Project Lion

National

Client: Major lender

Asset: 700 commercial & residential properties across the UK sq. ft. across 62 units

Role: Lead real estate advisor

Workflows: Valuation advice of 400 properties for banking regulation compliance and 300 properties in preparation for a loan book sale. Data room preparation and KPI delivery alongside accountancy advisors

Interim Support

Regional

Client: Higher education

Asset: UK occupational and investment estate

Role: 18 month interim support alongside the Head of Estates

Workflows: Full operational and investment estate review, asset management plan, asset management initiative implementation

High Street Restaurant Chain

National

Client: Company

Asset: 450 occupational leasehold restaurants across the UK

Role: Lead real estate advisor – CVA due diligence

Workflows: Working alongside the exec team and existing estates team in providing sector specialist advice property-by-property basis across the entire UK portfolio