Recovery & restructuring
Clairfield has expertise in distressed M&A transactions with a track record of providing advice in many successful restructurings and insolvencies.
Transactions involving distressed companies differ from ordinary M&A processes in terms of speed, accelerated schedules, and information available, which is often abbreviated or incomplete. The recovery and restructuring processes require complex project management skills and a clear understanding of the industry involved.
Finding the right strategy and procedure in restructuring and insolvency situations is key for success, be it a share or a typical asset deal. We work with administrators, stakeholders, and other advisors.
Our services include:
- Refinancing existing debt
- Structuring financing of acquisitions and growth strategies
- Lender negotiations
- Recapitalizations and capital raisings
- Distressed M&A and special situations
- Creditor representations
Latest transactions
Clairfield advised Hearthstone Investments, pioneer in the UK affordable private rental housing sector, on its sale to Sentinel Real Estate, a global investment management firm headquartered in New York.
Business services
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of services and installations of cooling and heating systems, acquired Lightfoot International, a long-established refrigeration and cooling business founded in 1885.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of services and installations of cooling and heating systems, acquired Meridian Cooling, a Poole-based heating, cooling and HVAC specialist founded in 2005.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Uniwater, a leading Northern European water infrastructure group, acquired WCI Group Ltd, a UK-based water and wastewater engineering specialist.
Industrials
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of services and installations of cooling and heating systems, acquired Kool-IT Services Limited, a Manchester-based specialist in heating, ventilation, HVAC, and refrigeration systems.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of services and installations of cooling and heating systems, acquired Iceline Yorkshire Ltd, an industrial refrigeration systems and cold stores service specialist.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Hunt & Palmer, an established international private aircraft charter, was sold to Gama Aviation.
Industrials
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Whale Tankers Ltd., a well-established UK-based manufacturer with additional operations in India, was sold to Kaiser AG, the internationally leading manufacturer of vehicles and systems for sewer cleaning and industrial waste management.
Industrials
Sale
Advisor to the seller
VIEW Group, a leading provider of financial and business services, continues its expansion in the UK with the acquisition of Cottons Group Ltd.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
