In today’s rapidly and suddenly changing business environment when an individual or a business entity is under the burden of too much debt and is fearing bankruptcy they negotiate and agree with the creditors for relaxation in the repayment schedule of debt.
A private or public company or a sovereign entity facing cash flow problems and financial distress need debt restructuring that allows them to lessen and settle its transgressing debt to improve or reinstate liquidity so that it can continue its operations Restructuring of debt is a huge challenge and “Reorg” with its passionate experts and innovative technology provides comprehensive restructuring advisory services to companies and individuals facing liquidity problems.
Debt consolidation is a temporary solution to ease individual/company financial worries. They must review and identify the cause of financial deficiencies and try to rectify them. They must fix up spending habits. Both the borrower as well as the lender benefits from debt merger.
This may involve lengthening the period of repayment, reducing the total payable amount, or exchanging a portion of the owed amount for equity in the debtor company. When loan liabilities are near payment time with not enough cash flows, individuals or companies are more inclined towards seeking loan restructuring because the outcome is usually a significant reduction in the interest rate on loans and /or more elastic repayment schedule.
It is usually less expensive than bankruptcy. Many loans are structured in such a manner that some are secondary in priority to other loans. Creditors compromise on terms and condition to avoid a potential default. Similarly, it is advantageous to the creditors because it is more probable that bankruptcy will result in some debt being cleared, creditors generally prefer debt restructuring accounting because they would rather salvage whatever they could get than not to get anything at all.
Types of Debt Restructuring
Depending on the term and cost to the debtor it is of two type Under General type, the creditor suffers no losses from the deal and the creditor willingly extends the loan period and lower the interest rate to facilitate the debtor to pull through the temporary financial crisis and later pay the loan. In the Troubled Type of loan restructuring deal, the creditor has to incur losses and this occurs due to the reduction in the accrued interest rate, a decrease in value of the collaterals, or when conversion to equity.
Roadmap of the Loan restructuring process
The strategy of creditor behind this process should be to ascertain the expected period for the recovery of loan, repayment term and strict surveillance of the financial performance of the debtor company, The outlook of the financial institution depends on whether the debtor has invested in the company, is the shareholder with the company, or is a subsidiary of the company. Uncertain cash flow estimates should not be included when making cash flow projections.
The debtor’s financial situation is an important aspect., his ability to pay the loan depends on financial management and how the loan is to be repaid. Removing the malpractice may lead to improvement. Debt restructuring hangs on many dynamics like the debtor’s financial management, the anticipated cash inflow, and the relationship between the debtor and the creditor. It is intended to help both parties. It involves bargains made by the creditor as well as the debtor to safeguard that the loan is repaid in full to the creditor without too much of a financial loss to the debtor.