Crisis Management & Restructuring

Navigate disruption with clarity and confidence 

Every organization is faced with challenges that can make it vulnerable to crisis. When a potential risk becomes a real risk, companies and their stakeholders must navigate a complex web of decisions, priorities and competing interests.

A crisis is an unexpected and disruptive event that can financially impact not only a company, but also its board of directors, lenders, suppliers, employees and other stakeholders. These situations can range from readily identifiable risks, such as the loss of a major customer, bankruptcy or litigation, to unforeseen risks such as global market events or changes in regulations.

How can Richter help during a crisis or restructuring?

For a century, Richter has supported companies and stakeholders through situations of every scope and complexity. When a sudden and significant event affects your business, our professionals work side by side with you to help assess the situation, understand the risks and design a practical path forward.

Richter brings decades of experience and a tailored, proven process to some of Canada’s most significant crisis events and restructurings. Our role is to help companies, boards of directors, lenders and other stakeholders minimize disruption, manage complexity and protect value when the stakes are high.

Our crisis management and restructuring support may include:

• Acting as restructuring advisor to a company or board of directors in discussions with lenders or other key stakeholders
• Acting as Monitor, Trustee or Receiver in formal, court-supervised restructurings
• Advising lenders and working with companies on out-of-court restructuring initiatives
• Performing in-depth financial analyses, including cash flow modelling and short- and long-term business plans
• Acting as an objective third party in shareholder disputes
• Advising regulatory authorities, or supporting companies being investigated by regulatory authorities
• Helping companies and boards of directors assess crisis preparedness and design response strategies
• Leading sale or investor solicitation processes for companies divesting non-core assets
• Advising strategic buyers, private equity firms and hedge funds on distressed M&A
• Acting as an expert witness

Whatever business challenge or crisis you are facing, we’re in it together. And together, we’ll create the solution.