Persistent losses and negative cash flow
Special situations
Restructuring & Turnaround
Independent diagnosis and executable recovery planning for organisations facing financial pressure, underperformance or stakeholder uncertainty.
The challenge
Turning financial information into a decision that can be defended.
When liquidity is tight, management needs a fast, objective view of the position: what must be stabilised, which obligations can be met, where value remains and what support is required from stakeholders.
ASCENT combines historical diagnosis, short-term cash control and long-term scenario analysis to establish a credible route forward. We distinguish accounting weakness from operational underperformance and structural insolvency, then translate the findings into sequenced decisions.
Questions we help answer
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What is the true liquidity position and funding requirement?
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Is the underlying business viable after restructuring?
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Which costs, assets or business lines require action?
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What support is required from banks, shareholders or government stakeholders?
Scope of support
What we do
The exact workplan is agreed after an initial review of the decision, information available and stakeholder requirements.
- Independent business and financial review
- Short-term cash and payment prioritisation
- Turnaround plan and initiative economics
- Scenario analysis: continuation, restructuring, recapitalisation or exit
- Balance-sheet and creditor restructuring
- Stakeholder and lender support
- Business-line profitability and overhead review
- Decision gates, implementation roadmap and monitoring
Tangible outputs
Typical deliverables
Every engagement is anchored in agreed outputs, ownership and review points.
- Current-state financial diagnostic
- Cash conservation and stabilisation plan
- Integrated restructuring model
- Stakeholder options and negotiation paper
- Board decision pack and resolutions
- 100-day implementation roadmap
When to involve us
Typical client situations
Arrears to banks, suppliers or government bodies
Qualified accounts or unreliable records
Loss-making divisions or excessive overhead
Strategic uncertainty over continuation or exit
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