We offer a complete suite of services, including corporate insolvency, business restructuring, creditor services, financial advisory, finance, funding, business asset sales, business sales, real estate advisory and business intelligence solutions.
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We offer a complete suite of services, including corporate insolvency, business restructuring, creditor services, financial advisory, finance, funding, business asset sales, business sales, real estate advisory and business intelligence solutions.
The business of specialist management accountancy firm EK Williams has been sold via a pre-pack administration to a company owned by the former management. The sale was successfully negotiated after a period of marketing and discussion with interested parties. The company had provided bespoke services to petrol forecourt retailers since 1935. After acquiring another accountancy firm in 2010 the economic downturn caused difficulty in the company making the deferred payments, which led the directors to seek help from Begbies Traynor. The sale saved 27 jobs and provided continuity for its many blue chip customers.
2nd Thoughts Ltd, trading as Ellie Louise and Happit, was sold by our Leeds team after this long established chain fell victim to the retail sector downturn. Moving quickly they secured a buyer three days after appointment. HMRC had issued a winding up petition but liquidation would not be the best outcome, halting trade, losing goodwill and increasing preferential creditors through significant redundancies. Administration enhanced goodwill, ensured customer continuity and retaining most staff. This prompt ‘going concern’ sale allowed 49 stores in leasehold premises to go on trading, protecting over 240 jobs and minimising creditor claims.
Our company rescue and liquidation services help businesses renew financial health or exit a business tax efficiently. Our restructuring team can streamline operations, simplify corporate structure and restructure debts to increase efficiency.
We offer a bespoke and personal creditor service to our clients to help recover outstanding debts owed by insolvent individuals and companies. This service is available nationwide to provide valuable support to debtors during the insolvency process.
Our comprehensive financial advisory service includes capital management, corporate finance, forensic services, pensions advisory and transaction support. Our commercial, strategic and partner-led advice to companies, investors, lenders and other stakeholders is instrumental in securing profitability and long-term viability.
Our specialist finance and funding advisers have full market access to lenders to source and deliver bespoke and competitive solutions, including specialist finance and secured and unsecured funding.
Our business and asset sale specialists are market leaders who can facilitate the sale and acquisition of businesses and commercial assets nationwide. We also offer valuation services to expertly ascertain the value of a business, commercial assets or real estate.
Our real estate advisory arm specialises in real estate auctions, valuations, surveying, transactional support, insurance, project consultancy and management. We offer this on a one-off, or rolling service to our clients across the South East.
Contact our Chatham office to book a free, confidential consultation with an expert adviser. In addition to our office in Chatham, we also have nearby offices in Medway, Dartford, Tunbridge Wells and Ashford.
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