Services to Secured Lenders

At Moorfields Corporate Recovery we provide restructuring and insolvency solutions to secured lenders to assist them with ensuring they can maximise their return on defaulting accounts. Our well established relationships with a large number of senior professionals in the UK finance market mean many lenders seek our expert advice on a range of matters; from pre lending and viability reviews to more complex restructuring issues and fraud investigations.

Our service is focused on ensuring we provide clear straightforward advice in a timescale and format to satisfy a lenders particular requirements.  We are also regularly involved in a wide range of assignments and industry sectors as well as being one of the leading providers to the Asset Based Lending Industry and having a specialist property solutions team.

We offer a range of services to secured lenders including:

  • Pre-lending Reviews - Before deciding whether to lend to a client you need to be sure that the risk is acceptable and exit routes are understood; our pre-lending reviews can ensure this.
  • Advice on refinancing – We are often able to source alternative finance for businesses should lenders require an exit.
  • Viability Reviews - Our assessment looks at the viability or otherwise of the business entity, so that you have an objective view of a client’s strength at any particular time.
  • Exit Strategies – At pre-lend stage or afterwards we are able to provide clear advice and guidance on exit strategy and likely returns.
  • Contingency Planning – Crisis planning can sometimes be necessary, it may involve implementing an insolvency procedure at short notice or making alternative plans should external events change.
  • Strategic Assessments - Sometimes it’s necessary to go one step further and assess the longer term viability of a client’s business and this is something that we have a great deal of experience in.
  • Accelerated Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) – We have a dedicated M&A team who have extensive experience in marketing and disposing of distressed businesses.
  • Insolvency – We undertake formal insolvency for secured lenders including LPA appointments in property situations.
  • Insolvency – We undertake formal insolvency for secured lenders including LPA appointments in property situations.
  • Fraud Investigations - Where fraud is discovered (as a cause of the business’ failure or in any other scenario) we can advise you how to take the next steps to fulfill your statutory obligations and to protect you as far as possible.


Sector Expertise

We have a wide knowledge of a variety of industry sectors and have a thorough understanding of their particular characteristics. Specifically we have dedicated sector specialist teams who focus on Property, Licensed Trade and Agriculture.