Practice Area
Comprehensive strategies that identify challenges, explore options, and craft actionable plans for companies navigating financial distress.
Overview
When a company faces financial distress, the decisions made in the first days and weeks are often the most consequential. CMBG's strategic advisory practice helps companies, boards, and stakeholders understand their options, evaluate alternatives, and execute the right strategy.
Our approach combines deep financial analysis with practical business judgment. We don't just identify problems — we develop actionable solutions that balance the interests of all stakeholders while preserving as much value as possible.
Whether the goal is to restructure and continue operations, execute an orderly sale, or navigate a complex wind-down, CMBG provides the strategic framework and hands-on expertise to get there.
Our Approach
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Solution 01
Negotiated solutions that avoid the cost and publicity of formal proceedings. We facilitate agreements between debtors and creditors that can include debt modifications, payment deferrals, asset sales, and operational changes — all without court involvement.
Solution 02
When formal proceedings may be necessary, we help companies negotiate key terms with major creditors in advance, reducing the time and cost of the formal process while ensuring stakeholder buy-in.
Solution 03
A comprehensive evaluation of all available paths — including sale, merger, recapitalization, partial liquidation, or reorganization — to determine the optimal strategy for maximizing stakeholder value.
Solution 04
Expert guidance for creditor committees navigating complex restructuring situations, ensuring creditor interests are properly represented and recovery is maximized.
Why Timing Matters
Strategic advisory work is usually about preserving optionality before the numbers force a narrower outcome. These figures help frame why earlier restructuring work often produces stronger survival and recovery results.
26,941
US business bankruptcy filings in the year to June 2026
16.9%
year-over-year rise in business filings over the same period
608,511
total US bankruptcy filings in the year to June 2026
Methodology
Explore the engagement, phase by phase
Phase 1: Diagnostic Assessment
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Related Resources
These related guides, videos, and case studies show how CMBG helps stakeholders preserve optionality, evaluate transactions, and make restructuring decisions before a formal insolvency process becomes unavoidable.
FAQ
Strategic advisory work is often about preserving optionality before the situation hardens. These FAQs address control, confidentiality, timing, and what to expect from an early restructuring engagement.
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