Restructuring in the manufacturing sector: regaining control, securing the future
Falling sales, volatile procurement costs and rising interest rates are increasingly leading to economic difficulties in the manufacturing sector.
Many medium-sized manufacturers face declining demand, unstable supply chains and sharply rising fixed costs. At the same time, investment is being withheld, machinery ties up capital and access to fresh debt capital is becoming harder. Particularly affected are companies in mechanical engineering, metal and plastics processing and the food industry, as well as automotive suppliers and series manufacturers.
The Worstbrock-Group supports manufacturing businesses in critical phases, whether for stabilisation, within restructuring proceedings or in strategic realignment. Our approach is clearly structured, grounded in business management and geared towards rapid implementation.
Immediate assistance and crisis management
- Liquidity analysis and bottleneck assessment along the value chain
- Immediate measures to reduce fixed costs, material usage or external services
- Negotiations with lenders, suppliers, leasing partners or investment companies
- Preparation and structuring of applications for Schutzschirmverfahren (protective shield proceedings under German insolvency law) or for insolvency
Restructuring & turnaround
- Preparation of restructuring concepts in accordance with IDW S 6 (the German standard for restructuring concepts issued by the Institute of Public Auditors) for banks, investors and shareholders
- Support with Eigenverwaltung proceedings (debtor-in-possession management under Sections 270 et seq. of the German Insolvency Code) under the ESUG, the German act facilitating the restructuring of companies, with operational support
- Stabilisation of critical business areas and reduction of loss-making units
- Advice on plant and location decisions
Securing the future & strategy
- Restructuring proceedings under the StaRUG (the German Act on the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework for Businesses) for discreet debt reduction
- Realignment of product portfolio, vertical integration and sales channels
- Support with sales of businesses, shareholding models or succession processes
- Optimisation of internal management systems and decision-making structures
We support companies in difficult structural decisions, whether plant closure, technology change or strategic realignment, and ensure that control is retained even under pressure.
Make use of your room for manoeuvre before external control takes hold.
We show you how to stabilise your production structure economically and realign it strategically, with clarity, responsibility and experience.
