Restructuring & Insolvency

Strategic Advice in Times of Financial Distress

Holmes provides clear, commercial advice on restructuring and insolvency in Ireland, advising banks, creditors, directors and distressed companies on workouts, examinership and enforcement.

Our Restructuring & Insolvency Expertise

• Contingency Planning

Rapid assessment of solvency, liquidity, and stakeholder positions; scenario planning, timelines and triggers; engagement protocols and governance so boards can make defensible decisions under time pressure.

• Debt Restructuring & Workouts

Standstills and forbearance, covenant resets and waivers, refinancing and new-money solutions, security enhancement, cash-control measures, and consensual plans to stabilise operations.

• Formal Insolvency (Receivership, Examinership, Liquidation, Bankruptcy)

We prepare applications, evidence, and schemes; coordinate with officeholders; and manage communications to preserve value.

• Examinership (Court Protection)

Protection for viable companies to negotiate a survival scheme with creditor classes and seek court approval.

• Distressed M&A & Enforcement (incl. cross-border)

Buyer and seller support for distressed asset/company sales, pre-packs and hive-outs; intercreditor dynamics; enforcement strategies and cross-border recognition to deliver orderly outcomes for lenders and creditors.

• Director & Shareholder Advisory

Duties in the zone of insolvency; reckless/fraudulent trading risk; misfeasance claims; restriction/disqualification proceedings; minority protection (oppression/mismanagement); and settlement strategy, with documentation and stakeholder protocols to reduce exposure.

Support at Every Stage

• Early assessment: options review, solvency analysis, stakeholder mapping
• Stability & funding: standstills, interim funding, asset protection, cash control
• Court routes: examinership petitions, appointments, scheme proposals; liquidation/receivership strategy and filings
• Execution: plan negotiation, creditor-class strategy, enforcement, and sales
• Aftercare: post-deal integration, claims defense, and governance improvements

Recent Work

• Representing banks and receivers in a number of properties projects and advising leading financial institutions on the validity of appointments of receivers and on the validity and enforcement of security documentation.
• Acted for two separate international clients in the renewable energy sector in securing injunctions against alleged creditors who threatened winding-up action under the Companies Act 2014.

Integrated Support for Restructuring

We integrate the services below into your restructuring to secure funding, resolve disputes and complete transactions efficiently.

Banking & Finance
Keep funding in place, secure waivers, refinance quickly, and align lenders to your plan.

Dispute Resolution
Protect value fast, obtain urgent injunctions and run a focused defence to contain risk.

Corporate / M&A
Buy or sell the viable parts of a business quickly and safely to preserve value.

Homles Restructuring and Insolvency Team

Managing a distressed asset, facing creditor pressure or exploring a rescue?  Contact our Restructuring & Insolvency team for a confidential consultation.