
Explore corporate and debt restructuring within investment banking, detailing four structures: equity capital markets, debt capital markets, restructuring, and advisory services, alongside strategic debt restructuring by bulge bracket banks.
Explore internal and external restructuring, including equity adjustments, liability relief, acquisitions, spin-offs, and divestitures, with real-world cases like Jet Airways and Etihad to illustrate debt restructuring modeling and negotiations.
Corporate restructuring redesigns a company to move from turmoil to stability by addressing cash crunches, revenue losses, and market-share declines, including ownership shifts, asset restructuring, and sale and leaseback.
Explore corporate restructuring types, including organizational management, portfolio and asset, and financial restructuring, with expansion through acquisitions and joint ventures to boost market share and create synergies.
Discover why firms pursue mergers and takeovers through joint ventures, expansion, contraction, absorption, consolidation, and leveraged buyouts, driven by synergy and diversification.
Explore horizontal and vertical mergers, including backward and forward integration, absorption and consolidation, and diversification, and their impact on competition, costs, and pricing power.
Understand concentric mergers and vertical integration, including backward and forward integration, as strategies to synchronize production, secure supplies, and reduce costs, while comparing conglomerate mergers and their benefits and risks.
Explore amalgamation and mergers, including hostile takeovers and absorption, with tactics like poison pills and tender offers, and examine why firms pursue scale, efficiency, and market share.
Explore asset acquisition and joint venture strategies to drive growth, manage financing and balance sheet impact, and assess tender offers and hostile takeovers.
Learn how demerger splits a company into independent units or spin-offs to focus on profitable segments, reduce risk, and boost shareholder value.
Explore equity carve-outs and spin-offs as partial divestitures that create independent units while the parent retains control, with examples like Conoco-Phillips and HP splits.
Disposing of or selling a business unit or asset to manage a portfolio, focus on core competencies, and improve financial performance defines divestiture.
Explores the motives for corporate restructuring, including going public for liquidity and exit options, using stock for acquisitions, and pursuing mergers and diversification while weighing due diligence and regulatory considerations.
Understand the motives behind corporate restructuring and the main forms, including acquisitions, mergers, asset purchases, and share purchases, with subsidisation, capital reduction, spin-offs, and buybacks.
Learn how capital reduction and share buybacks reshape equity and liabilities during internal restructuring, including tender offers, open market repurchases, and the steps to cancel or reduce share capital.
Outline the course roadmap from corporate restructuring to debt and financial restructuring, including valuations and case studies of management buyouts, buy-ins, and private equity.
Analyze a telecom debt restructuring plan featuring asset monetization, a special purpose vehicle, spectrum liabilities, and nonrecourse long-term debt, and how banks negotiate strategic debt restructuring.
Study a corporate debt restructuring case with investment property deal financed by first and second loans and equity, illustrating a conceptual framework for distressed situations and US GAAP balance sheets.
Develop a gaap balance sheet by recording operating assets, two loans, and equity while issuing new shares to raise cash, ensuring assets equal liabilities and equity.
Begin building a DCF model to value equity, forecast revenues, and assess market value versus book value using projections, assumptions, and cash flow calculations.
Learn to build a dcf model for corporate debt restructuring by projecting revenue, calculating ebitda and depreciation, deriving unlevered free cash flows, applying wacc, and computing npv and terminal value.
Compute enterprise value, net debt, and equity value under GAAP during debt restructuring, then model a 150 stock issue and its impact on assets, liabilities, and market value.
Explore how market value interacts with a balance sheet, updating equity and assets after a stock offering, and discuss valuation methods like discounted cash flow, comparables, and precedent transactions.
Learn how a bullish market reshapes the balance sheet by changing equity and assets, modeling unlevered free cash flows with DCF to derive enterprise value and equity value.
Develop and adjust a GAAP balance sheet to reflect improved credit terms, including cash, assets, and equity changes, and analyze post-acquisition implications of buying a business.
Learn to construct the post-acquisition market balance sheet, compare operating assets, goodwill, and equity, and plan distressed debt restructuring with asset and liability distributions among stakeholders.
Analyze how market distress revalues debt and equity, triggering balance-sheet shifts from book values to market values, altering assets, liabilities, and post-acquisition equity.
Analyze a distressed market balance sheet to determine how equity becomes negative in debt restructuring, using a distressed DCF that adjusts revenue growth, EBITDA margins, taxes, and a discount rate.
Apply DCF modelling to compute enterprise and equity value from free cash flows and net debt, and examine how discount rate and stress level pricing affect valuation during 2008 crisis.
Explore operational restructuring, working capital management, and asset sales to stabilize firms like Merrill Lynch, then compare out-of-court and in-court debt restructuring, highlighting cost, speed, and disclosure implications.
Explore how out-of-court debt restructuring compares to in-court plans, including automatic stay protections, creditor negotiations, financing access, contract treatment, tax implications, and asset sales.
An out-of-court restructuring plan negotiates debt reductions with creditors, evaluates equity and share changes, and analyzes solvency and aggregate recovery through balance-sheet calculations to avoid fire sale.
Explore discount to equity in corporate debt restructuring by analyzing aggregate recovery across first and second lien debt, unsecured claims, and resulting equity ownership.
Analyze how secured and unsecured loans affect equity ownership, and calculate net debt and equity value to determine ownership stakes in a restructuring scenario.
Explore how bankruptcy dilutes equity through new share issuance, and how secured, unsecured, and equity claims recover through the priority waterfall and collateral valuation.
Explore the absolute priority rule in bankruptcy, detailing priority classes from superpriority and secured to unsecured and equity, and how automatic stay and Chapter 11 shape restructurings.
Construct a balance sheet for a corporate restructuring plan, applying absolute priority and 55 percent ownership vs 5 percent equity, and assess asset value scenarios and secured versus unsecured recoveries.
Examine recovery in corporate debt restructurings by analyzing secured and unsecured loans, calculating first and second lien recoveries, and determining aggregate recovery percentages.
Compute total recovery across secured loans, second lien, and unsecured claims, then determine maximum liability post restructuring and the resulting equity value for owners.
Examine how equity value and ownership shift after restructuring by calculating equity shares, liabilities, and balance-sheet adjustments under the corporate debt restructuring framework.
Analyze an internal debt restructuring case where creditors convert 15 lakh of debt into equity, issue new shares, and assess post-conversion cash flows, taxes, and principal repayments.
Explore equity conversion in debt restructuring: creditors exchange debt for 85,000 total equity shares, leaving original owners with 41% and creditors 59%, and analyze effects on assets and balance sheets.
Analyze how different creditor classes recover in a corporate debt restructuring, comparing second liens, unsecured notes, and equity, guided by valuation, collateral, and market mispricing.
Assess the financial restructuring's impact by calculating reductions in equity and preference share capital, foregone debenture interest, and asset revaluation to prepare a fresh balance sheet.
Explore how internal restructuring and negotiations reshape a company's balance sheet, including provisions for debt revision, write-offs, equity restructuring, debentures, and asset revaluation.
corporate debt restructuring offers a proactive, regulatory cushion to avert crises, using a transparent mechanism guided by the core group and standing forum of lenders and banks.
Discover the corporate debt restructuring structure, including submitting viable plans, creditor feasibility analysis, negotiations, and the potential shift to bankruptcy, such as Chapter 11.
Assess viability parameters by comparing return on capital employed to industry averages in debt restructuring. Use relative and precedent valuations to confirm IRR surpasses the cost of capital.
Explore the debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), defined as net operating income over total debt service, with DSCR above 1 signaling viability.
Learn breakeven analysis—calculating required sales from fixed and variable costs—and explore live coverage ratio and NPV for debt repayment in project financing and restructuring.
Explore how banks deploy the debt restructuring framework to convert loans into equity, securing majority lender ownership (51%) through creditor approvals and viability milestones.
Explore how debt restructuring affects asset classification, impairment provisions, and bank provisioning as new promoters take over, disinvestment proceeds, and debt converts to equity at fair value.
Explore debt-to-equity conversions in financial restructuring, including regulatory exemptions and RBI disclosures, and examine impacts on voting power and capital adequacy.
Explore how debt and equity restructuring reorganize a company's balance sheet, reduce the cost of capital, and boost liquidity and value through secured and unsecured borrowings, buyback, and capital restructuring.
Analyze pre- and post-restructuring inputs, focusing on operating efficiency, cost cutting, asset divestments, and debt ratio changes to drive value in corporate debt restructuring.
Calculate value creation by linking EBIT, tax, and reinvestment with growth. Assess the impact of debt ratio, cost of equity, and after tax debt cost.
Navigate the complex value calculation for the farm using a multi-step formula that combines tax effects, reinvestment, growth, and cost of equity and debt through the debt-equity ratio.
summarizing the value creation in restructuring
Analyze a case study of a medical manufacturer facing debt repayments amid competition. Evaluate debt to capital, interest coverage, and a proposed equity-for-debt swap.
Evaluate the effects of an equity-for-debt swap on cash flow and leverage by converting half of unsecured debt into equity. Recalculate debt-to-capital and update shares outstanding accordingly.
Analyze how an equity for debt swap improves cash flows and lowers leverage by restructuring debt, changing interest coverage, and reducing debt to total capital.
Explore debt restructuring strategies for corporate distress, including debt-to-equity swaps, extensions, debt composition changes, and new equity with debt buybacks, plus effects on interest coverage, ratings, and cost of capital.
Analyze how treasury rates, spreads, and the risk premium determine debt ratings and the cost of capital before and after restructuring, including levered and unlevered beta and deleveraging.
Learn to de-leverage by moving from unleveraged to leveraged, compute debt-to-total capital ratios, tax effects, post-tax debt cost, and equity cost using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM).
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using debt cost, equity cost, risk-free treasury rate, and risk premium before and after amalgamation, based on market price of debt and equity.
Analyze shareholders valuation during restructuring by calculating equity value from book value and shares, applying an 80% takeover price, and evaluating going concern value with Gordon's growth model.
Calculate debt value using a debt schedule and present value, showing before and after restructuring and its effect on equity value and npv.
Explain the going concern assumption in valuation, its impact on DCF and relative valuations, and the challenges when applying these methods to distressed or bankrupt firms.
Explore how distress affects DCF valuation by adjusting cash flows and discount rates for distress likelihood, considering access to capital, liquidity constraints, and probability-based simulations.
Apply Monte Carlo simulation and probability distributions to adjust going-concern DCF valuations for distress, estimating equity value and distress costs under stochastic cash flows.
Estimate the 10-year cumulative probability of distress using bond ratings, market data, and statistical techniques; value a distressed firm via present value, distressed sale value, and debt tax benefits.
Apply the adjusted present value model to distressed valuations, using relative valuation with comparables and adjusted multiples to account for distress and negative ratios, guiding a realistic firm value.
Explore distressed valuation by adapting the going-concern approach to distressed value, updating margins, cash balance, and debt to reflect stress, and comparing DCF and illative models.
Analyze earnings per share in a corporate debt restructuring by valuing debt, calculating operating income, interest, taxes at 38%, and considering dividends and shares outstanding.
Explore how bond ratings determine interest rates, and analyze how debt, market equity, and stock price interact under different rating scenarios to inform debt restructuring and bankruptcy decisions.
Learn how the levered firm's value equals the unlevered value plus the present value of the tax shield, with debt and a 40 percent optimal capital structure shaping outcomes.
Learn the accounting for troubled debt restructuring and determine a bond’s carrying value. Calculate present value of face value and interest payments, using semiannual terms and scenarios like land exchange.
Analyze an exchange for stock under debt restructuring, valuing land and bonds at fair market value and recording journal entries, interest, discounts, gains, and effects on lenders' books.
Calculate total future cash flows and the carrying value, compare them to assess potential loss, then determine the new effective interest rate and the loan’s present value.
Compute the carrying value of existing debt by analyzing journal entries, interest payments, and discounts. Assess the new interest expense and income, and discount the new cash flows.
Construct and analyze an amortization table to track interest expense, interest paid, and principal during restructuring, including gains or losses and the present value of future payments.
Analyze total future cash flows in debt restructuring, determine new principal, forgiveness of interest, semi-annual payments, and compute getting value and expected cash payments.
Analyze Den's petroleum distressed case: 1 billion revenue, 5 percent decline, 300 million EBITDA, 119 million cash, 300 million high-yield debt at 60 percent, maturing in five years.
Examine three debt scenarios—upside recovery, downside oil price collapse leading to asset sales and bankruptcy, and the biscuit base case focusing on covenants, liquidity, and cash flow.
Learn how covenant breaches trigger Chapter 11 restructuring, potential enterprise-value based sale, and a downside Chapter 7 liquidation with asset liquidation and payments to lenders.
Explore revenue growth modeling by calculating revenues, cost of goods sold, depreciation, and selling, general, and administrative expenses to build an income statement and assess gross profit and margin.
Calculate operating profit by starting with gross profit, subtracting expenses, and adding back depreciation and amortization, then apply taxes to derive net income and margins; also prepare capital structure sheet.
Populate the balance sheet by detailing cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, and property, plant and equipment, then compute days in hand from revenue and cost of goods sold.
Prepare the capital structure sheet to determine total liabilities and equity, then build the balance sheet and cash flow statement, using net income, depreciation, and working capital changes.
Explore how to construct a cash flow statement by calculating operating, investing, and financing activities, including capital expenditure, acquisitions, loans, and net cash flows.
Develop the balance sheet by calculating property, plant and equipment and intangible assets through capital expenditures, depreciation, acquisitions, and amortization, while preparing the working capital and cash flow implications.
Learn to compute working capital by adjusting inventories and accounts receivable, reconcile it on the balance sheet, and reflect changes in the cash flow and income statements.
Review net income and net income margin, then trace cash flow from operating activities, depreciation, working capital changes, and capital expenditures to determine net cash flow and the cash position.
Analyze total debt leverage and covenants within the capital structure, calculating interest coverage and ending debt balances from the cash flow and notes.
Learn how net debt, interest coverage, and interest income interact within a corporate debt restructuring, including bank loan and high-yield debt calculations and capital structure implications.
Analyze how capital structure and debt leverage affect cash flows, profitability, and solvency, and assess distressed scenarios and restructuring options such as equity or financial restructurings.
This lecture analyzes a company with negative operating cash flows and rising debt. It highlights bankruptcy risk and options like financial restructuring, spin-offs, divestiture, equity recapitalization, leveraged or management buyouts.
Explore upside and downside outcomes for a petroleum company, including revenue recovery, high-yield debt dynamics, bankruptcy risk, and enterprise value and appraised value in restructuring.
Assess the base case for corporate debt restructuring by calculating high-yield debt recovery from asset values and balance sheet, applying a 32% recovery rate, and consider downside liquidation scenarios.
Explore how to value distressed debt through high yield debt recovery, yield to maturity, and three case scenarios—upside, base case, and downside—for Odense Petroleum, emphasizing liquidity and cash flow analysis.
An optimistic 2018 outlook shows fewer large Chapter 11 filings, with energy, health care, and retail leading restructurings as rates rise and tax reform reshapes corporate incentives.
In today’s volatile business environment, understanding how companies navigate financial distress is an essential skill for finance professionals. Corporate Debt Restructuring and Bankruptcy is a practical, scenario-based course that equips you with the tools to analyze distressed firms, implement restructuring strategies, and perform valuation in bankruptcy situations.
You will explore the complete restructuring lifecycle—from the strategic rationale behind mergers and demergers to modeling distressed cash flows and navigating bankruptcy laws. With rich case studies, GAAP vs. market-based balance sheet simulations, and advanced valuation models, this course mirrors the real-world challenges faced by equity analysts, investment bankers, and restructuring consultants.
Section 1: Introduction
This section introduces the fundamentals of corporate restructuring, providing clarity on when and why companies pursue it. You’ll explore the lifecycle of restructuring decisions, understand strategic triggers, and assess how distressed scenarios lead to either value destruction or value transformation.
Section 2: Types of Restructuring
Dive into the different forms of restructuring: mergers (horizontal, concentric), amalgamations, joint ventures, demergers, equity carve-outs, divestitures, and capital reduction. You'll learn the motivations behind each move and how these decisions reflect broader strategic and financial goals. This section also includes insights into sector-specific models like power sector restructuring.
Section 3: Corporate Debt Restructuring Case Study
Through a comprehensive case study, you’ll apply theoretical concepts in practice. You’ll work with GAAP and market-based balance sheets, simulate various restructuring events (stock offering, acquisitions, credit term changes), and build DCF models pre- and post-restructuring. You’ll also explore out-of-court restructuring strategies and bankruptcy waterfall scenarios, incorporating priority rules and recovery estimates.
Section 4: CDR Mechanism and Financial Restructuring Framework
Understand how institutional mechanisms like Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) function in real life. You'll learn about creditor negotiations, equity conversions, viability assessments (ROCE, DSCR), breakeven analysis, and the ultimate impact on both lenders and company financials. This section shows how restructuring can create—or sometimes fail to create—value for stakeholders.
Section 5: Valuation of Firms in Distress
Valuing distressed firms requires a modified approach. Here, you’ll examine techniques like the Adjusted Present Value (APV) model, simulate distressed scenarios, estimate the probability of default, and use multiple valuation methods. This section also covers the treatment of going concern assumptions, interest rates based on credit ratings, and levered firm valuation under uncertainty.
Section 6: Accounting Issues in Restructuring
Get hands-on with the accounting side of restructuring. You’ll tackle real-world complexities like recognizing bond exchanges, adjusting carrying values, constructing amortization tables, and projecting total future cash flows. This section ensures your valuation models stay consistent with accounting standards and reporting frameworks.
Section 7: Dan’s Petroleum Case Study
Apply everything you’ve learned through a multi-scenario case study. Dan’s Petroleum undergoes different restructuring strategies—you'll model revenue growth, operating margins, working capital, cash flow statements, capital structure, and leverage. Analyze the financial outcomes of each strategy and assess which restructuring plan maximizes shareholder value.
Section 8: Conclusion
Wrap up with a reflective overview of the key concepts covered in the course. You’ll revisit the restructuring journey, from strategic planning to execution, valuation, and post-restructuring recovery. Final lectures highlight practical lessons from 2018 and summarize how successful restructuring efforts restore solvency and create long-term value.