Comprehensive Capabilities
Greenhill's financing advisory & restructuring practice benefits from the experience of some of the longest serving professionals in the industry.  Our track record includes pre-emptive recapitalizations, acquisitions and sales of distressed companies and assets, debt and equity restructuring and a range of other advisory services for a diverse client base. We strive to reach consensual deals that are in the best interests of our clients and we have an established history of brokering transactions in situations with divisive inter-creditor and shareholder issues. Our professionals strive to execute transactions and reach agreements between constituents quickly, allowing our clients to return their focus to their operations and business activities. However, we are committed to not sacrificing our client’s goals just to achieve a quick outcome in a contested situation and take pride in negotiating outcomes for our clients that best position them to achieve their financial goals regardless of the length of the engagement.

Debtor Advisory
Greenhill provides a full range of advisory services to debtors both inside and outside formal bankruptcy. Our goal is to assist debtors by working with all of their stakeholders to implement restructuring plans that balance a pragmatic sharing of value between stakeholders while minimizing corporate uncertainty. We recognize that every situation is unique and that traditional solutions are not always best suited for our clients. Based on our years of experience and wide-variety of previous transactions, we assist debtors with thinking creatively about their options and selecting attributes of different strategic alternatives that can be packaged together into a compelling solution.

Creditor Advisory
Greenhill advises creditors and committees of financially distressed companies both inside and outside formal bankruptcy. Our goal is to help creditors maximize returns from distressed corporate situations and to work with other constituents to achieve that return in a timely manner. We understand that creditors may value the form of consideration and other terms of a restructuring proposal differently, and we work with committees to optimize the returns our clients receive based on their desired outcome.

Distressed M&A
Greenhill frequently combines the experience of its M&A and restructuring professionals in advising either buyers or sellers of distressed assets and/or companies. Greenhill is able to advise a client throughout the entire process, including identification of targets/buyers, participation in a sales process and court proceedings, if necessary. We look to identify creative tactical or strategic solutions to unlock value in every situation. We recognize that executing M&A in distressed situations requires incremental skills that are not always required within traditional M&A transactions. Some of these skills are working with a highly levered acquiror or target, managing the bankruptcy process, performing a valuation that can withstand court scrutiny and managing inherent conflicts of interest among different constituencies.

International Experience
Greenhill has a strong track record of successful international restructuring transactions. Combining our international footprint with our independence, experience and analytical advice, we provide a high quality advisory service in major restructuring cases around the world.

Equity Sponsor Advisory
Greenhill's restructuring professionals advise financial sponsors on various distressed situations, including acquiring distressed assets through debt/liability acquisition and acquiring companies through equity or similar capital injections in distressed situations. We also assist sponsors in developing strategies to optimize the value of distressed portfolio companies.