Leaving or taking over a company in difficulty - What are the options and opportunities for both parties?Gratis
Businesses in difficulty: for some a threat, for others a unique opportunity. How do you identify the warning signs in time? What legal options exist to restructure or acquire a company? And how do you avoid pitfalls such as directors’ liability?
On Tuesday 16 December 2025 Reyns Advocaten is organising a free morning seminar, in which our Insolvency Team will guide you through all the crucial aspects of this complex topic.
What can you expect?
1. Detecting difficulties: how do you recognise a company in troubled waters?
We begin by defining the “target”: how do you recognise a business in difficulty?
- We will look at the various legal warning signs
- And at the operation of the Chamber for Companies in Difficulty (KOIM) within the enterprise courts
2. Legal options: restructure or liquidate?
Depending on the objective, we examine the options and opportunities for alert entrepreneurs:
Restructuring
- Financing and risks for directors, in particular when establishing new securities and the latent danger zone of “wrongful trading”
- Judicial reorganisation – ‘restructuring’:
- Distinction between private and public
- Amicable agreement: right of initiative and overall course
- Collective agreement: right of initiative and overall course
Liquidation
- Judicial reorganisation
- Transfer under judicial supervision: right of initiative and overall course
- Private preparation of the bankruptcy: the so-called “silent bankruptcy” or “PRE-PACK”, with several well-known examples and practical takeaways
- Bankruptcy: restart after bankruptcy – how do you approach this in concrete terms?
3. Additional points of attention (if time allows)
- Risks of “DIY” solutions such as phoenix constructions
- Personal liability of directors
- Paulian claims
We do not present a black-and-white story, but a realistic view of both failure and growth. We take sensitivities into account and offer a sober perspective on reality: businesses fail, businesses grow. Often, growth companies are part of the solution for companies in difficulty – and for their directors.
For whom?
This seminar is aimed at accounting professionals, investors, and managerial and financial profiles within the company.
You will gain practical insights, legal tools and strategies to limit risks and seize opportunities – both for companies in difficulty and for growth companies seeking to expand strategically.
Do not miss this opportunity to deepen your knowledge and protect your business both legally and financially.
Register today – places are limited!