EN DISTRESSED M&A Keeping a cool head under pressure and upholding the interests of everyone involved as far as possible. Pragmatically and calmly. OVERCOMING COMPLEXITY Whenever business or financial reasons compel a sale or create a buying opportunity, it takes speed, good judgement and firmness to prepare and execute these multi-faceted transactions. goetzpartners M&A specialists have the knowledge and years of experience to provide the best-possible support to companies, institutional creditors, investors, trustees and insolvency administrators in exceptional circumstances or crisis situations – on both the seller and buyer sides. In challenging restructuring, fiduciary and insolvency cases, our combined expertise in corporate finance and corporate restructuring delivers sustainable value. Our track record of success reflects the trust placed in us by the stakeholders in these transactions. Our expertise for distressed M&A: Extensive experience, acquired over many years, in complex restructuring, trustee and insolvency cases combined with in-depth industry expertise International reference base both in German “Mittelstand” and large corporates, including various spin-offs of “difficult” subsidiaries Independent advice free of conflicts of interest; experience in managing stakeholders Value optimization through extensive international network of contacts with decision-makers among potential buyers High speed through required operational support, contribution of operational restructuring expertise OUR SECTOR EXPERTISE LATEST TRANSACTIONS - DISTRESSED M&A GOETZPARTNERS ADVISED DLW FLOORING GMBH ON THE SALE OF ITS LINOLEUM ACTIVITIES France based Gerflor SAS, a global leader in the production and distribution of flooring, wallcovering and finishes has signed a binding agreement to acquire DLW Flooring GmbH’s (“DLW") linoleum activities. The transaction includes the takeover of the production facility and workforce in Delmenhorst (Germany) as well as part of DLW’s sales force and support functions in Bietigheim-Bissingen. In March 2017, Hans-Norbert Topp was appointed CRO and CEO of DLW. Since then, the Company was undergoing an extensive restructuring and given a liquidity shortage, management filed for insolvency under self-administration in accordance with §270a InsO ("vorläufige Eigenverwaltung") in October 2017. goetzpartners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to the self-administration and has successfully managed the complex asset disposal process. MORE VIEW ALL TRANSACTIONS CONTACT DR. JAN-HENDRIK RÖVER Managing Director Corporate Finance WHERE TO CONNECT? GET IN TOUCH ON LINKEDIN OR XING OR WECHAT FAST UPDATES ON TWITTER STORIES BEHIND THE SCENES ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK NETWORK & PARTNERS DEUTSCHE INVEST CAPITAL PARTNERS WIDER SENSE BRIDGEMAKER GOETZPARTNERS SECURITIES HUATAI UNITED SECURITIES LEGAL NOTICE TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY SITEMAP © GOETZPARTNERS HOLDING AG 2021 NEWSLETTER LATEST NEWS ABOUT COOKIES ON THIS SITE We use cookies to collect and analyse information on site performance and usage, to provide social media features and to enhance and customise content and advertisements.Learn more ALLOW ALL COOKIES COOKIE SETTINGS