Financing, viability and restructuring
A business viability assessment for situations where pressure has reduced time, clarity and room to manoeuvre
You may already know where the problem begins. We determine how far it reaches, what threatens viability and which decisions cannot wait.
When it fits
This engagement is appropriate when:
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Recurring cash-flow pressure.
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Insufficient margins or losses with no isolated cause.
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Debt, guarantees or maturities restricting the available options.
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Need to coordinate business, legal, tax and restructuring perspectives.
Decision supported
The decision this work will help you make
You will distinguish a cash-flow problem from structural non-viability and know which decisions and specialist interventions cannot wait.
Typical situation
Cash is tightening and every issue feels urgent, yet it is unclear whether the business faces a timing gap or a structural viability problem
Separating liquidity, profitability, leverage and viability prevents temporary funding from masking a different decision.
- Signal
- Hypothesis
- Challenge
- Conclusion
- Decision
What you receive
A defined, verifiable scope designed for use
Primary and secondary causes affecting viability
Continuation, correction or exit scenarios
Priority plan and specialist interventions required
How we work
You know the process before it starts
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Confidential scope and documentation
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Economic and operating diagnostic
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Scenarios and decision horizon
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Coordination of the specialist network required
Before engagement
Clear limitations also create confidence
Does this replace insolvency counsel?
No. Martín Gil directs the strategic diagnostic; legal, tax and restructuring professionals retain responsibility for their specialist work.
Can business continuity be guaranteed?
No. The engagement assesses alternatives, viability and timing, but outcomes depend on the situation, creditors, execution and other factors.
When should help be requested?
Before liquidity pressure or upcoming obligations remove alternatives. If insolvency may exist, obtain immediate specialist legal advice.
How is a liquidity problem distinguished from a viability problem?
Liquidity asks whether the company can meet payments when due; viability asks whether margins, cash generation, debt and investment can be sustained over a reasonable horizon. A viable company may face a timing gap, while new finance alone does not correct structural losses. See the analysis of cash flow versus business viability.
What information does the diagnostic require?
Cash position and forecasts, maturities, debt and guarantees, margins by line, fixed and variable costs, working capital, contractual commitments, contingencies and measures already taken. Data quality and recency determine how far the conclusions can go.
Which scenarios should be stress-tested?
Continuation without change, operating correction, additional finance, debt renegotiation, sale of assets or units and an orderly exit where relevant. Each scenario should state cash needs, timing, dependencies, creditor impact and execution conditions.
When is seeking more finance no longer sufficient?
When the deficit arises from inadequate margins, incompatible debt, unsustainable demand or an operating structure that repeatedly consumes cash. Finance may buy time, but it must connect to a testable correction and an assessment of viability, margin and liquidity.
Why should insolvency legal advice be coordinated early?
Applicable indicators, duties and deadlines depend on the governing law and cannot be resolved through strategic analysis alone. The European Commission distinguishes preventive restructuring frameworks from insolvency proceedings; the specific situation requires immediate specialist legal advice.
Structure before execution
MGS Decision Framework™ —a sub-method of the MGS Strategic Intelligence Framework™—
MGS-FVR-007 · Financing & Viability Review is the firm’s methodology module closest to this decision. It structures evidence, assumptions, limits and conditions for proceeding before execution.
Next step
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