Insolvency Law · European Union
Save a Viable Business With a Business Rescue Lawyer Who Fights for Time
A business that can trade its way back to health deserves more than a forced sale of its assets. We match you, free of charge, with a business rescue lawyer who runs formal rescue and restructuring procedures across Europe, buying you the time and legal protection to keep jobs, customers and value alive.
- Formal rescue & moratoriums
- Jobs & value preserved
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Who this is for
Rescue is a legal process, not just a hopeful pause
Business rescue is the use of legal procedures to save a company that is viable but in financial difficulty, giving it protection from creditors while a plan to restructure debts and continue trading is put in place. Most European countries now offer some form of rescue framework — a moratorium on enforcement, a court-supervised restructuring plan, or a procedure that keeps the business operating while its debts are renegotiated — often modelled on, or harmonised with, EU restructuring rules. The underlying idea is that a going concern is worth more alive than broken up: jobs, customer relationships and goodwill survive, and creditors typically recover more than they would in a liquidation. But rescue only works when it is started early and run by someone who understands the procedure, the voting rules and how to build a plan creditors will actually approve.
Why rescue attempts fail
Rescue fails when it starts too late.
The law protects a business only while there is a business left to protect.
Once creditors have seized assets and key staff have left, the rescue framework arrives to a company that is already gone.
Started too late
Directors often wait until enforcement has begun or staff are departing before seeking rescue, by which point the value and goodwill the procedure exists to protect have already been destroyed.
Plan creditors won’t approve
A rescue plan must win the support of the required majorities of creditors, and a plan that ignores their interests or the voting rules is voted down. Building an approvable plan is a specialist skill.
Procedure chosen wrongly
Each country offers different rescue tools — moratoriums, restructuring plans, court-supervised processes — and picking the wrong one, or none at all, wastes the very window the law provides.
What you get
A business rescue lawyer who keeps the company alive
We only match you with lawyers who run formal rescues and restructurings regularly, so the procedure is chosen and driven correctly from day one.
Right procedure chosen
Your lawyer assesses the business’s viability and selects the correct rescue or restructuring framework for your country, launching it before value, goodwill and key staff are lost to delay.
Moratorium secured
You get protection from creditor enforcement while the rescue is underway, so the business can keep trading and paying essential costs instead of being picked apart.
Approvable plan built
Your lawyer drafts a restructuring plan that addresses creditors’ real interests and navigates the voting rules, giving it the best chance of approval and adoption.
Business kept trading
Throughout the process your lawyer manages the legal and creditor side so you can focus on running the business, preserving jobs, customers and the going-concern value.
Coverage
Business rescue lawyers across Europe
Rescue and restructuring frameworks are set by national law and shaped by EU rules, so the right lawyer is one who knows the specific procedures available in your country. We match cases across the following countries and beyond:
Frequently asked
Business rescue — common questions
What is the difference between rescue and liquidation?
Rescue keeps a viable business trading by restructuring its debts under legal protection, while liquidation winds the company down and sells its assets. Rescue usually preserves more value, jobs and creditor recoveries, but it requires the business to be genuinely viable.
What is a moratorium in a rescue?
It is a temporary legal pause on creditor enforcement — such as seizing assets or filing insolvency — that gives the company breathing room to propose a restructuring plan. In many countries it is tied to a formal rescue procedure and lasts for a defined period.
How does a restructuring plan get approved?
Typically the plan is put to the company’s creditors, who vote in classes, and it must win the support of specified majorities before a court confirms it. The exact thresholds and cross-class rules vary by country, and a lawyer builds the plan around them.
Can a small business use rescue procedures?
Yes — most European rescue frameworks, including those shaped by the EU restructuring directive, are designed to be accessible to small and medium businesses, not just large companies. The availability and conditions depend on the country.
Will rescue keep my staff and customers?
The aim of rescue is precisely to preserve the going concern, which usually means keeping staff, suppliers and customers in place. The business continues to trade under protection while the plan is implemented, though difficult decisions can still arise.
When is it too late to rescue a company?
There is no universal cut-off, but the realistic answer is that rescue becomes harder once enforcement has begun, key staff have left, or the business has lost the confidence of its customers and suppliers. Acting before that point is the single most important step.
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There is still time — if you use it
Tell us what the business owes, whether it can still trade, and what has happened so far, and we’ll connect you with a business rescue lawyer who runs rescues in your country every day — free of charge, with no obligation to hire.