ABOUT US

MW Restructuring is a results-focussed corporate debt restructuring and recovery business led by Mike Cooke.

Mike has over 35 years’ experience in the finance industry, with 25 years dedicated to corporate restructuring and recovery. He has managed corporate restructuring and debt recoveries in over 40 countries with a particular focus on emerging markets, and in particular Africa.

MW Restructuring specialises in complex corporate recovery and turnaround situations with cross–border and jurisdictional challenges where creative solutions are required. We provide a hands-on approach to finding solutions, operating in country to guide clients through the best recovery and restructuring strategies available.

OUR SERVICES

Through our experience in risk management and corporate restructuring and recovery, together with strong market contacts and relationships, we are able to advise and guide our clients through the restructuring process.

MW Restructuring’s depth of experience and strong stakeholder management means it can act on behalf of Creditors and Lenders. Mike has also been appointed as a Chief Restructuring Officer and as a Director on the Board of companies in distress.

Lender side appointments

  • Undertake due diligence, assessing all options available to the client and making clear recommendations on the recovery and restructuring solutions available to the client
  • Execute the strategy approved by the client
  • Act on behalf of a single lender or syndicate of lenders to lead the restructuring recovery process
  • Work on single assets or a portfolio of assets as required by the client

Company side appointments

  • Undertake a root-cause analysis with the client to understand the core reason for the current stressed or distressed position and identify the potential solutions
  • Assist in communicating a clear action plan and managing the external and internal stakeholder expectations to ensure no adverse actions are taken
  • Project manage the restructuring process in a transparent and collaborative manner to ensure that all stakeholders are kept up to date with progress
  • React to and resolve any unforeseen issues that may arise throughout the restructuring process

Board appointments

  • Mike has represented creditor’s interests on the Board of Directors of companies in stress or distress to monitor an agreed turnaround plan and / or provide greater transparency to lenders
  • Mike is also prepared to accept Board appointments at the request of the shareholders or existing Board members where additional restructuring and recovery experience is required

MEET MIKE

Mike has a career in banking and consulting spanning over 35 years, predominantly in Risk with a focus in recovery / restructuring. He has experience across all industries and has worked in over 40 countries, covering both developed and emerging markets. Mike’s strength is in complex situations where creative solutions are required.

Having started his career with Barclays Bank, Mike moved to Standard Bank in 1996, to take up the position of Deputy Head of Credit in London. During his 18 years with Standard Bank, Mike held a number of senior positions in the Risk Department, leading teams focussed on both live and restructuring and recovery portfolios. From 2006 to 2012 Mike was the Global Head of Restructuring & Recovery for Standard Bank’s Corporate and Investment Banking Division, managing a global team in excess of 60 people with a portfolio covering the full range of debt products and derivatives. During this time, Mike successfully managed the bank’s high risk assets through the financial crisis.

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Mike was also a voting member of Standard Banks most senior Risk Committees including the Risk Executive Committee and the Credit Committee for the Investment Bank, where he also acted as alternative Chair. He has also held a board position in an African based infrastructure fund for Standard Bank and since leaving Standard Bank represented creditors’ interests on boards of private companies as part of distressed restructurings.

Mike joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2015, where he was Group Special Asset Management (GSAM) Head, Europe and Americas Region and Global Head Structured Solutions and Advisory, a team tasked with finding market-based solutions for large corporate clients in distress.

More recently, Mike has worked as a private consultant specialising in debt recovery and restructuring where he has represented lenders, borrowers and taken board positions. Mike is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and a Member of the Institute for Turnaround.

Mike Cooke

WHY CHOOSE MW RESTRUCTURING?

  • Independent and focussed on long term partnerships

  • Unparalleled expertise in the restructuring / recovery industry

  • Cover the full suite of lending products and related derivative products

  • Able to provide expertise and support to an existing team or work independently, depending on the client’s requirements

  • React quickly as situations dictate whilst keeping the client fully aware of developments

  • Strong network of accounting, forensic and legal resources that can be deployed as and when the situation requires

  • Direct access to a group of independent executives & CRO’s specialising in emerging markets across all sectors & C-Suite functional disciplines

GET IN TOUCH

Email us

info@mwrestructuring.com

Call us

+44 (0) 7771 580 163

MW Restructuring Limited is registered in England and Wales. Registered address: 25 The Brackens, Orpington, Kent, BR6 6JH. Company registration number 8610565.