Restructuring and Bankruptcy
Opportunistic Investing:
In today's challenging marketplace, opportunistic investors must stay a step ahead of the curve. Given the significant capital allocated for real estate investments, identifying valued-added opportunities is difficult. The Schonbraun McCann Group's (SMG), an FTI Company, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Services Group is in the trenches every day and can help identify and evaluate the opportunities of today, and capitalize on the opportunities of tomorrow. When necessary, we know how to navigate aquisitions through the bankruptcy courts.
Services Include:
- Sourcing deals
- Property or portfolio underwriting
- Acquisition due diligence
- Property valuation
- Feasibility studies and highest and best-use analysis
- Asset management
- Pricing models
Corporate Restructuring:
In virtually every corporate reorganization, in or out of bankruptcy, real estate decisions are an important part of the turnaround plan. In some cases, real estate might be the first or second largest asset, and an integral part of the plan of reorganization. In smaller entities, where real estate might consist of only one or two assets or liabilities, the restructuring of a loan or monetization of an asset might make the difference in profitability.
Services include:
- Portfolio analysis and valuation
- Creditors Committee representation
- Expert testimony
- Interim real estate management
- Lease and easement abstracting
- Rejection claim analysis
- Leasehold and fee interest disposition]
Workouts:
For many years, an abundance of capital has been chasing a limited supply of real estate opportunities, squeezingreturns to all-time lows. As market conditions shift, and development plans fail to materialize as expected, investors'returns will start to evaporate and a restructuring plan or workout may be necessary. We have the expertise to help.
We are equipped to evaluate the situation, restructure the existing equity or debt, and, if necessary, replace the local partner at the property level until a turnaround is effectuated.
Services we provide:
- Property and deal valuation
- Evaluation of operating partner
- Lease restructuring
- Market analysis
- Mitigation of liabilities



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