How can boards help their companies navigate distress—before it’s too late? Governance Insights Center The board’s guide to deals Boards must be prepared to deal with rapidly deteriorating circumstances that could push a company into insolvency. Directors who know the warning signs can help their companies head off bankruptcy—or at least be in a better position to emerge successfully. pwc.com/us/governanceinsightscenter pwc.com/us/deals June 2018 Any company could face financial distress at some point.

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Les options pour le changement

À mesure que le marché évolue, sous la pression des forces concurrentielles et des demandes des clients, les entreprises doivent veiller de façon proactive à suivre la cadence. Elles peuvent rencontrer des difficultés opérationnelles qui sont des signes avant-coureurs de problèmes de viabilité à long terme. Comme la direction se concentre sur ses activités quotidiennes et les enjeux habituels de l’entreprise, il peut être difficile d’identifier les indicateurs de possibles problèmes opérationnels à venir et d’y répondre.

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Create options for change

As companies face changes in their markets from competitive forces and customer demands, they also need to be proactive in ensuring their operations are up to the challenge. Companies will often experience operational issues that can be leading indicators for real viability concerns in the longer term. With management focused on day-to-day operations and business as usual matters, it can often be a challenge to identify and address indicators of potential operational stress ahead.

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Today’s business environment is truly global but in local markets, specific regulation, legislation, politics, demographics and culture have a material impact on how restructurings and insolvencies play out. Long thought of as one of the world’s leading restructuring hubs, the UK’s dominance is increasingly being challenged by other countries in the global restructuring market.

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