We study the restructuring process of small and medium-sized firms in financial distress. We have a unique dataset with firms in the Netherlands that are assisted in their restructuring effort by banks. Part of our dataset consists of firms that successfully restructure their operations and...

The paper provides a cutting edge look at the ability of existing (and soon to be enacted) legal structures to restructure a financially troubled global business. The basic problem rests on the simple fact that legal systems are country-specific, while businesses operate world-wide. To avoid...