Distressed Assets Dispositions

Distressed assets dispositions refer to the process of selling assets that are in financial distress. This can include real estate, mortgages, bonds, and company stocks. The goal of distressed assets dispositions is to sell the assets at a price that is as high as possible, in order to recoup as much of the investment as possible.

The process of disposing of distressed assets can be complex and time-consuming, as the assets are often in a state of disrepair or illiquid. It may require a significant amount of work and resources to bring the assets back to a marketable condition and find a buyer.

One common method of disposing of distressed assets is through a public auction, where the assets are sold to the highest bidder. This method is often used for real estate and is considered to be a fast and efficient way to sell distressed assets. Another method is a private sale, where the assets are sold directly to a buyer, typically at a discounted price. This method is often used for distressed company stocks and bonds.

Distressed asset dispositions may also involve the use of specialized financial intermediaries, such as workout specialists, turnaround managers, or vulture funds. These intermediaries have expertise in identifying, valuing, and disposing of distressed assets and can provide additional resources and support to help the process along.

It’s important to note that when disposing of distressed assets, investors should carefully consider the legal and regulatory requirements of the jurisdiction in which the assets are located, as well as the rights and interests of all parties involved in the disposition process, including the creditors and other stakeholders.

For over 40 years, EDS has skillfully guided and judiciously represented many of the world’s leading multinational corporations in the redeployment and disposition of their surplus/nonessential/overlapping capital assets (Investment Recovery) and many of the world’s leading financial institutions, attorneys and law firms, secured creditors, investors, and myriad other stakeholders in the recovery, disposition, and conversion of their distressed assets to cash (Special Asset Recovery). Our award-winning services have generated and returned billions of dollars to our global clients’ treasuries.

Investment Recovery Corporate Services

Our Investment Recovery Systems^® Group is internationally recognized for handling all efforts related to the disposition of all surplus/nonessential/overlapping capital assets through corporate consolidations and restructuring transactions for multinational corporations throughout the world. We have successfully handled the dispositions for some of the world’s most important—valuable—and high-profile corporate consolidations and restructuring transactions. Our Investment Recovery Centers of America^® unit owns/operates strategically located multipurpose venues for recovering, storing, and re-marketing recovered assets. Our full-service Recovery Centers fulfill our unique capacity to immediately marshal our clients’ recovered moveable assets, air, land, and marine, to our secure facilities for disposition. Our flagship Recovery Center is the Port of Slidell in Slidell, Louisiana (Greater New Orleans, LA USA).

Special Asset Recovery Services

EDS specializes in providing special asset recovery for secured creditors with troubled accounts facing operational and financial difficulties. We are particularly informed and experienced in handling environmentally impaired and highly contentious special situations and the wind-down and liquidation of large-scale heavy-industrial, manufacturing, and distribution-related plants and facilities.