Karl-J. Kraus – författare

Unternehmenskrisen und die damit verbundene Notwendigkeit der Sanierung und Restrukturierung der betroffenen Firmen haben in den letzten Jahren stark zugenommen. Der erfolgreiche Umgang mit einer Unternehmenskrise erfordert eine detaillierte Kenntnis von Ursachen, die zur Entstehung von Krisen führen, weiter ist die Kenntnis der verschiedenen Phasen einer Krise notwendig und schließlich benötigt man die Instrumente, um erfolgreich eine Krise zu bewältigen.Das Buch ist ein unverzichtbarer Helfer für alle Personen, die sich in der Praxis mit der Sanierung und Restrukturierung von Unternehmen beschäftigen. Darüber hinaus bietet es wertvolle Ideen für die Wissenschaft.

Die Zahl von Unternehmenskrisen hat in den letzten Jahren stark zugenommen. Betroffene Firmen müssen restrukturiert werden. Es ist heute unstrittig, dass neben der Verbesserung des operativen Geschäfts und der strategischen Neuausrichtung auch die Neuordnung der Unternehmensfinanzierung elementarer Bestandteil einer Restrukturierung ist. Notwendig ist hierfür die Beherrschung des Corporate-Finance-Instrumentariums. Dieses Buch zeigt die sich daraus ergebenden Herausforderungen und Lösungen. Dabei steht die Steigerung des Unternehmenswerts im Vordergrund. Anhand mehrerer anonymisierter Fallstudien wird detailliert aufgezeigt, wie sich die finanzielle Restrukturierung in der Praxis umsetzen lässt und damit die Weichen für einen erfolgreichen Expansionskurs gestellt werden. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an Praktiker, die sich einen fundierten Überblick über neue Entwicklungen im Bereich Rekapitalisierung von Unternehmen verschaffen wollen.

Technological progress and globalization have completely changed the overall conditions and rules of entrepreneurial engagement. The speed of this modern high performance economy has accelerated, competition is fiercer than ever, and the battles are no longer fought in the domestic or intra-European arena, but on a global level. To keep up with their rivals and increase their productivity, bu- nesses must be able to efficiently manage their processes and structures. However, strategies and business models must be developed simultaneously to set the stage for a successful and sustainable course of expansion. Driven by these forces, the management and focus of restructuring measures has also changed in recent years: in the past, the primary objective was to implement solutions to improve the operational end of the business – and, ultimately, to cut costs. The strategic revamping of the company is closely linked to this type of operational restructuring. Since then, however, another financial dimension has been added to this restructuring approach. In other words, the restructuring pr- ess – and the respective demands it imposes on stakeholders, such as managers, financial partners, and consultants – has evolved substantially from pure cost cutting measures (often associated with "rightsizing") to consulting on the brink of insolvency (planned insolvency method) and growth-oriented financial restr- turing.

Technological progress and globalization have completely changed the overall conditions and rules of entrepreneurial engagement. The speed of this modern high performance economy has accelerated, competition is fiercer than ever, and the battles are no longer fought in the domestic or intra-European arena, but on a global level. To keep up with their rivals and increase their productivity, bu- nesses must be able to efficiently manage their processes and structures. However, strategies and business models must be developed simultaneously to set the stage for a successful and sustainable course of expansion. Driven by these forces, the management and focus of restructuring measures has also changed in recent years: in the past, the primary objective was to implement solutions to improve the operational end of the business – and, ultimately, to cut costs. The strategic revamping of the company is closely linked to this type of operational restructuring. Since then, however, another financial dimension has been added to this restructuring approach. In other words, the restructuring pr- ess – and the respective demands it imposes on stakeholders, such as managers, financial partners, and consultants – has evolved substantially from pure cost cutting measures (often associated with "rightsizing") to consulting on the brink of insolvency (planned insolvency method) and growth-oriented financial restr- turing.

Technological progress and globalization have completely changed the overall conditions and rules of entrepreneurial engagement. The speed of this modern high performance economy has accelerated, competition is fiercer than ever, and the battles are no longer fought in the domestic or intra-European arena, but on a global level. To keep up with their rivals and increase their productivity, bu- nesses must be able to efficiently manage their processes and structures. However, strategies and business models must be developed simultaneously to set the stage for a successful and sustainable course of expansion. Driven by these forces, the management and focus of restructuring measures has also changed in recent years: in the past, the primary objective was to implement solutions to improve the operational end of the business – and, ultimately, to cut costs. The strategic revamping of the company is closely linked to this type of operational restructuring. Since then, however, another financial dimension has been added to this restructuring approach. In other words, the restructuring pr- ess – and the respective demands it imposes on stakeholders, such as managers, financial partners, and consultants – has evolved substantially from pure cost cutting measures (often associated with "rightsizing") to consulting on the brink of insolvency (planned insolvency method) and growth-oriented financial restr- turing.