Practice Area
Corporate liquidation services for Chapter 7, ABC, out-of-court, and lender-driven wind-downs that need disciplined execution and value preservation.
Overview
When business recovery is no longer realistic, liquidation becomes a process design problem. The question is not whether assets will be sold. It is whether they will be sold through a structured framework that protects value, documents decisions clearly, and treats stakeholders with discipline.
CMBG manages liquidation matters through formal court processes and privately negotiated arrangements. Depending on the structure, we can serve as assignee, liquidation agent, advisor, or fiduciary support resource.
Our work covers more than hard assets alone. Inventory, equipment, receivables, trademarks, software, customer relationships, and brand value can all change the recovery outcome when they are handled deliberately.
Liquidation Channels
Chapter 7 bankruptcies where a federal trustee-led liquidation is the right fit.
ABC transactions where a state-law assignee can move faster and with more flexibility.
Out-of-court liquidations that preserve value while avoiding unnecessary litigation and cost.
Secured creditor and Article 9 sale processes where collateral remedies drive the timeline.
Why Timing Matters
Once a company is headed toward a wind-down, time, documentation, and sale design heavily influence recovery. The more disciplined the process, the better the chance of preserving value for creditors and other stakeholders.
20k+
businesses file for bankruptcy annually in the US
50%
of small businesses fail within 5 years
70%
higher survival rate for companies that restructure early
40-60%
reduction in creditor losses through proactive restructuring
80%
of businesses working with consultants achieve better outcomes
Capabilities
Secure inventory, equipment, records, cash controls, and intellectual property before value leaks out through delay, disorder, or disputed authority.
Run inventory, equipment, receivables, and other asset sales through the channels best suited to speed, confidentiality, and recovery value.
Treat trademarks, software, customer relationships, and other intangibles as part of the liquidation strategy rather than as afterthoughts.
Coordinate lender, creditor, vendor, employee, and board communications so the wind-down remains orderly and defensible.
Support the accounting, records organization, distributions logic, and final reporting needed to close the process cleanly.
Choose and execute the right liquidation path based on legal structure, stakeholder alignment, asset mix, and timing pressure.
Process Selection
Best when a federal court-supervised liquidation and trustee control are necessary to close the business and administer claims.
Useful when a faster, state-law wind-down can preserve value better than a more expensive federal filing.
Appropriate when stakeholders can align around a voluntary wind-down and privately negotiated asset-sale strategy.
Useful when the senior lender has collateral control and a faster enforcement-driven sale is more practical than a full insolvency case.
Related Resources
These related videos and case studies show how liquidation work gets structured in practice, including Article 9 sales, orderly wind-downs, and public sale processes.
FAQ
These are the questions we hear most often from boards, lenders, owners, and fiduciaries trying to choose the right wind-down path and preserve as much value as possible once liquidation becomes necessary.
The right process can materially change recovery, timing, and stakeholder confidence even when the business is already headed toward a wind-down.
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