Director, Restructuring (m/f/d)

Director, Restructuring

Interpath

Frankfurt or Dusseldorf, Germany

Interpath is an international and fast-growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning deals, advisory and restructuring capabilities.

We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict-free, and our passion for doing what’s right, every time, sets us apart.

Our diverse teams provide specialist technical knowledge combined with deep sector experience across our service line specialisms. Since our foundation in 2021, Interpath has grown rapidly, and we now have a presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and South Africa. By 2030 we aim to be one of the world’s leading advisory firms with a truly global footprint.

Interpath launched in Germany in January 2025, so this is a unique opportunity to be part of a new business within an established international company. Our German business is led by a team of highly experienced MDs focused on delivering advisory services across Restructuring, Debt Advisory and Value Creation.

As a Director in the Restructuring & Advisory team, you will work with experienced colleagues to deliver multi-stakeholder, international and domestic restructuring & advisory engagements while also raising the profile of Interpath as a premier provider of Restructuring and Deals advisory services.

The successful candidate will lead client facing teams and oversee a diverse range of projects involving Turnaround management, Restructuring & Transformation. They will offer direct assistance to companies that are under-performing or experiencing a liquidity crisis directly impacting their survival.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leadership of a team and a number of workstreams to stabilize a client’s financial and operational performance
• Developing a detailed understanding of a client’s current position & prospects including a diagnostic assessment of key business & market issues and liquidity forecasting
• Assessing current business plans & financial projections, identifying risks and opportunities
• Identifying robust alternative solutions for the businesses and its stakeholders
• Guiding clients through processes, including working capital improvement, possible bankruptcy preparation, liquidation analysis & credit agreement negotiations
• Creating & implementing restructuring plans, including integrated financial models and 13 week cash flow forecasting tools
• Negotiating with Stakeholders including Corporates, Investors, Banks and Lenders to gain support and consensus on restructuring initiatives
• Build and maintain a strong network across Private Equity and Corporates, identifying opportunities to assist clients and deliver tailored solutions
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues, contributing to their professional growth

Examples of projects include:

• Financial and Operational Restructuring
• Balance Sheet Restructuring
• Distressed M&A
• Cash & liquidity management and forecasting
• Cross-border wind-downs & negotiations with Worker Councils
• Preparation and validation of business plans
• Independent business reviews
• Short term cash flow forecasting
• Cost saving initiatives & Profit Improvement
• Cost saving initiatives & Profit Improvement

Requirements

• Strong academic background with extensive experience in a Restructuring team at a leading consultancy or Big Four
• Well-developed financial analysis skills and advanced experience in reviewing and presenting a range of financial and 3-statement financial models
• Well developed team management and coaching skills in often urgent situations combined with excellent client communication and influencing skills
• Prior experience in some or all of the following; leading urgent Restructuring and Turnaround client projects, Independent Business Reviews (IBRs), Liquidity analysis, Market assessment, Capital structure analysis, Options review and stakeholder negotiation
• Native or business fluent German & English (C1) is essential. Additional European languages including French and Spanish are advantageous
• Open to working on client site both within Germany and across the EU and internationally

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Read more about our benefits;

Values

Our four core values are the cornerstones of culture at Interpath and steer everything from everyday decisions to larger strategic initiatives. Our Interpath Values are;

Do the right thing

• Our comfort zone is uncomfortable. We always make the right decision, not simply what is easy or popular.

All hands on deck

• stand shoulder-to-shoulder with colleagues and clients, be that physically or from afar. Our individual expertise may find the answers, but implementation happens though teamwork.

Passion drives success

• The impossible is always possible. We push the boundaries of what is expected because we're never satisfied with the status quo. Our clients expect the right result when they engage with us, and it's only by delivering this that we win.

Embrace different

• cultures to mindsets, we welcome all. We believe that people are equal, but not the same.