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A prepack other wise known as a phoenix is whereby a business goes into administration with the intention of the directors purchasing  the assets ofthe business in a newly formed limited company.   Not all finance companies will fund prepacks so it is important that all ones ducks are in line before a business pushes the button.

It is important to have the right factoring or invoice discounting company in place. As banks more often than not will not finance prepacks  it may be advisable to replace the bank owned finance company with a friendlier  and more accommodating finance company. This may only work when there are no other bank borrowings. If an overdraft is in place consideration must be taken into account if notice is given to quit a factring facility as undoubtedly the bank will call in the overdraft facility.

If there are no other facilities complicating proceedings the new factoring company will replace the inflexible factoring company. AS they wll be the main debentyre holder they can appoint the administrator of your choice, fund the new co and collect in full the debtors of the old co. Seamless!

Perhaps not. Any hire purchase and finance lease deals must be taken into condsideration. It may be possible to rewrite any hire purchase or finance lease deals into the new co however not all finance companies will novate the agreements into the new. XL Business Finance has experince of helping customers replace such finance agreemnts.

A prepack is otherwise known as a phoenix. A business goes into administration and the directors purchase the assets off the administrator in a prearranged agreement. Not all finance companies will finance a prepack so it is important to get the best possible advice and have all the new finance facilities in place. A good corporate insolvency firm will provide experience and guidance as to the best way forward however when it comes to arranging the new finance facilities XL Business Finance can provide some help and experience of our own.

Depending on the factoring or invoice discounting company  it may be advisable to replace the existing factoring company with a more flexible funder. As it is the factoring company that more often than not appoint the administrator it is important that the factoring company appoints the administrator which will assist with the prepack. A bank appointed administrator may lead to events not going the correct way. It is also important to take into consideration any  other bank facilities which may be called in if a customer tries to change factoring companies. This will have an affect on personal guarantees. We have seen instances where procedure were carried out against the advice of the administrator, notice was given to the existing bank owned factoring company and the bank called in a substantial overdraft . As you can imagine things got a bit messy.