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Catégorie Finances
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Crée / Actualisé 17.06.2017 / 09.03.2021
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Name the three crisis from the crisis model and explain how they can be noticed:

- Strategic crisis

What says your product / past of accounting

- Profitablity crisis

You make losses / Equity goes slowly down

- Liquidity crisis

Haven't got any cash / not able to pay the salaries

What's the difference between a genuine and not genuine adverse balance sheet?

Genuine: No reserves to treat the loss

Not genuine: enough reserves to treat the loss

When is an adverse balance sheet concealed?

When the loss is already offset against equity and not disclosed separetely.

How to calculate the:

- Cash ratio / Liqu. 1

- Quick ratio / Liqu. 2

- Current ratio / Liqu. 3

Liqu. 1: Cash / kfr. FK

Liqu. 2: (Cash + Receivables) / kfr. FK

Liqu. 3: UV / kfr. FK

What are the consequences of Art. 725, 1? (Debts are covered but less than 50 % equity!)

The BOD needs to call an AGM and propose restructuring measures!

What are the consequences of Art. 725, 2? (Debt isn't fully covered anymore)

An interim F/S based on going concern and liquidation assumptions needs to be drawn-up: If both show an over-indebtness the judge must be notified unless creditors enter into a subordination agreement.

Explain the basic process of a claim enforcement!

                                                                                                                                           - Seizure (Pfändung) - Bankruptcy

Invoice - Enforcement Claim (Zahlungsbefehl) - Objection by debtor (Rechtsvorschlag)

                                                                                                                                           - Request for continuation of debt enforcement (Fortsetzungsbegehren) - Request for realization of security (Pfandverwertung)

What are the three possibilities after an objection by debtor?

- if court decision exists - definite continuation

- if a public document exists - provisional continuation

- No document - sue for acceptance

What are the three possibilities for a continuation of an enforcement claim if the debtor doesn't pay!

1. Seizure (Pfändung) (no collaterals granted)

2. Realization of security (Pfandverwertung) (for all collateralized claims)

3. Bankruptcy (for companies or private persons in commercial register)

What are the ordinary proceedings for an enforcement by bankruptcy?

1. creditor call

2. 1st creditor reunion: election of receivership and creditor committee

3. collocation plan by receivership

4. 2nd creditor reunion: decides on realization of assets

5. distribution of funds according to distribution list (distribution order according to law)

5. if claims > funds - bankruptcy deficiency note

Which are the three classes in an enforcement by bankruptcy?

1st class

- Salaries

- Redundancy payments (Abfindung)

- Surety claims

- Certain insurance claims

- Pension fund claims

- Alimonies

2nd class

- Claims of children

- Claims of social security

3rd class

- all other claims

Name the thre possibilities for capital increase!

- Ordinary (qualified or ordinary - qualified is without funds inflow but contribution in kind)

- Approved (AGM gives order to BOD - 2 years time to perform - not more than 1/2 of existing share capital)

- Contingent (Options)

How to calculate the subscription right?

(Amount of old shares * Price of an old share before capital increase) + (Amount of new shares * Issue price)

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Total amount of shares

= Price of the share after capital increase

Price of the old share before capital increase - Price of the share after capital increase = Subcscription right per old share

The share capital of Halfmoonbay is increased to 400'000 (from 200'000) through issue of 200 shares with a nominal value of 1'000 CHF as follows:

- 100 bonus shares

- offset of loans 60'000 CHF

- Cash settlement of balancing account

The cost of issue 5'000 is paid through the bank and is capitalized.

Withholding tax is paid through the bank and debited to free reserves

Record the account for the following:

1. Subscription of shares

2. Bonus shares

3. Consideration

  a) Netting of loan

  b) Bank settlement

4. Cash disbursement

  a) Cost of capital increase

  b) Witholding tax (net value method)

1. Shareholders / Share Capital 200'000

2. Free reserves / Shareholders 100'000

3. a) Loan / Shareholders 60'000

    b) Cash / Shareholders 40'000

4. a) Financial expenses / cash 5'000

    b) Free  reserves / Cred. withholding tax 53'800

What two types of capital reductions are there?

What's the difference?

- Constitutive (payout funds to the shareholder)

- Declarative (offset losses brought forward)

Explain the process of a declarative capital reduction!

1. audit report - assets still cover liabilities?

2. AGM resolution

3. Notarization of the reduction resolution

4. Entry in the commercial register

 

What is important in a constitutive capital reduction?

Creditor call (3 times)

What says the debt capacity?

The idea is to assess, how much debt is bearable for a borrower.

When is a loan considered a non-performing loan?

- 90 days unpaid interest

- 90 days overdue amortization

- 90 days credit overdraft

- breaking of financial covenants

- granting special conditions

What are the liability risks (Haftungsrisiken) for a bank?

- Taking of equity stake

- role as restructuring consultant

- definition of turnaround concept

- retardation (Verzögerung) of bankruptcy

- engravement of solvency situation

What are the main features of a restructuring loan?

- Special purpose

- Closeness to the borrower

- only against collaterals

- covenant

- no 3rd party is willing to grant a loan under these circumstances

What is a debt equity swap?

- Liabilities are transfered into equity

- Economically, the debt position is reduced new equity is created

- From a legal perspective: Debt equity swap capital increase with contribution in kind (Sacheinlage)

Why is the debt equity swap a very controversial topic?

For a contribution in kind, there has to be a valid service in return; if not this constitutes a fraudulent share issue (betrügerische Aktienausgabe)

Which three valuation principles are available?

- cost

- lower of cost and market

- FMV

In a revaluation case when you have three buildings with the following values how do you revaluate them (show the bookings) and why?

 

Building 1                           Building 2                      Building 3

Book value: 3'300              Book value: 5'438          Book value: 3187

Cost:           5'000              Cost:            8'500          Cost:           3'500

FMV:           4'500              FMV:            4'375         FMV:           7'000

1. Land % Buildings / Appreciation 1200

Revaluate on lower of cost and value if the value is under cost the bookings are booked in the P&L and not in revaluation reserves

 

2. Depreciation / Land & Buildings 1'063

Revaluate on the lower value from cost and FMV also if it is under book value

 

3. Land & Buildings / Appreciation                   313

    Land & Buildings / Revaluation Reserve   3'500

Revaluate on lower of cost and FMV. In this case the FMV is even higher than cost so you can in addition revaluate with a second booking on the FMV, the difference between cost and FMV has to be booked on the Balance sheet and in the revaluation reserve

How can the revaluation reserve be used?

- Sale of asset

- Re-depreciation of assets

- Transfer into share capital (similiar to bonus share)

What are the measures to do on equity side?

- Capital increase / reduction

- Debt-Equity Swap

- Revaluation of assets

What is the general goal of loan restructuring? And what is the main goal?

Obtain relief in liabilities through negotiations with all creditors.

- Amortization

- Interst

- Final due date

Main goal: Win time to apply other restructuring measures.

Explain the issue actio pauliana!ga

If the enterprise has shortly before opening of bankruptcy done businesses and actions which was against the equal treatment of all creditors.

Explain the subordination agreement!

- Prevent bankruptcy

- Creditors subordinate their claims in minimum amount of the over-indebtness

 

What are the main goals of a composition agreement?

- Prevent bankruptcy for corporations

- no interruptions of corporates business activity

- no certificates for unpaid debts

Name the different composition agreements!

- Composition agreement out of court - civil law (company needs to find an agreement with every single creditor)

- Composition agreement in court - SCHKG (judge is involved, costly procedure)

  > assignment of assets

  > liquidation proceedings

  > ordinary proceedings

     > dividend (partial payment for the creditor)

     > deferral (full repayment but paid in 2-3 years)

Name 5 examples for business combinations!

- Strategic alliances

- Working groups / pools

- Merger

- Group building

- Asset deal

Explain an annexation!

- A swallows B

- B disappears

- B shareholder claims are settled by shares of A

- Universial succession

Explain a combination!

- A and B are combined into C

- A and B are disappearing

- C is newly founded

- All A-shareholders es well as B shareholders receive C shares

- Universial succession

Explain a simulated merger!

- Merger contract

- A brings all assets and liabilities into B - by way of transfer of property

- Settlement with B shares whereas those are transferred to A-shareholders

- A is liquidated

- single succession

Explain a quasi-merger!

- A increases capital

- With this capital increase A buys shares from B

- B still exists

What has to be considered in mergers in case of capital loss of the assumed company?

Receiving company must have enough freely available reserves to cover the loss.

Explain the process of bankruptcy proceedings and the changes according to the new bankruptcy law!

1. Application (Konkursantrag)

   - provisional restructuring plan

   - no draft of composition agreement

   - B/S and liquidity planning

2. Provisional moratorium

   - Duration: 4 months

   - entry hurdle is very low / no publication needed

   - effect: stand still of claim execution

3. Definite moratorium

   - Publication

   - Duration: 12 - 24 months

   - Draft of composition agreement

   - appointment of solicitor

4. End

   - restructuring

   - approval of composition agreement

Which two taxes in general are there in the swiss system?

- Direct taxes (based on income)

- Indirect taxes (more transaction based - cap. income)