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Distressed M&A: Flipping the switch from risk to opportunity

Li-Lian Yeo, Paul Apathy, Simone Gould and Celine Nalbandian of HSF Kramer highlight that distressed M&A in Australia is expected to increase amid macroeconomic pressure, with buyers needing to prioritise speed, flexible structuring and contingency planning as transactions often shift from solvent to formal insolvency processes, requiring pragmatic risk pricing, limited diligence, and careful management of funding and liability exposure.