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		<title>Ook startups gaan failliet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Van der Hauwaert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Herstructureringen & insolventie]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Het regent de laatste maanden faillissementen in de bouw, horeca en retail. Maar ook bij startups....</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/nl/ook-startups-gaan-failliet/">Ook startups gaan failliet</a> first appeared on <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu">Racine</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Het regent de laatste maanden faillissementen in de bouw, horeca en retail. Maar ook bij startups. Laat de recente positieve verhalen van grote investeringen of mooie exits zoals bij Henchman (verkocht voor 160 miljoen USD aan LexisNexis), Techwolf (kapitaalronde van 40 miljoen EUR) of Donna (kapitaalronde van 1,5 miljoen EUR) u niet verblinden, startups gaan (ook) failliet.</strong></p>
<p><strong>De gevolgen van de gestegen rente, maar vooral de hardnekkige inflatie, eisen meer en meer hun tol. Recent gingen influencerplatformen Influo en Connus, dark kitchen Casper, cryptoplatform Bit4You en jobplatform Karamel.career failliet. Andere startups worden in alle stilte verkocht (veelal voor een appel en een ei) om publieke vernedering of faillissement te vermijden.</strong></p>
<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-37613" src="http://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-480x320.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="320" srcset="https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-480x320.jpg 480w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-200x133.jpg 200w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-768x512.jpg 768w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://racinebrussels.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-timmossholder-1171386-1366x911.jpg 1366w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" /></p>
<h3>Enkele tips voor investering in startups</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Caveat Emptor</strong>. Of het nu een crowdlening, winwinlening, converteerbare lening of een rechtstreekse kapitaalverschaffing is, doe uw huiswerk alvorens in een startup te investeren. Ga de risico’s na. Baseer u niet enkel op de informatie die u door de betrokken vennootschap of gemandateerde broker wordt overgemaakt.</li>
<li><strong>Spreid uw investeringen</strong>. In de regel is maar een beperkt percentage van startups succesvol. Dit is en blijft risicokapitaal. Vergeet dit niet.</li>
<li><strong>Wees niet passief en volg uw investering op</strong>. Stel vragen en dring aan op regelmatige updates.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Wat kan/moet u doen als het toch dreigt mis te lopen?</h3>
<p><strong>Als schuldeiser:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bekijk of u uw levering kunt opschorten of onderwerpen aan vooruitbetaling. Bekijk uw verhaalsmogelijkheden (eigendomsvoorbehoud, pand).</li>
<li>Als er toch nog vertrouwen is, kan overwogen worden om uw schuldvordering op de startup om te zetten in kapitaal, om zo (meer) zeggenschap te krijgen over de startup.</li>
<li>Vergeet niet om tijdig aangifte van schuldvordering te doen (bij gerechtelijke reorganisatie of faillissement).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Als bestuurder:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Als de continuïteit van een vennootschap in gevaar is, moeten bestuurders tijdig ingrijpen (o.a. toepassen van de alarmbelprocedure of verplicht neerleggen van de boeken bij vervulling van de faillissementsvoorwaarden).</li>
<li>Er zijn verschillende pistes die overwogen kunnen worden om de zaken recht te trekken, zoals herstructurering, verkoop van aandelen of activa, doorstart via gerechtelijk akkoord, vereffening, stil faillissement en faillissement. Dit vereist gedegen planning en advies.</li>
<li>Vergeet uw polis bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid niet.</li>
<li>De beslissingen in de maanden die een faillissement voorafgaan, kunnen een invloed hebben op eventuele bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid nadien. Bestuurders gaan hier best niet lichtzinnig mee om.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Als investeerder:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Meestal blijven investeerders met lege handen achter. Startups hebben typisch maar weinig materieel vast actief en investeerders komen bij een herstructurering of faillissement pas op de laatste plaats bij eventuele verdeling.</li>
<li>Bij een winwinlening kan er bij wanbetaling een bepaald percentage van de investering gerecupereerd worden van PMV of van de overheid via een belastingkrediet. Indien de voorwaarden voor de ontvangen fiscale voordelen niet nageleefd werden, loopt de winwin-investeerder het risico dat deze fiscale voordelen toch nog verloren gaan.</li>
<li>Bij manifeste fouten kan het bestuur eventueel worden aangesproken, maar dit is bij startups minder evident gezien het inherente risicovolle karakter van dit type van activiteit.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Laat u goed begeleiden</h3>
<p>De documentatie met betrekking tot een investering in een startup is veelal complex en niet iedereen begrijpt het juridisch jargon of kent zijn rechten. Insolventie is een aparte rechtstak in volle ontwikkeling. Begeleiding door een ervaren advocaat op het moment van de investering of bij herstructurering is aangewezen.</p>
<h3>Bijstand nodig?</h3>
<p>Heeft u vragen over een investering in een startup? Bent u een onderneming in moeilijkheden, bestuurder, investeerder of een schuldeiser van een onderneming in moeilijkheden? Aarzel dan niet om met ons <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/nl/lawyer/anthony-van-der-hauwaert-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact op te nemen</a>. Wij beschikken over een ruime expertise en staan u graag bij.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/nl/lawyer/anthony-van-der-hauwaert-2/">Anthony Van der Hauwaert</a></strong>, advocaat &#8211; vennoot | Racine advocaten</p><p>The post <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/nl/ook-startups-gaan-failliet/">Ook startups gaan failliet</a> first appeared on <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu">Racine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Key takeaways of the Bill implementing the European Restructuring Directive as submitted to Belgian Parliament on 20 March 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Van der Hauwaert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Herstructureringen & insolventie]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Belgian government has submitted its draft bill implementing the European Restructuring Directive 2019/1023 (the “Bill”)...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/nl/37263/">Key takeaways of the Bill implementing the European Restructuring Directive as submitted to Belgian Parliament on 20 March 2023</a> first appeared on <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu">Racine</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Belgian government has submitted its draft bill implementing the European Restructuring Directive 2019/1023 (the “Bill”) to the Belgian parliament on 20 March 2023. Since Belgium, as well as the other Member States, should have implemented the European Restructuring Directive into its national law by 17 July 2021 (extendable under certain conditions to 17 July 2022), it was a long-attended initiative.</p>
<p>A first glance at the Bill reveals that following notable modifications to Belgian insolvency law are in the pipeline:</p>
<p>1. In addition to the five pre-existing insolvency procedures for undertakings, notably (i) the procedure for amicable agreements outside judicial reorganisation; the judicial reorganisation  with a view to (ii) an amicable agreement (henceforth open to agreements with only one, or more creditors), (iii) a collective agreement (with all qualifying creditors) or (iv) a court supervised transfer of the business; and (v) bankruptcy proceedings, the <strong>Bill introduces two new insolvency proceedings:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">a.     (vi) the possibility of a <strong>confidential judicial reorganisation</strong>. Such procedure remains confidential and allows the debtor to reach agreements with a limited number of creditors. Unaffected creditors thus remain outside the plan and are entitled to the full payment of their claim; and</p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">b.     (vii) a <strong>pre-pack confidential preparation of bankruptcy proceedings</strong> which allows the debtor, who believes to be in a state of bankruptcy, to request the court to declare him bankrupt, and to request that prior to the declaration of bankruptcy, the transfer of all or part of his assets and activities is prepared. The court will appoint a liquidation expert (<em>vereffeningsdeskundige/ praticien de la liquidation</em>), who will be act as bankruptcy trustee in subsequent bankruptcy proceedings. The liquidation expert examines to what extent the debtor&#8217;s objectives are realizable and will be involved in the preparation of the possible bankruptcy, representing the interests of the creditors. The aim of this new procedure is to avoid unlawful cessions now that such procedure is regulated by a mandatory control of the (potential) supervisory judge and court.</p>
<p><strong>2. The Bill introduces new concepts:</strong></p>
<p>A court mandatary (<em>gerechtsmandataris/ mandataire de justice</em>) is the common notion for the liquidation expert (<em>vereffeningsdeskundige/ praticien de la liquidation</em>), restructuring expert (<em>herstructureringsdeskundige/ praticien de la réorganisation</em>) and provisional administrator (<em>voorlopige bewindvoerder/ administrateur provisoire</em>) appointed by a judicial authority. Where the main tasks of the restructuring expert are to assist the debtor and creditors in drawing up and negotiating a reorganisation plan, the liquidation expert is responsible for verifying the claims submitted, managing the debtor&#8217;s assets and, if necessary, liquidating them.</p>
<p><strong>3.     The powers of the Chamber for Companies in Difficulty are extended:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">a.     In the event of imminent insolvency, the debtor may ask the Chamber for Companies in Difficulty that creditors are summoned, in order to reach a settlement that is determined by the Chamber for Companies in Difficulty.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">b.     Chamber for Companies in Difficulty may appoint a restructuring expert at the request of the debtor to facilitate the rescue of the undertaking.</p>
<p><strong>4.     Employee rights are strengthened</strong>:<br />
Employee representatives in the works council, the Committee for Prevention and Protection at Work and the union delegation, the workers&#8217; delegation, have the right to have access to the file of the public judicial reorganisation or transfer under judicial authority, without approval by the delegated judge.</p>
<p><strong>5.     Equity holders’ (veto) rights are restricted:</strong><br />
To the extent that the implementation of the reorganisation plan requires a decision by a general meeting, and the general meeting unreasonably prevents the implementation of the plan, any interested party may request the court to order the legal entity to take the decisions that the implementation of the plan requires. Think of the example where a reorganisation plan provides for a debt-to-equity swap. Even if the plan is approved, the debt-to-equity swap will not be effective until a general meeting has decided to increase the equity of the company and to issue new shares. Shareholders could obstruct to such equity increase, making the plan de facto unworkable. Such situations will now be avoided by new Articles XX.83/20 and XX.83/40 BCEL.</p>
<p>6.     Judicial reorganisations by collective agreement <strong>distinguish between SMEs and large companies.</strong> Whereas in the case of SMEs, reorganisation plans are deemed approved by the creditors when the majority of them, representing at least half of the claims, approve of the plan, creditors in large companies must be divided into different classes before they can vote on a plan.</p>
<p>At least the following classes are distinguished: (i) equity holders, (ii) extraordinary creditors and (iii) ordinary creditors. For the reorganisation plan to be approved, a majority in each class of voters must (in principle) be obtained. However, the court can impose the plan on non-consenting classes under certain conditions, the so-called <strong>“cross-class cram-down”</strong>. For the court to impose the plan on dissenting classes, the following conditions must be met:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">a.     The plan complies with the formality requirements (cfr. Article XX.83/17 BCEL);</p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">b.     The plan has been approved by: (i) either one of the two existing classes; or, (ii) if there are more than two classes, the plan has been approved by a majority of the voting classes, provided that at least one of those classes is a class of secured creditors or is higher in rank than the class of ordinary creditors or, if not, (iii) at least one class of affected parties who could reasonably be expected to receive payment if the normal order of priority in liquidation were to be applied, approves the plan;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">c.      it does not deviate to the detriment of any of the non-consenting classes from the existing legal or contractual ranking that would exist in the context of a liquidation, unless there are reasonable grounds for that deviation and the said creditors or equity holders are not manifestly disadvantaged as a result;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 25px;">d.     no class of affected parties receives or retains under the reorganisation plan more than the full amount of its claims or interests.</p>
<p>7.     Unfortunately, the Bill remains silent as to whether<strong> company directors</strong> are excluded from the definition of undertaking for the purposes of insolvency law or not.</p>
<p>If you have any further questions and/or require assistance in this respect, the <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/practice-area/restructuring-insolvency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Restructuring Team of Racine </a>would be glad to assist.</p><p>The post <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu/nl/37263/">Key takeaways of the Bill implementing the European Restructuring Directive as submitted to Belgian Parliament on 20 March 2023</a> first appeared on <a href="https://racinebrussels.eu">Racine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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