Pluta favours a restructuring strategy for the safety testing company KPS from Hirschberg
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Pluta favours a restructuring strategy for the safety testing company KPS from Hirschberg

28 May 2015 · Mannheim · Business Area Insolvency Administration

Yesterday, the Local Court of Mannheim opened the insolvency proceeding for the assets of the company KPS AG from Hirschberg. Restructuring expert Michael Pluta from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has been continuing the business operations of KPS AG successfully for almost two months now. Together with his team, he is currently restructuring the company so that it can return to the black and operate successfully in the market both in the medium term and the long term. KPS had declared bankruptcy at the beginning of April 2015, and the local court had ordered preliminary insolvency proceedings. On 27 May 2015, the local court decided that the preliminary insolvency administrator, Michael Pluta, be appointed as the official insolvency administrator.

KPS is one of the leading companies specialising in electrical safety testing in Germany. The engineers and technicians in the company test electrical systems and equipment in companies and local government offices to ascertain whether they are in line with current laws, regulations and norms. “Business is continuing as usual. Virtually all the key customers have stayed loyal to us,” explained Michael Pluta. The restructuring expert continued: “We have finalised our plan for the entire year. This was approved by the committee of creditors.”

In the next few weeks, the restructuring work that has already started in the safety testing company will be continued. Part of the restructuring programme involves focusing more on the technical field. According to Michael Pluta, “KPS has to concentrate on the technical area since it is here that revenues can be generated.” In administration, where there are too many employees in relation to the technical area, job losses will be unavoidable if the company as a whole and the majority of the employees are to have any prospects of a successful future. In future, KPS AG will have a workforce of 240 employees. 178 of these will work in the company as technicians. In total, 54 employees will be made redundant, and a further 36 employees have already resigned.

The insolvency administrator has already held initial talks with prospective investors. “KPS is a company with good prospects of a successful future. We are under no time pressure and want to find the best solution for the company and the staff,” added Michael Pluta.

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Michael Pluta

Michael Pluta
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht, vereidigter Buchprüfer

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