Corporate Restructuring

Become a leading restructuring professional with this multidisciplinary executive programme

As a restructuring professional, your true impact begins when you master insights that go beyond your primary field of expertise. The Executive Programme Corporate Restructuring offers a unique multidisciplinary approach, integrating legal, financial, and operational perspectives. This ensures you develop the holistic knowledge necessary to lead successful corporate turnarounds and make superior decisions in high-stakes restructuring scenarios.

Dates	19 September 2025 - 5 June 2026
Location	Breukelen, Van der Valk Hotel
Duration	10 interactive and expert-led sessions on Fridays (60 "PO punten")
Language of instruction	English
Investment	€ 10.450,- (10% discount for alumni of the UG Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty of Law) € 8.950,- for members of the Dutch Restructuring Association (Nederlandse vereniging voor herstructurering)
Maximum participants	25, with diverse backgrounds in finance, operations and law
Partners	The University of Groningen Business School and the Faculty of Law, supported by the Dutch Restructuring Association (Nederlandse vereniging voor herstructurering)

Why choose this programme?

✔ Multidisciplinary Learning – Gain expertise in legal, operational, and financial restructuring to handle complex cases effectively.

✔ A Powerful Professional Network – Connect with restructuring leaders, industry experts, and like-minded professionals from legal, operational and finacial backgrounds.

✔ Academia Meets Practice – Get the latest knowledge from top-rated academics and industry professionals in real-life case studies.

✔ Hands-On Approach – Learn to apply a structured and well-rounded approach to increasinlgy complex corporate restructurings, directly into your daily work.

✔ Flexible Format for Executives – Designed for working professionals, with part-time sessions over one year.

Who should participate?

Are you a restructuring professional looking to elevate your expertise? This programme is tailored for professionals with at least five years of relevant experience in:

Restructuring advisory
Banking & corporate finance
Insolvency law
Debt advisory & investment
Interim & turnaround management
Private equity & distressed asset investment

Our admissions policy will ensure a diverse classroom of professionals from legal, operational and financial backgrounds, including the judiciary.

Programme and lecturers

Key Lecturers in the programme are:

prof. dr. Abe de Jong, professor of Corporate Finance and

prof. dr. Frank Verstijlen, professor of Private Law.

NB this list of lecturers is tentative:

Jan Adriaanse, Professor in Turnaround Management at Leiden University
Koos Beke, Partner Deals at PwC
Sebastiaan van den Berg, Lawyer at Resor
Leo Epskamp, Interim Director, Partner Custom Management
Guido Grobbink, Managing Director at Standard Investment
Hans Haanappel, Partner at Vantage Valuation
Wim Holterman, Professor in Business Valuation, University of Groningen, Partner at Value Insights
Bert Jansen, Lawyer and Partner at Dommerholt Advocaten
Lucas Kortmann, Lawyer at Resor
Khing Oei, Crypto Distressed & Special Situations Investor · Hedge Fund & Web3 Founder · Ex-GS & Fortress
Chris Podt, Head of Financial Restructuring ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Gijs de Reuver, Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey's Financial Restructuring Group
Evert Verwey, Senior Counsel at Clifford Chance
Reinout Vriesendorp, Professor of Insolvency Law at Leiden University

The programme provides you with a corporate perspective on all phases: from awareness to final restructuring result.

Focus lies on crisis management, stakeholder management, understanding stakeholders’ positions and legal options, and managing the restructuring and negotiation process. It considers out-of-court as well as in-court restructuring, including restructuring processes under the Act on Court confirmation of extrajudicial restructuring plans (“WHOA”).

As part of the programme, you will understand the perspective of all major players and develop insights in all important turnaround topics.

Tentative programme:

Edition 2025-2026	Topic	Lecturer(s)
Session 1 - 19 September	Introduction and operational primer	Leo Epskamp, Jan Adriaanse, Abe de Jong, Frank Verstijlen
Session 2 - 10 October	Financial and legal primer	Abe de Jong, Lucas Kortmann
Session 3 - 14 November	Operational analysis & managing the early crisis	Leo Epskamp, Jan Adriaanse
Session 4 - 12 December	Financial restructuring process: stakeholders & level playing field	Gijs de Reuver, Khing Oei, Chris Podt, Guido Grobbink
Session 5 - 16 January	Legal framework for business continuation during plan preparation (WHOA/prepack/suspension of payments/bankruptcy)	Frank Verstijlen, Bert Jansen, Evert Verwey
Session 6 - 13 February	Operational: Implementation of a corporate restructuring	Leo Epskamp, Jan Adriaanse
Session 7 - 13 March	Financial restructuring: valuation, capital structure & restructuring options	Koos Beke, Wim Holterman
Session 8 - 10 April	Legal aspects of WHOA-proceedings	Sebastiaan van den Berg, Hans Haanappel
Exam - 8 May
Session 9 - 5 June	Comprehensive case studies	TBA
Session 10 - 19 June	Comprehensive case studies	TBA

Partner

The Dutch Restructuring Association (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Herstructurering) was founded (2020) with the aim to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the restructuring practice in the Netherlands as a jurisdiction for an efficient implementation of restructurings of both domestic and International companies.

One of the initiatives of this platform is to provide education. The Executive Programme Corporate Restructuring 2025-26 is designed and offered in cooperation with the University of Groningen.

The members are diverse in terms of their professional background and experience and reflect all stakeholders and parties who are involved in a financial restructuring process.

Contact

If you have any questions, or would like personal study advice, please contact Nikolaj Bijleveld, Managing Director University of Groningen Business School:

Dr. Nikolaj Bijleveld

T: (+31) 050 36 33 117
E: n.h.bijleveld rug.nl