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How To Liquidate Your Company

Michaels Global Trading is well known name among business liquidation companies, providing asset liquidation services across North America within a range of industries. All good things must come to an end. Liquidation is a way to make the most of can be satisfied. It’s important to have liquidation specialists on hand to assist throughout the process. There are many steps to liquidation, all of which an Insolvency Practitioner can help navigate.

All good things must come to an end. Liquidation is a way to make the most of being satisfied. It’s important to have liquidation specialists on hand to assist throughout the process. There are many steps to liquidation, all of which an Insolvency Practitioner can help navigate.

The first step when liquidating a business is to put the company’s status down on paper. What the outstanding amounts are, who are the creditors, and what are they respectively owed? The first step to solving a problem is to quantify it. That makes it easier to tackle each element methodically.

An Insolvency Practitioner, also known as a Liquidator, then collects all the company’s assets. There may be an auction of these assets to generate enough capital to pay off creditors. An appraiser will evaluate the assumed value of all remaining assets, anticipating what their price at auction might be.


When liquidating a company, an Insolvency Practitioner will round up outstanding debts and figure out a payment plan. The highest priority debts will be paid off first, followed by other debts in order of urgency. The idea is to relieve pressure from the business owner and shareholders to fend off creditors, while ensuring the creditors receive their due.

An Insolvency Practitioner, also known as a Liquidator, then collects all the company’s assets. There may be an auction of these assets to generate enough capital to pay off creditors. An appraiser will evaluate the assumed value of all remaining assets, anticipating what their price at auction might be. There are many factors that could necessitate liquidation. The larger a business grows, the more moving parts are involved. If something goes awry in a business’s supply chain, such as a major customer or supplier going into formal insolvency, it will cause aftershocks in your own company. A significant dip in the market could also strain your business to the point it is no longer sustainable. Or, an unanticipated increase in competition could saturate the market and hit your revenue streams.

Liquidation is a positive, organized method for shuttering a business and satisfying all indebted parties. A liquidation order serves as a notice of dismissal to all of a company’s employees. An Insolvency Practitioner assumes control from the board of directors and makes impartial decisions about how to best handle financial matters. A business owner will try to persevere for as long as they can, but there are always factors beyond their control. An Insolvency Practitioner can take the reins from the owner’s hands in order to derive the best possible outcome for everyone involved. Business liquidation is a multi-step process that affects your shareholders, board of directors, employees and creditors. When a business ends it’s necessary to itemize your expenses and approximate the value of what you already have. An Insolvency Practitioner will help you navigate the choppy waters, and arrive at a solution that satisfies everyone involved. It’s no fun to think about a business closing down, but it’s helpful to know there is support to make the process as smooth as possible. Various companies maintaining high level of professionalism and quality services provide relocation, removal and liquidation services.

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