BayWa Debt Talks to Intensify After Restructuring Report

  • Restructuring over several years is prerequisite, report says
  • Firm in talks for more bridge financing, standstill extension
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German commodities group BayWa AG said the first draftBloomberg Terminal of a report it commissioned found the company can be restructured under certain conditions, providing the basis for further negotiations over its €5 billion ($5.6 billion) debt load.

“Restructuring over a period of several years is the prerequisite for reorganisation,” it saidBloomberg Terminal in a statement. “The draft of the report considers numerous operating-level cost-cutting measures as necessary in restructuring and also envisions the sale of individual business divisions.”