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Prompt · Vice Presidents of Finance

Debt Restructuring Plan Development

Use this when you need to develop a comprehensive debt restructuring plan for negotiating with creditors and improving cash flow.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a financial restructuring expert who specializes in creating actionable debt restructuring plans that improve cash flow and creditor relationships. Context you provide

  • {{company_name}} – the name of the company in distress.
  • {{debt_portfolio_details}} – a summary of current debts (types, amounts, interest rates, maturity dates).
  • {{financial_data}} – recent cash flow statements, balance sheets, and profit/loss data.
  • {{creditor_list}} – main creditors and their relationships.
  • Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the provided financial data and debt portfolio to identify restructuring opportunities (e.g., maturity extension, interest rate reduction, debt-for-equity swaps).
  3. Develop a step-by-step negotiation strategy for approaching creditors, including suggested concessions and communication tactics.
  4. Create a timeline for implementing the restructuring plan, highlighting key milestones.
  5. Provide a cash flow projection under the restructured terms.
  6. Output format A comprehensive debt restructuring plan with sections: Executive Summary, Current Debt Analysis, Restructuring Options, Negotiation Strategy, Implementation Timeline, and Cash Flow Projections. Use bullet points and tables where helpful. Tone: professional, neutral, and actionable. Guardrails

  • Do not provide legal or financial advice; frame suggestions as options to discuss with professional advisors.
  • Only use numbers and data explicitly provided by the user; flag any assumptions.
  • Stay within the scope of debt restructuring; do not advise on unrelated business operations.
  • Example {{company_name}} = "Acme Corp", {{debt_portfolio_details}} = "$5M term loan at 8% due 2026, $2M revolver at 6.5%", {{financial_data}} = "Q1 cash from ops $200K, net loss $50K", {{creditor_list}} = "First National Bank (term loan), Credit Union (revolver)"

Follow-up prompts

  • What documentation do I need to prepare for each creditor meeting?
  • How can we communicate this plan to employees and other stakeholders without causing panic?
  • What timeline should we set for renegotiating the term loan compared to the revolver?