Two out of ten investments fail. Are you prepared?
Every PE investor knows: restructuring isn’t a matter of if, but when. Yet in practice, we see that intervention often comes 12 to 18 months too late. The denial phase drags on. “Next quarter will be better.” “The market will recover.” Until you run out of cash and spiral into distress.
On April 23, we’re bringing together investors, bankers, CEOs and CFOs for an open conversation about the topic nobody likes to discuss, but everyone will face at some point.
Three questions every investor should be able to answer:
– Why do companies get into trouble in the first place?
– What should you do, or avoid doing, when a portfolio company hits distress?
– How do you achieve the best possible outcome from a restructuring?
In his keynote, Joost de Haas will address these three questions head-on, so you leave with both concrete insights and conceptual frameworks you can apply to your own portfolio.
Keynote: Joost de Haas
Joost de Haas has been in the trenches of turnaround management since 2001. He has acquired and turned around several companies and served as CEO of Roto Smeets Group and Executive Director one of Europe’s leading printing and multimedia companies.
As Adjunct-Professor at INSEAD, Joost teaches ‘Managing Corporate Turnarounds’ in both the MBA and EMBA programs, a role he has held since 2009. His career spans McKinsey & Company, senior executive positions in FMCG and telecommunications, and life as an entrepreneur since 1994. His core expertise: restructuring companies through operational and financial engineering.
This combination of hands-on turnaround experience, academic depth, and entrepreneurial perspective makes Joost uniquely qualified to address the hard questions: When do you intervene? How do you break through denial? And what separates a successful turnaround from a failed one?
Following his keynote, Joost will moderate a panel of practitioners who deal with restructuring firsthand.
Panel discussion
Pim Honig, CEO of Clean Solutions Group
Pim and Joost go back to 2008, when they acquired Amsterdam Metallized Products together. Pim ran the company for eight years, completing two turnarounds along the way. In 2023, he joined Clean Solutions Group for what became another intensive restructuring, culminating in a successful management buy-out in September 2024.
Where Joost brings the conceptual framework, Pim brings the operational reality: what it actually takes to transform a company from the inside. As he puts it: “Once you’ve been in this environment, it becomes almost like a drug. I don’t think I could just mind the shop anymore.”
Together with a senior banker from Special Asset Management and a seasoned Greyt CFO, they’ll explore the dynamics between investors, banks and management, and invite you to join the conversation.
Who should attend?
This event is specifically designed for:
- Private equity investors guiding portfolio companies through different stages
- Bankers working in Special Asset Management and restructuring
- CFOs of mid-sized companies (100+ FTE) making strategic financial decisions
- Venture capital investors with scale-ups facing growing pains
PE investors: we encourage you to bring a CEO or CFO from one of your portfolio companies as your +1.
We’re keeping it intentionally small. With a maximum of 45 participants, we create space for real conversations, sharp questions, and meaningful connections.
Programme
- 16:30 Registration and welcome
- 17:00 Opening
- 17:10 Keynote by Joost de Haas (incl. interactive mini-case)
- 18:15 Panel discussion moderated by Joost de Haas
- 19:00 Networking drinks
- 20:00 Close
Practical information
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 16:30 – 20:00
Location: Amsterdam (exact venue shared upon confirmation)
Attendance: Limited spots available | Registration subject to selection | No fee
Register your interest
Places for this event are limited. You can register your interest using the form below. We review each registration for relevance to the group and will confirm your spot within one week.
Restructuring Ready is an initiative by Greyt in partnership with EYnovation. We organize exclusive gatherings where investors, finance professionals and entrepreneurs share insights on the topics that matter.
