(Finance) – “In the next 18-24 months, between the effects of the pandemic and the war that has worsened the recovery prospects, we will find ourselves facing a structural crisis in the system due above all to low liquidity and a recovery in consumption, which will affect companies must be up close. It is necessary to be ready to help the economy and in this context there is a new opportunity to take the crisis out of the courtroom, presented by the law that gives life to the expert in business crisis. “. That’s what he said Matteo De Lise, president of the National Union of Young Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts, during webinar “The negotiated settlement of the crisis: first application experiences and the role of institutional stakeholders”, promoted by Mercatorum University And Italian Association of Crisis Composition Experts, which was held at the auditorium of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome.
“The purpose of the Association is to train business crisis experts – he added De Lise – and demonstrate that the new figure can be decisive in taking the definition of corporate crises out of the courts “.
Francesco Fimmanò, Aiecc founding member and scientific director of Universitas Mercatorum, praised the new Expert function, which will be introduced in May. “A figure who must mature the freedom of his own action and independence in choices. In the past we have witnessed the introduction of the concordat, decidedly bankrupt. Instead, the figure of the Expert is the right idea, because it imposes impartiality and can become a profession in its own right The meaning of association – he concluded He stopped – will be that of transferring sensitivity and experiences “.
Second Giovanni Battista Calì, president of the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Rome, in the capital “the numbers on training are important. But attention must be paid to the requirements, in particular on the qualifying experiences, which must be certified. It should be emphasized, then, – he continued Calì – that 88% of the experts in the composition of the business crisis are accountants, because this figure requires specific skills “.
Sandro Pettinato, Deputy Secretary General of Unioncamereexplained that “a more selective mechanism should be created to be able to qualify the experts, an intelligent list is needed. Furthermore, amidst refreshments and blocking layoffs, after the pandemic I fear that a long wave of submerged crises may be generated, exacerbated by the problem of the procurement of raw materials due to the war. We must be ready – he said Combed – to face this eventuality “.
For Silvia Giacomelli, head of the Economics and Law Division of the Economic Structure Service of the Bank of Italy“companies in crisis are faced with numerous problems. The difficulty of diagnosis, the rudder of managers to lose the leadership of the company, difficult negotiations with creditors. The entrepreneurs, however, – he highlighted Giacomelli – today they can be supported by experts and take advantage of the latest tools, which are flexible and allow them to orient themselves among the many difficulties “.
At the event, moderated by accountant Giulio Pennisi, also participated Laura Martiniellofull professor of Business Economics at Universitas Mercatorum; Paolo Floriochartered accountant and lawyer; Francesco Melidoni, partner of Mod – Management on Demand; Sergio Di NolaCdra partners and associates; Fabrizio Di Marziofull professor of private law at the University of Chieti-Pescara; Paolo Ragni, Special Situations Manager – Bnl Bnp Paribas group; Daniele PatrunoInvestment director and head of investments in the purchase of NPLS credits in Europa Investimenti SpA – Arrow Capital; Tommaso Nigroaccountant and expert in charge e Giovanni Capolawyer and full professor of commercial law at the University of Salerno.