A troubled debt restructuring (TDR) is defined as a debt restructuring in which a creditor, for economicor legal reasons related to a debtor's financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtorthat it would not otherwise consider. As such, in order for a debt restructuring to be a considered a TDR, two conditions must be present:
TDRs provide the borrower an alternative to declaring bankruptcy and the lender from taking total loss on the money owed via a private renegotiation. Studies have suggested that around half of TDRs are successful in providing long-run repayment stability and that firms with more intangible assets may have the most to gain via private renegotiation in lieu of bankruptcy proceedings and that in the future TDRs are likely to become more popular among managers of distressed companies.[2]