Sierra Quadrant, one of the leading players in the insolvency and restructuring market in Romania, has officially launched Compass, a new strategic advisory service. It is dedicated to organizations that want to maintain their pace of growth, anticipate risks and make informed decisions, intervening effectively even before real problems arise.
The need for such a preventive tool is justified by the harsh reality in the market. Recent statistics paint a picture of an economy under enormous pressure, say company officials.
”The year 2025 ended with 7,553 firms entering insolvency, marking an alarming increase on the previous year. What's more, the first month of 2026 brought an advance of almost 37% in new insolvency filings and an explosion in voluntary dissolutions compared to January 2025,” they say.
Wholesale and retail trade, construction, manufacturing and HoReCa remain the hardest hit.
Sierra Quadrant experts warn that the economy is now footing the „bill” for the era of cheap money and pandemic welfare. High inflation has slashed people's purchasing power, leading to a steep fall in sales.
The direct effect in the market is a financial gridlock. Last year alone, the number of declined payment instruments rose massively to tens of thousands of incidents, leaving businesses without the cash they need to run day-to-day.
„The wave of insolvencies in 2024 and 2025 is not just about taxes or energy. It's about lack of financial literacy. Many Romanian entrepreneurs don't differentiate between profit and cash. They may be profitable on paper, but they go bankrupt because they don't have the cash to pay their suppliers tomorrow,” explained Ovidiu Neacșu, coordinating partner at Sierra Quadrant.
For this reason, the domestic market is full of so-called „zombie companies”. These firms survive on the edge and are vulnerable to any small economic shock, turning small trade and services into the new epicenter of the crisis.
Who is Compass for and how can it save you from insolvency?
The new service offers exactly the elements that local entrepreneurs most often lack in times of transition: clarity, structure and a clear direction. Compass has been designed specifically for companies in an accelerated stage of growth or territorial expansion.
The platform is also a real support for firms that need to make major strategic decisions, such as new capital investments, complex internal reorganizations or diversifying their product and service portfolio.
Company representatives emphasize that the tool is ideal for managers who want to avoid unpleasant financial or operational surprises in the medium to long term.
Often, a fast pace of development puts enormous pressure on the internal structure of a business, creating bottlenecks. By accessing this service, companies get a proactive strategic thinking partner that goes beyond the classic role of a simple external consultant.
How does the technical assessment of companies work?
From a technical and practical point of view, the tool provides entrepreneurs with a short but extremely useful diagnostic to inform future management decisions. Users can obtain on the spot an indicative assessment of their company, calculated on the basis of carefully selected key performance indicators.
The diagnostic process is designed to be extremely simple and efficient. The evaluation takes exactly 3 minutes and the result is generated and delivered immediately to the user at the end of the analysis.
Furthermore, the developers guarantee that the entire process is completely confidential. The result obtained is purely indicative and there are no contractual or financial obligations of any kind on the part of the representatives of the evaluated company.
With nearly three decades of experience in managing huge insolvency and judicial reorganization proceedings, such as those of ELCEN Bucharest, RAFO SA, IMB, CET Bacău, etc., Sierra Quadrant's specialists know exactly how to help managers. Compass thus represents a natural but necessary shift from simply dealing with insolvency to actively preventing it through sound and balanced business strategies.