In times of crisis, companies, lenders, investors and other stakeholders facing complex international or domestic restructurings and insolvencies turn to us because of our experience and proven successes in some of the most high-profile restructurings and insolvencies over the last few years.
We have the commercial approach that is needed to adapt to and succeed in these fast-moving and uncertain times.
Clients particularly value our ability to bring in specialists in areas that often prove pivotal in a distressed situation, such as complex finance, real estate, pensions, and tax. With a large international team of lawyers who have excellent reputations in their local markets, we bring the right people together for the job.
We are market leaders for insolvency litigation where we represent both insolvency office-holders and defendants. Our expertise in fraud and asset tracing arising out of insolvency is internationally recognised.
We act for national and international businesses, insolvency administrators and office holders, directors, shareholders, lenders, asset-based lenders, bondholders, creditors, private equity, distressed debt funds, pension scheme trustees and landlords.
Some members of our team in Austria and the Netherlands also act as insolvency trustees.
Areas of focus
Advising insolvency administrators Advising management Corporate insolvency Creditors' rights Cross-border restructuring & insolvency DIP financing Distressed debt Distressed M&A Financial restructuring for corporates Insolvency disputes & investigations Pensions insolvency Personal insolvency Real estate restructuring Fraud & asset recoveryWhite Oak - Advising the senior secured creditor on all aspects of the British Steel insolvency and restructuring and on the complex GBP130m FILO (first -in-last-out) asset based finance structure; we were awarded Finance Team of the Year at the Lawyer awards 2020 for this work.
Acting on the restructuring and CVA of the Arcadia group (including Top Shop, Top Man and Miss Selfridge).
Press releaseActing for Beaufort Securities as creditors' committee member for the special administration of this financial services business.
Acting for Phoenix UK Fund Limited in relation to the purchase and restructuring of distressed debt (originally provided to the Stanley Gibbons Group by a UK bank) and its associated equity investment into Stanley Gibbons plc, the specialist retailer of collectable postage stamps and similar products, and on the purchase of certain assets out of administration.
Advising The Madoff trustee on international litigation and asset tracing arising out of the Madoff fraud, involving cross-border insolvency issues.
Acting for the management of a stock corporation active in the automotive sector on the restructuring of the entire group and on the sale of non-performing European, African and South American companies and the sale of US and Japanese insolvency assets.
Latest news & insights
Another restructuring plan first: UK High Court orders security for costs
Sanctions in bankruptcy proceedings: UK High Court provides clarification
by Anneliese Amoah and Louise Jennings
Czech Republic updates Insolvency Act to introduce a shorter debt discharge period
by David Volek
The “weak” German preliminary insolvency administrator in business continuation
Rising tide of winding-up petitions against Chinese property developers
by Mark Chan and Gerald Chen
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