Restructuring and insolvency
Crafting the optimal outcome.
We have led on some of the biggest and most high-profile cross-border restructurings of recent years.
Our team has a wealth of experience acting for stakeholders involved in corporate restructurings or experiencing financial stress. We help boards of directors to steer corporates through troubled waters, and advise global investment funds, asset managers, banks, bondholders and other lenders on debt and corporate restructurings.
We also work closely with our sector specialists to build a deep understanding of the business and its financial pressure points. The team focuses on implementing sustainable solutions and managing the diversity of stakeholder expectations from start to finish.
We are proud of our reputation for taking a pragmatic and commercial approach to speed up lengthy processes and achieve the best outcome for our clients.
Recent experience
Acting for Debenhams on all aspects of its restructuring.
Advising Arcadia on its seven CVAs and pensions restructuring.
Advising the official receiver and joint special managers of the Carillion group in relation to its insolvency proceedings.
Advising the trustees of the Interserve pension scheme on the restructuring of the group's financial debt.
Acting for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in relation to the acquisition of the onshore business of the insolvent wind turbine manufacturer Senvion.
Acting for the RCF and bilateral lenders, represented through its steering committee, of the German cable and wiring supplier Leoni on its financial and operational restructuring.
Advising a consortium of banks led by Credit Suisse and BNP on the offering by Schmolz + Bickenbach of €200m 5.625 per cent senior secured notes due 2022 and on its subsequent €150m tap offering.
Representing the administrators of Monarch Airlines in their successful attempt to prevent Monarch's airport slots from being reallocated to other airlines.
Disputes, litigation and arbitration
- Administrative and public law
- Antitrust litigation
- Banking and financial services
- Commercial litigation
- Construction and engineering
- Environment
- Global investigations
- Human rights
- Intellectual property and data
- International arbitration
- Product liability
- Public international law
- Regulatory
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Securities and shareholder litigation
- White-collar defence and corporate crime
Our team
Dr. Franz Aleth パートナー
Düsseldorf
Catherine Balmond パートナー
London
Ken Baird パートナー
London
Michael Broeders パートナー
Amsterdam
Thijs P. Flokstra Partner/Notaris
Amsterdam
Iñaki Gabilondo パートナー
Madrid
Fabrice Grillo パートナー
Paris
Neil Golding パートナー
London
Bing Guan Partner
Hong Kong
Lindsay Hingston パートナー
London
Dr. Florian Klimscha パートナー
Vienna
Sebastian Lawson パートナー
London
Mark F. Liscio パートナー
New York
Francesco Lombardo パートナー
Milan
Ana López パートナー
Madrid
Laurent Mabilat パートナー
Paris
Alan Mason Managing partner
Paris, New York
Craig Montgomery パートナー
London
Madlyn Gleich Primoff パートナー
New York
Scott D. Talmadge パートナー
New York
Lisa Stevens パートナー
London
Richard Tett パートナー
London
Dr. Lars Westpfahl パートナー
Hamburg