Restructuring
Our unrivalled restructuring and insolvency team, with more than 150 lawyers specialising in restructuring across over 40 offices globally, is truly world class.
With such an extensive and dedicated team, we advise on the largest and most complex restructurings, and pride ourselves on providing pioneering solutions as well as delivering real commercial results. We specialise in cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, utilising the full range of international options including U.S. Chapter 11 reorganisations, UK schemes of arrangement, pre-packaged sales and debt for equity swaps.
Our expertise covers advice on contingency planning, debt restructuring and reschedulings, distressed acquisitions/sales, credit bidding, formal insolvency proceedings, out-of-court refinancings and distressed debt trading. We advise lenders and investors at all levels of the capital structure as well as corporates/directors, central banks, insolvency officeholders/trustees and government institutions.
We work closely with specialists in related practice areas including finance, corporate, real estate, employment, pensions, tax, environment, regulatory, capital markets and litigation to provide a seamless and integrated service.
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Publications: 31 MARCH 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: Access to new debt and equity during the corona crisis
Fundamental changes for restructuring and shareholder loans
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Publications: 30 MARCH 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: saving livelihoods and keeping UK businesses going
In a press statement on 28 March 2020, the UK government announced proposed changes to insolvency laws in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Publications: 27 MARCH 2020
Polish lawmakers are preparing a financial and legal package to help businesses survive the crisis. However, the Polish draft measures concerning the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic do not explicitly deal with bankruptcy and restructuring law and the pandemic has obviously created new insolvency law issues while exacerbating existing ones. Therefore, the following factors should be taken into account in any stress situation.
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Publications: 06 MARCH 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: 10 key points for effective contingency planning
Covid-19 coronavirus is at the top of the agenda for businesses globally, for good reason. Here are 10 key points to consider to ensure your business is fully prepared.
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[They have] the bandwidth to deal with the big restructuring situations that crop up and need resources thrown at them.
Chambers Global 2018 - Restructuring & Insolvency
One of the most powerful global networks, very well connected throughout the different jurisdictions.
Chambers Global 2018 - Restructuring & Insolvency
They're pretty well established across geographies and are building a global team and network. With their international network it's easy to have conversations about projects across the globe.
Chambers UK 2018 - Restructuring & Insolvency
