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Gateley Legal

Restructuring/Insolvency

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Gateley Legal provide advice on financial and organisational restructuring, as well as when restructuring a team that spans issues across the full spectrum whether that is due to:

  • solvent or insolvent business sales and exits;
  • debt trading; or
  • directors’ duties and corporate governance.

The team includes specialists in restructuring, mainstream transactional and contentious insolvency work and a team dedicated to overseas insolvency litigation.

The team advise on the preservation of assets as well as possible turnaround solutions for businesses in distress, either inside or outside of a formal insolvency process. And we act for many of the leading funds, investors and financial institutions as well as working closely with their other preferred advisers and insolvency practitioners.

The teams lawyers play an active part in organisations such as the Institute for Turnaround, Turnaround Management Association, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and the Insolvency Lawyer’s Association. And several of them take part in and chair various central and regional committees for those industry bodies.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Midlands

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Gateley Legal houses a strong restructuring and insolvency team that works with clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, sometimes with international dimensions. The department handles many cases where significant fraudulent activity is at the heart of company failure. It advises high-profile clients, including banks, insolvency practitioners and investors. It handles insolvencies arising in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing and construction.
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Work Highlights

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  • Gateley Legal advised the administrators of Alucraft Systems on the potential distributions made to a secured but second creditor.

Strengths

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  • Gateley Legal's team have strong experience in complex restructuring matters and provide technically sound advice.

    Restructuring/Insolvency respondentUK

  • Gateley Legal has a strong contentious team. They bring strong experience and technical ability throughout.

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  • The team have the ability to provide commercial advice which cuts through the complexity.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Daniel French
    Daniel French

    Daniel French

    Daniel French leads the transactional side of the restructuring team in Birmingham. He offers high-quality advice on non-contentious insolvency issues. He has experience advising administrators on pre-pack sales of businesses and assets, as well as restructuring exercises of all kinds.

    • Daniel is excellent all round.

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  • Mark Wilson
    Mark Wilson

    Mark Wilson

    National restructuring team leader Mark Wilson is renowned in the market for his skill as a litigator, acting for insolvency practitioners and corporate clients. He also has extensive experience in investigations into the actions of company directors.

    • Mark is good to have on your side. He would fight your corner pretty hard.

      Restructuring/Insolvency respondentUK

    • Mark is clear and commercial in his advice. A technically strong and very results-focused lawyer.

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    • Mark is someone you want on a high-level, difficult litigation.

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