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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 - Thames Valley

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What the Team is Known For

Gateley Legal's Reading-based restructuring team is routinely instructed in complex restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm has an enviable client base that includes insolvency practitioners, directors and financial institutions, among others. The team offers additional expertise in pre-pack sales and the disposal and purchase of assets.

Work Highlights

  • Gateley Legal advised the administrators of Gallant Engineering on its proposed sale, which failed post-negotiations after there were allegations of fraud against the incumbent directors regarding a sister company.

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Notable Practitioners

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Nicola Kirk
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Nicola Kirk
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Nicola Kirk heads up Gateley's restructuring team in Reading. She advises on administrative procedures arising from the retail, construction, e-commerce and education sectors. She counts corporates and insolvency practitioners among her clientele.

She is brilliant - she's level-headed, technically knows her stuff and is very commercial. She also considers things from an insolvency practitioner perspective.

Nicola is someone I trust implicitly and she has always been able to provide a solution to situations I have presented her with. Nicola has a perfect mix of professionalism and personal awareness.

She's a fun and engaging person to be with who is good at building bonds and relationships with clients. Her absolute knowledge of the sector is second to none.

I found her to be an impressive partner who knew her client and case well. She was able to lead the team without getting bogged down by the detail.

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