Restructuring/Insolvency

About

Provided by MinterEllisonRuddWatts

The MinterEllisonRuddWatts insolvency and restructuring team acts in complex or multi-jurisdictional insolvencies and offer an unmatched depth of capability and service delivery.

he multi-disciplinary team consult on corporate advisory, finance, insolvency and litigation, regularly advising lenders, trustees, receivers and liquidators, as well as companies going through restructuring and work outs.

The practice spans bankruptcy, creditor claims, cross-border insolvency, directors’ duties, distressed debt trading/acquisitions, liquidation, receivership, turnaround/workouts and voluntary administration.

The team has broad experience across numerous industries, including agribusiness, construction, energy, resources and mining, funds management and derivatives, health and ageing, industrial, infrastructure and project finance, real estate, and retail.

Holding strong and longstanding relationships with all major insolvency and restructuring accounting firms, the team sits on the panels of all major banks and financial institutions in New Zealand.

• Acted for Westpac in obtaining urgent freezing orders in the New Zealand High Court against Iugis (NZ) Limited in relation to NZD42.8 million that Westpac funded as a result of an alleged forgery scheme. 
• Acting for the liquidators, BDO in proceedings brought against Mainzeal’s directors of Mainzeal and two related companies controlled by Mainzeal Group’s principal.