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Thomsons

Restructuring/Insolvency

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Australia


Thomsons

About

Provided by Thomsons

Thomsons' Restructuring & Insolvency team delivers services covering a broad range of matters including corporate reconstructions, securities enforcement, voluntary administrations, receiverships, fraud investigations, bankruptcy and liquidation.

A key strength is the multi-disciplinary approach the team brings, seamlessly integrating insolvency and dispute resolution expertise.

Thomsons has affiliations with specialist insolvency and accounting firms domestically and relationships with international insolvency lawyers and workout specialists.

The team's clients include banks and subsidiaries, other financial institutions and insolvency practitioners acting on behalf of both secured and unsecured creditors.

Our services include:

  • Corporate reconstruction and workouts
  • Cross-border insolvency work
  • Receiverships
  • Insolvency litigation and dispute resolution
  • Major fraud and associated recovery actions
  • Insolvency risk management and minimisation
  • Bankruptcy and liquidation, including acting for the trustee or liquidator in the areas of asset recovery
  • Administrations
  • Schemes of arrangement

Recent matters

  • Acting for facilities management and construction firm Canstruct in relation to the collapse of a A$1.5 billion aquaculture project.
  • Advised KPMG in its role as administrators of Nuheara Limited, an Australian hearable technology company, during its administration and return to solvency through an investor syndicate.

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Australia

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Thomsons offers well-established capabilities in restructuring and insolvency matters surrounding secured credit as well as director liability. The team maintains an especially notable track record in the representation of financial services sector clients, and handles all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters for creditors, shareholders and insolvency practitioners in the SME space, as well as acting on behalf of distressed companies.

Notable practitioners

Neil Hannan is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

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  • Thomsons advised Deloitte in its capacity as external administrators and subsequently liquidators of Redflow, an Australian battery manufacturer.

Strengths

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  • Thomsons has a strong national practice and can call upon resources to ensure it delivers quality results.

    Restructuring/Insolvency respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Thompsons was quick to grasp the situation, provided very detailed and specific advice and reacted to the commercial realities of our position.

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  • The team at Thomsons is commercially astute and extremely collaborative.

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Members

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  • Scott Guthrie

  • Nick Curran

  • Michael Barrett

  • Norman Fryde

  • Cameron White

  • Chris Bishop

  • Michael O'Donnell

  • Neil Hannan

  • Peter Harrison

  • Phil Kaunitz

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