Band 2
Provided by Lemi McAuley
Restructuring - covering non-contentious and contentious aspects of corporate restructuring and insolvency, with a particular expertise in board advisory and transactional work.
Trained with Cobbetts LLP and qualified in 2009.
Joined Addleshaw Goddard LLP in 2010 before joining Eversheds Sutherland in 2014.
Joined Shoosmiths LLP in 2020 as a partner heading up the Yorkshire region and joined Hill Dickinson LLP in 2023.
Law Society of England and Wales
R3 Association of Business Recovery
I am married and father to three children who keep me busy. My hobbies when I get a moment spare are playing and coaching football, cycling and padel. I am also an avid supporter of Arsenal.
I act for a range of stakeholders in restructuring situations, including directors, corporate clients, private equity investors, creditors, lenders and insolvency practitioners. I also have significant experience in assisting corporate clients in the acquisition of businesses from distress situations.
- Acted for the administrators of a major North East construction contractor and its subsidiaries.
- Advised the directors of an energy broking business on one of the first mid-market Pt26A restructuring plans in the UK, in an innovative use of the new restructuring tool in that market taking the matter through to a sanction hearing at the High Court.
- Advised Tesco on its acquisition of the brand and intellectual property of Paperchase.
- Advised the administrators of the largest bed and furniture store in the UK. This was a significant mandate involving the administration of 26 group companies and the rescue of the brand and c.1000 jobs.
- Advised a distressed retail investor on their purchase from administrators of the brand and intellectual property of several high street fashion brands, then on their subsequent sales.
- Advised the administrators of a North West based property development and hotel group.
- Advised a US private equity fund on their acquisition of a non-performing loan portfolio from a major clearing bank.
- Advised a major UK bank in respect of its enforcement strategy against a sizeable borrower operating a number of hotels across the UK.
- Acted for a number of distressed private equity investors in respect of portfolio companies and in respect of their acquisition of distressed acquisition targets.
• Financial Investors
• Financial Services
• Leisure and Hospitality
• Property, Construction and Infrastructure
• Retail and Consumer
England and Wales
English
One of the lead partners in the firm’s restructuring practice and specialises in non-contentious corporate restructuring matters.
Practice covers the full range of restructuring work covering non-contentious and contentious aspects of corporate restructuring and insolvency, with a particular expertise in board advisory and transactional work.
Durham University
LLB (Hons)
2000 - 2003
York College of Law
LPC
2004 - 2005
Provided by Chambers
Lemi McAuley advises on both contentious and non-contentious restructuring and corporate insolvency matters. He acts for a broad range of clients including corporate clients, lenders and insolvency practitioners.
Provided by Chambers
He gives helpful, positive and knowledgeable advice.
Lemi gives 100% and he really delivers a great client service. He's really friendly and approachable.
He has a good balance of commerciality; he puts it at the forefront of everything he does.
He gives helpful, positive and knowledgeable advice.
Lemi gives 100% and he really delivers a great client service. He's really friendly and approachable.
He has a good balance of commerciality; he puts it at the forefront of everything he does.
Provided by Hill Dickinson LLP
Financial Services
Financial Investors
Leisure and Hospitality
Property, Construction and Infrastructure
Retail and Consumer