Tom Astle
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Tom Astle
Practice Areas
Tom Astle is the Global Head of Restructuring & Special Situations, based in London.
Tom's clients include funds, investment banks and corporates involved in domestic and multi-jurisdictional restructurings. Tom has 19 years of experience in stressed and distressed situations. These include liabilities management exercises, refinancings, extensions, capital raises and injections and general stakeholder management. The majority have been implemented with successful negotiation of a consensual solvent solution, although he has regularly used Restructuring Plans, pre-packaged administration, CVA and/or a Schemes of Arrangement, to deliver his clients' preferred solution.
Tom has particular experience of dealing with multiple stakeholders, including syndicates of lenders, sponsors, and material pensions stakeholders. He also has a good working experience of more heavily distressed businesses and trading insolvency.
Education
The University of Sheffield
Chambers Review
Global
Head of restructuring at Hogan Lovells, Tom Astle is held in high regard for his strong creditor-side representation. He regularly acts for traditional and alternative lenders, frequently advising on multi-jurisdictional bank and bond restructurings.
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"Tom is an excellent, highly commercial restructuring lawyer, with a real feel for the deal and how to get there."
"Tom is very knowledgeable in both UK and cross-border restructurings. He provides sound and robust advice in a calm manner in situations which can be highly distressed."
"Tom Astle is a really intelligent and commercial lawyer. He is very good when there is a lot of complexity involved and is also just very responsive."
"Tom is an excellent, highly commercial restructuring lawyer, with a real feel for the deal and how to get there."
"Tom is very knowledgeable in both UK and cross-border restructurings. He provides sound and robust advice in a calm manner in situations which can be highly distressed."
"Tom Astle is a really intelligent and commercial lawyer. He is very good when there is a lot of complexity involved and is also just very responsive."
