Restructuring/Insolvency | UK

Addleshaw Goddard has a strong reputation for advising lenders, corporate groups and administrators on restructuring and insolvency matters. The team continues to advise these clients on CVAs, pre-pack administrations and acquisitions of distressed assets. The firm benefits from its status as a panel firm for a number of leading banks.

Clarion works with a wide client base, including insolvency practitioners and lenders, on a full range of insolvency and restructuring work. Its frequent clients include major clearing banks and private equity funds specialising in distressed businesses. The team advises on asset-based lending-related matters. The firm has notable experience implementing CVAs and assisting with corporate administrations.

Walker Morris has a large team advising on regional and national restructuring and insolvency matters of both a contentious and non-contentious nature. The firm has particular expertise in debt restructuring, insolvency litigation and work for football clubs. The team assists a range of clients including local and national insolvency practitioners, major banks and private equity firms. The firm is additionally adept at acting for debt funds and has notable expertise handling CVAs.

DLA Piper has expertise in contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm is noted for its experience of distressed property and M&A transactions. The team ably assists clients with national and international mandates. It regularly works with large accountancy firms, banks and corporate groups on matters relating to the retail, manufacturing and construction sectors.

Gateley Legal's restructuring and insolvency practice offers significant expertise across contentious and non-contentious matters. The team acts for a wide roster of clients including lenders, insolvency practitioners and other stakeholders. The firm regularly advises on the sale and acquisition of distressed assets, in addition to representing clients in litigious matters. It offers experience acting on a range of domestic and cross-border mandates.

Womble Bond Dickinson has a notable practice that advises leading banking groups on complex insolvency and restructuring matters. The team deals with distressed debt-related work for funds as well as advising insolvency practitioners. The firm continues to possess expertise in the healthcare, leisure and manufacturing sectors. It is also well-versed in distress-related litigation, including issues surrounding asset recovery.

Freeths has a noteworthy presence in the region, with offices in Sheffield and Leeds. The firm handles a range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters on behalf of insolvency practitioners, banks and large corporate clients. The team offers strong transactional expertise, regularly advising on pre-packaged sales of businesses and assets. The firm's client base spans the energy, retail and construction sectors, among others.

Irwin Mitchell advises insolvency professionals on contentious corporate and personal asset recovery, and creditors, including banks, on debt recovery. The firm also works with directors and boards of directors on a full range of insolvency-related matters.

Pinsent Masons is able to draw on national resources to provide a tailored local service. The firm has strong relationships with leading banks, demonstrated by appointments to restructuring panels. The team also advises on national and cross-border matters. It is noted for its capacity to assist distressed law firms.

Squire Patton Boggs is adept at handling both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. The team deals with reorganisations, disposals and corporate advisory work as well as litigation. It has expertise in the retail, mining and chemical sectors. The firm also represents clients in the financial services sector. It is capable of taking on high-value, complex matters related to personal insolvency.