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Restructuring and Insolvency

Our team of insolvency and restructuring advisory experts cater to the diverse needs of investors, creditors, institutional landlords, corporates, and insolvency office holders. With our national and cross-border expertise, we deliver tailored solutions for your unique circumstances.

Overview

Our highly experienced team is committed to providing invaluable insights and strategic solutions for a wide spectrum of clients, including lenders, investors, creditors, institutional landlords, corporates, and insolvency office holders.

We are trusted advisers to many clients, who turn to us for our straightforward approach, especially when there is a complexity or sensitivity around a particular subject.

We offer a broad range of services that encompass the full spectrum of corporate insolvency and restructuring. Whether it's contentious or non-contentious, formal or informal restructuring, investment recovery, turnaround, enforcement, distressed debt disposal and acquisition, risk management, or insolvency litigation, our team has the expertise to guide you.

One of our key strengths lies in asset tracing and recovery, both on a national and international scale. We're also well-versed in solvency litigation, including wrongful trading and misfeasance actions, as well as antecedent transaction litigation.

What sets us apart is our integrated approach. We work in synergy with M&A, tax, real estate, banking, and finance teams, ensuring a holistic and comprehensive perspective on your insolvency and restructuring needs. With a focus on tailored, client-centric solutions, we're here to help you navigate the intricate landscape of restructuring and insolvency with confidence.

Featured experience

  • Advising leading UK real estate investment trust on the effect on a rent arrears claim of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganisation proceedings in respect of Cine - UK Limited.
  • Advising joint administrators of a FMCG on the sale of its subsidiary company to a director and on the further sale of the business assets.
  • Supporting a global insurance broker's finance team with implementation of a complex group simplification and entity elimination project involving 45 group entities targeted for dissolution, solvent liquidation or capital restructuring.
  • Advising professional services firm (US) on Letters of Request following US Bankruptcy Code Rule 2004 examination and document production against UK registered financial institutions.
  • Advising the Administrators of British brewery company on the placing into administration of the Company, the recovery of assets transferred pre-administration and the sale of its business and assets.

What our clients say

  • ”

    The team are experienced, highly regarded and responsive. They have an in-depth subject knowledge and ability to unlock complex matters.

    Chambers and Partners, 2023 Edition, Restructuring / Insolvency

  • ”

    They always deliver sound, proactive and practical advice.

    Chambers and Partners, 2023 Edition, Restructuring / Insolvency

  • ”

    They're always aware of the commercial realities when dealing with an action.

    Chambers and Partners, 2023 Edition, Restructuring / Insolvency

Restructuring and Insolvency key contacts

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Kevin Hawthorn

Partner

Bristol

Kevin Hawthorn

Partner

Bristol

+44 (0)117 918 2221

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Joe Bannister

Partner

London

Joe Bannister

Partner

London

+44 (0) 20 7894 6346

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Who we are

Why choose DAC Beachcroft?

We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.

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