RESTRUCTURING
Strategic Restructuring Advice. In-depth Industry Knowledge
We help our clients navigate all stages of a restructuring, whether it is initial support to company directors and advice to lenders, the preparation of due diligence reports and the negotiation of any standstill arrangements and term sheets, the legal structuring of the restructuring (in conjunction, where relevant, with local counsel), or the implementation of the agreed restructuring plan.
Benefitting from HFW's sectorial expertise, our multi-jurisdictional restructuring team is able to advise on all forms of restructurings across our core sectors - aviation, commodities, construction, energy, insurance and shipping.
Diverse clients
Our clients include the creditors of companies or groups that are undergoing restructuring as well as the distressed companies/groups themselves. We act for listed and unlisted companies, banks and other lenders, trading counterparties, company directors, turnaround investors and managers, insolvency practitioners, corporate purchasers and other stakeholders. We also have particular expertise in dealing with trust matters in offshore financial jurisdictions.
Cross-border expertise
The international nature of our practice means that our lawyers are routinely involved in cross-border issues. We are able to form teams across our worldwide offices, and have specialised experience in dealing with the interaction between Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code and the administration procedure under the UK Insolvency Act.
We also have expertise and experience in dealing with the impact of the European Insolvency Regulations, a wide-ranging piece of European legislation which creates opportunities for financially distressed corporate groups.
A history of success
Over the years our Restructuring Group has successfully advised creditors and debtors in several important matters, including the restructuring of ED&F Man, GombaHoldings, Bermuda Fire & Marine, CammellLaird, HIH, New Cap Re and Cenargo. The latter was the first case to be heard by the English Court regarding the crucial concept of centre of main interests (COMI) as defined in the European Insolvency Regulations.
Within the wider Restructuring Group we also have a dedicated Fraud & Insolvency team whose expertise includes litigation on behalf of administrators, liquidators, provisional liquidators and other office-holders, fraud related insolvencies, fraud investigations and asset tracing, asset recovery in large bankruptcies and issues arising from the cross-border insolvency regulations 2006.
Our Expertise
Our Restructuring Group's extensive expertise includes:
- Advice to directors of distressed companies
- Distressed sales including 'pre-pack administrations'
- Restructuring of debt and workouts for banks and other lenders
- Corporate rescue and turnaround transactions for corporate debtors
- Purchase and reorganisation
- Enforcement & warehousing
- Restructurings in the energy, aviation, shipping, commodities and construction sectors
- Complex loan restructurings
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Previous Contact
Alex Kyriakoulis
Partner
Corporate London
+44 (0)20 7264 8782

Rick Brown
Partner
Fraud & Insolvency London and BVI
Phone (London): +44 (0)20 7264 8461
Phone (BVI): +1 (284) 494 6864

Olivier Bazin
Partner
Geneva
+41 (0)22 322 4814

Gudmund Bernitz
Partner
Finance London
+44 (0)20 7264 8413

David Brotherton
Partner
London
+44 (0)20 7264 8360

Noel Campbell
Partner
Hong Kong and BVI
Phone (Hong Kong): +852 3983 7757
Phone (BVI): +1 (284) 494 6864

Diane de Moüy
Partner
Paris
+33 1 44 94 31 32

Robert Desmond
Consultant
Melbourne
+61 (0) 3 8601 4503

John Forrester
Partner
Singapore
+65 6411 5350

Ian Gordon
Partner
Sydney and Perth
Phone (Sydney): +61 (0)2 9320 4648
Phone (Perth): +61 (0)8 9422 4726

Aaron Jordan
Partner
Melbourne
+61 (0)3 8601 4535

Ling Lui
Partner
Singapore
+65 6411 5201

Georges Racine
Partner
Geneva
+41 (0)22 322 4812

Tien Tai
Partner
Dubai
+971 50 856 8454

Adam Topping
Partner
London
+44 (0)20 7264 8087

Anthony Woolich
Partner
London
+44 (0)20 7264 8033

Jean-Marc Zampa
Partner
Paris
+33 1 44 94 40 50

Zohar Zik
Partner
London
+44 (0)20 7264 8251

Alex Kyriakoulis
Partner
Corporate London

Rick Brown
Partner
Fraud & Insolvency London and BVI

Olivier Bazin
Partner
Geneva

Gudmund Bernitz
Partner
Finance London

David Brotherton
Partner
London

Noel Campbell
Partner
Hong Kong and BVI

Diane de Moüy
Partner
Paris

Robert Desmond
Consultant
Melbourne

John Forrester
Partner
Singapore

Ian Gordon
Partner
Sydney and Perth

Aaron Jordan
Partner
Melbourne

Ling Lui
Partner
Singapore

Georges Racine
Partner
Geneva

Tien Tai
Partner
Dubai

Adam Topping
Partner
London

Anthony Woolich
Partner
London

Jean-Marc Zampa
Partner
Paris

Zohar Zik
Partner
London