HFW HOME ABOUT US EVENTS KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHTS NEWS & PRESS CAREERS CONTACT US ALUMNI 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 INSIGHTS AEROSPACE ASIA PACIFIC AUSTRALIA COVID-19 HUB COMMERCIAL COMMODITIES CONSTRUCTION CORPORATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DUBAI EU, COMPETITION AND TRADE REGULATORY ENERGY FINANCE FRAUD AND INSOLVENCY HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGULATION LONDON MELBOURNE MIDDLE EAST OIL AND GAS PERTH PORTS & TERMINALS RESTRUCTURING HUB SHIPPING SINGAPORE SYDNEY AUSSIE RULES 15/06/2021 NATIONAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT ACT 2021 01/06/2021 WEBINAR: ENERGY PROJECTS: IMPLICATIONS OF PARTNER OR CONTRACTOR RESTRUCTURING 23/07/2020 HIGH COURT ISSUES BARRING ORDER UNDER CPR 19.8A AND FINDS RULE EXTENDS TO CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS 26/06/2020 SUPREME COURT BLESSES THE USE OF ADJUDICATION BY INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS IN CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES 25/06/2020 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF UK INSOLVENCIES: THE CORPORATE INSOLVENCY AND GOVERNANCE BILL 05/06/2020 CORPORATE INSOLVENCY AND GOVERNANCE BILL: THE IMPACT ON COMMODITIES 27/05/2020 COVID-19 INDUCED INSOLVENCIES – THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR 30/04/2020 CAN LAWYERS EVER DISCLOSE THEIR CLIENTS’ PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS? 24/04/2020 HIGH COURT GIVES GUIDANCE ON DUTIES OWED BY DIRECTORS FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATION AND CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION 07/02/2020 BREXIT – IMPACT OF A 'NO DEAL' SCENARIO ON EU CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCIES 04/10/2018 CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 423 OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 – COURT OF APPEAL RULES ON SERVICE OUT OF THE JURISDICTION 17/07/2018 MORE INSIGHTS LEARN MORE AEROSPACE COMMODITIES CONSTRUCTION CORPORATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ENERGY FINANCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INSURANCE & REINSURANCE LOGISTICS MINING PORTS & TERMINALS RESTRUCTURING HUB RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY SHIPPING SPACE TRAVEL, CRUISE & LEISURE YACHTS FRAUD AND INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY LITIGATION CORPORATE REORGANISATIONS AND RESTRUCTURINGS TALK TO US Previous Contact ALEX KYRIAKOULIS PARTNER Corporate London +44 (0)20 7264 8782 More about Alex Email Alex Next Contact ALEX KYRIAKOULIS PARTNER Corporate London PHILIP PROWSE PARTNER London RICK BROWN PARTNER Fraud & Insolvency London OLIVIER BAZIN PARTNER Geneva GUDMUND BERNITZ PARTNER Finance London DAVID BROTHERTON PARTNER Singapore NOEL CAMPBELL PARTNER Hong Kong DIANE DE MOÜY PARTNER Paris ROBERT DESMOND CONSULTANT Melbourne JOHN FORRESTER PARTNER Singapore IAN GORDON PARTNER Sydney and Perth SIMON JERRUM PARTNER London AARON JORDAN PARTNER Melbourne LING LUI PARTNER Singapore ALINE PONCELET PARTNER Paris GEORGES RACINE PARTNER Geneva ALEXANDER REID PARTNER Dubai and Abu Dhabi TONY RICE PARTNER London TIEN TAI PARTNER Dubai ADAM TOPPING PARTNER London ANTHONY WOOLICH PARTNER London JEAN-MARC ZAMPA PARTNER Paris ZOHAR ZIK PARTNER London LATEST NEWS SHIPOWNER'S RIGHT TO A GENERAL AVERAGE RANSOM RECOVERY CONFIRMED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL HFW BOOSTS MARKET-LEADING LATAM INSURANCE PRACTICE WITH FORMER SWISS RE PRESIDENT OUR SECTORS LEGAL SERVICES LOCATIONS OUR PEOPLE BREXIT HOME ABOUT US EVENTS KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHTS NEWS & PRESS CAREERS CONTACT US PRIVACY NOTICE ACCESSIBILITY DISASTER RECOVERY LEGAL NOTICES SITEMAP ANTI-MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT © Holman Fenwick Willan LLP 2021. 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