Hill Dickinson LLP

Restructuring and Insolvency

Partner

Trainee Farleys solicitors Blackburn September 2004 – December 2005

Trainee Turner Parkinson LLP December 2005 – April 2006  (Training contract transferred from Farleys)

Solicitor Turner Parkinson LLP  April 2006 – May 2008

Associate Turner Parkinson LLP  May 2008 – April 2010

Partner Turner Parkinson LLP May 2010 – Jan 2019 (made partner at 4 years PQE).

Knights plc purchased Turner Parkinson LLP I was a Junior Seller and became an employee of Knights as a consequence of that transaction.

Partner Insolvency Knights Jan 2019 – October 2020

(Head of Insolvency Department March 2020 – October 2020)

Partner Hill Dickinson November 2020 – to date

Posts held at Hill Dickinson ;

Sub Team leader 2021 -2022 (6 months)

Deputy MLRO 2024 – to date

Board Member full LLP Board May 2025 – to date

I am an experienced and versatile insolvency expert. I’ve focused entirely on insolvency and restructuring since my third seat as a trainee solicitor.

I undertake both contentious and non-contentious insolvency work although the majority of my work highlights relate to the non-contentious turnaround projects that I have been involved with. In the last four years I have been directly involved in two transactions that have been recognised as turnaround deals of the year, one acting for the Norwegian purchasers of the Deltic Nightclub chain out of Administration (in December 2020) and then again acting for the Administrators (Special Education Needs Limited where I acted for Alvarez and Marsal) (2021).

I work with a range of insolvency practitioners and funders alike and tend to be involved in more difficult projects due to my experience of problem solving and knowledge of the respective insolvency processes.

I have been involved in providing board support to significant companies with often complex group/investor structures and have expertise in structuring distressed funding.

I’m fortunate enough to regularly be involved in high profile matters and I’ve set out some below with a particular focus on those undertaking in the last few years for context as to the number of such projects I get involved with:

From an Administrators perspective:

The administration of Chester City Football Club (acted for the administrator) The administration of Castle & Minster Credit Union (which I understand may have been the first credit union to use the Administration process). The Administration of Prescott & Conran Limited (Sir Terrence Conran’s family business chain) Prescott and Conran hospitality group goes bust - BBC News The Administrations of Unilad on the sale to Ladbible (multi-million pound sale of a tech business via a hostile creditor appointment)

Unilad viral publisher goes into administration - BBC News

The Administrators of Llangollen Railway company Llangollen heritage railway operator goes into receivership - BBC News The Administrators of HH Law Limited North-west PI firm goes under with all staff made redundant | News | Law Gazette The Administrators of Special Educational Needs Limited* Taxpayers face losses on loan to Lex Greensill’s neighbour | Financial Times (ft.com) The Administrators of Love Lane Brewery Pre-pack administration sees Liverpool bar and brewer continue to trade | TheBusinessDesk.com The Administrators of Consuma Paper Limited

200 jobs saved as paper products firm sold out of administration | TheBusinessDesk.com

The Administrators of Boujee Limited Jobs saved after bar and restaurant backed by Real Housewives star Lystra Adams sold out of administration - Business Live (business-live.co.uk) The Administrators of Borrow a Boat Limited Rent a boat from the administration - UK Daily News The Administrator of Prevu Studios Prevu goes into administration following Frasers deal (drapersonline.com) The Administrators of Planet X Limited Over 30 jobs secured as Rotherham cycling firm Planet X bought out after appointing administrator (yorkshirepost.co.uk) The Administrators of Heath Springs Limited Springs company in administration after 'unprecedented cost increases' (msn.com) The Administrators of Base Childrenswear Limited The Administrators of TSP Engineering Limited Rescue deal for North West engineering firm saves all 160 jobs | TheBusinessDesk.com The Administrators of Fairlane Yachts Limited Luxury yacht-builder Fairline collapses just weeks after sale | Money News | Sky News The Administrators of Outspoken Logistics t/a Zedify Electric cargo bike firm Zedify crashes into administration | Money News | Sky News

For Purchasers:

Key Forensic Services Limited – acted for the PE house backed purchaser* Promotional Logistics Limited (“Prolog”) acted for PE house backed Cotton Traders in the purchase of its logistics business. DT Global Limited on the acquisition of the business and assets of Scent Global Limited out of administration for £22.3M Acted for Purchaser of IPR and Assets of Designer Childrenswear Children’s clothing retailer falls into administration (business-sale.com) Acted for the purchase of the Deltic Group* Nightclub operator Deltic acquired by Rekom in cut-price deal (business-sale.com) Acted for Meraki Capital in acquisition of Hamlyn Williams https://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/investment-for-hamlyn-williams/

For Funders:

Kiss Flights, acted for its funder Penmarric Plc using its security position to best protects its interest before dealing with the multiple million pound guarantee claim brought by the Civil Aviation Authority in respect of its parent Company guarantee. Numerous appointments

For Boards:

Pexion Group Administrators secure six rescue deals for manufacturing group (business-sale.com) Outspoken Logistics Limited (trading as Zedify) The majority of our board instructions are confidential for obvious reasons.

English

Law society

University of Leicester 1999 – 2002 LLB (hons) 2:2

College of Law Chester 2004 Commendation

University of Cumbria Post graduate diploma in commercial law (2006)

I’ve had a very successful career in specialising exclusively in the area of insolvency and restructuring and am married with two daughters.

Front row forward Playing tight head, hooker and loose head. Played for Preston Grasshoppers U12 - Colts, part of the national colts plate winning side, more latterly played for Clitheroe Rugby Club till retirement in 2023.

Keen interest in history and travelling and often try to overlap the two during our family holidays.

Hobby farmer where I grow seasonal vegetables (mainly potatoes, carrots, leeks and onions), I keep chickens, bees, periodically pigs and have a small flock of sheep which I breed and lamb annually.