Greg Allan > Birketts LLP > Norwich, England > Lawyer Profile

Birketts LLP is known as an ‘excellent high quality regional practice’ in the insolvency and restructuring space. Laurence Weeks heads up the group and acts as a trusted advisor to a large number of insolvency practitioners. Greg Allan is the key name on the non-contentious side of the practice, whilst director Matthew Weston is an important contact for dealing with non-contentious and contentious insolvency matters.

Birketts LLP has a deep bench of talent in the Cambridge office, with corporate finance partner James Allen, private equity specialist Adrian Seagers, and M&A expert Greg Allan, who also works from Norwich, all co-leading the practice. The firm serves as ‘a trusted source of expert advice and a resolver of obstacles and problems‘. Quentin Golder is a key adviser on early-stage funding, Andrew Priest has in-depth knowledge of the ICT sector, and emerging partner talent Nick Burt has notable experience in M&A transactions  involving software or tech businesses. Allan recently acted for Cambrionix Holdings Limited in its multimillion-pound sale to Foresight.

In Norwich, Birketts LLP has ‘an excellent team, that works diligently and effectively‘. Clients note that the lawyers ‘explain things in simple terms, whilst understanding the commercial options‘. Ed Savory, who advises numerous SMEs and family-owned businesses on sales, acquisitions, MBOs, generational transitions and re-organisations, has taken over the role of lead partner. Adrian Possener now focusing exclusively on deals in the energy and infrastructure sector. Corporate finance specialist Greg Allan is a key adviser on M&A transactions, notably in the care homes sector, and technology expert Paul Palik leads the Norwich commercial team, handling digital transformation projects, knowledge transfer partnerships and more.

Birketts LLP‘s insolvency team is known for ‘big firm experience with local presence and have expertise in all areas‘. The firm has ‘excellent knowledge of insolvency and related legislation‘ and practice head Laurence Weeks in Cambridge is a trusted adviser to the region’s most prominent insolvency practitioners. Key Cambridge-based partner Maria-Christina Peyman and, in Norwich, non-contentious specialist Greg Allan and qualified barrister Andrew Kinnison also play central roles in the firm’s key matters. The firm recently assisted FRP Advisory LLP as administrators on the sale of the assets and business of an accountancy practice, thereby ensuring the survival of the practice and the protection of 20 jobs.