Stuart Tait > Gateley Legal > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Gateley Legal Offices
SHIP CANAL HOUSE
98 KING STREET
MANCHESTER
M2 4WU
England
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Stuart Tait
Work Department
Restructuring
Position
Stuart specialises in acting for debtors and for lending syndicates, banks, funds and other financial institutions in consensual and non-consensual restructurings, for investors in distressed acquisitions and for insolvency practitioners during pre-packaged and unplanned insolvency processes. He works predominantly in the North West and London.
He advises on realising and maximising value in distressed situations, including consensual workouts and restructurings, whether these are delivered through distressed sales, enforcement, insolvency processes or distressed debt trading.
Career
Clifford Chance 2002-206, Hogan Lovells 2006-2017.
Education
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, Balliol College Oxford, Aquinas Sixth Form College Stockport, Cheadle Hulme High School.
Leisure
Travel and scuba diving.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Leading individuals)‘Standout partner’ Andrew Buchanan, who has expertise handling complex restructuring assignments as well as advising key bodies on directors’ duties and trading issues, is at the helm of Gateley Legal‘s ‘exceptionally skilled’ offering. The team frequently advises its notable portfolio of clients on high-value matters, many of which are multi-jurisdictional in nature, such as its management of the interests of secured creditors’ in connection with the failure of the Domus Group. It advises across the range of industry sectors, including energy, construction and healthcare. Stuart Tait has particular experience realising and maximising values for clients in distressed situations. Legal director Aneesh Prasad is considered ‘outstanding’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals North West > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insolvency and corporate recovery North West > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning and environment
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning and environment