With a diverse roster of clients spanning large clearing banks, alternative lenders, regulators, and corporates, Burges Salmon LLP‘s corporate restructuring and insolvency team is well equipped to advise on national and international administrations, enforcements, and the related transactions. Andrew Eaton heads up the team and has substantial experience in cross-border distressed situations. Colin Ligman is particularly experienced in distressed real estate work, with James Sutherland specialising in real estate and insolvency disputes. Clive Pugh is well versed in pension-related issues, drawing on former experience at the pensions regulator, while Emily Scaife and Nick Middleton are other integral team members.
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‘Emily Scaife is very technically sound and has a calming, practical approach to an assignment, which is very reassuring to clients.’
‘Quality with strength in depth not only in the restructuring team itself but being able to bring in other areas of expertise such as the property and real estate team.’
‘Andy Eaton - he has a wealth of experience, is extremely bright but it's his calm unflappable and commercial approach that sets him apart.'
- 'Emily Scaife is a young partner who gets better year on year and is very personable and superb at relationship management and managing client expectations.’
Key clients
- Craigard Care Limited and FRP Advisory Trading Limited
- Amphenol Limited and Amphenol Trackwise Designs Limited
- Montezuma's Chocolates Limited, Montezuma's Direct Limited, Montezuma's Limited and Grant Thornton LLP
- ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Limited
- Breathe EV Ltd
- Cut4Cloth Ltd
- Cash Processing Solutions Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Craigard Care Limited and its joint administrators from FRP Advisory on the pre-pack administration sale of Craigard Care’s business and assets, as operated from three care homes situated in the North East of Scotland.
- Acted for Amphenol Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary Amphenol Trackwise Designs Limited in relation to the latter’s acquisition of the business and certain assets of Trackwise Designs plc.
- Advised the directors of the three companies in the Montezuma’s Chocolate group, and subsequently the joint administrators from Grant Thornton, in relation to the sale of the group’s business and assets by way of a pre-pack administration.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next generation partners
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Leading associates
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Nick Middleton
Practice head
Andrew Eaton
Other key lawyers
Colin Ligman; James Sutherland; Clive Pugh; Emily Scaife; Nick Middleton