Insolvency and corporate recovery

Matthew is an experienced restructuring advisor to large and small companies. He also advises restructuring professionals such as accountants, financial institutions, directors, landlords and pensions trustees. Matthew has particular expertise in creating and implementing solutions to restructure financially or operationally challenged companies.

Roger, joint managing partner and founder of and a partner in Clarion’s business restructuring an insolvency department. He has dealt with a series of high-profile administration and restructures. He has specialist knowledge in both the sporting and retail insolvency sectors. In addition, Roger has a reputation for dealing with substantial litigation matters arising out of insolvent or distressed situations. Significant transactions include advising directors on a £250m liability to HMRC, negotiating restructuring deals on two businesses exceeding £100m. Roger has an excellent reputation as a communicator of no-nonsense commercial advice. He acts not only on behalf of the vast majority of the major licensed insolvency practitioners in the North of England, but he also provides advice in relation to companies and partnerships that find themselves in distressed positions, or to individuals or directors who find themselves subject to substantial claims arising out of insolvent or distressed situations.

Joint managing partner and head of business restructuring and insolvency, Ryan specialises in corporate administrations and liquidations on behalf of a wide range of insolvency practitioners, as well as acting for a number of asset-based lenders both from an insolvency and turnaround aspect. Also covers personal insolvency and litigation, particularly pursuing directors for antecedent transaction claims.

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Matt specialises in all aspects of recovery, restructuring and insolvency work, with an emphasis on non-contentious corporate and property advice. He advises insolvency practitioners, fixed charge receivers, banks and other lenders, directors and shareholders. Matt has undertaken secondments with Royal Bank of Scotland’s AIM team, Yorkshire Bank’s SBS team and National Australia Bank’s CRE team and has a good working knowledge of lenders’ internal processes, procedures and requirements.

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Partner in business restructuring and insolvency. Alice works across all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency, both contentious and non-contentious on behalf of a wide range of insolvency practitioners. Alice also acts for individuals and companies who are facing financial difficulties.

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