Acting for boards, banks, ABLs and insolvency practitioners on matters ranging from distressed lending to corporate restructuring and insolvency, Sarah Teal leads the team at Shoosmiths LLP in Manchester. Bethan Moore is also a key name with noteworthy expertise in non-contentious restructuring mandates, including distressed business sales to liquidations and receiverships of considerable value. Hollie Wrigley is ‘hardworking, responsive, creative’, and Hannah Gaskell continues to advise on notable disposals and acquisitions.
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‘This team is very responsive and knowledgeable.’
‘Sarah Teal is very responsive and knows her stuff - very much a trusted adviser on insolvency and corporate recovery matters.’
‘Hannah Gaskell is hardworking, responsive, creative, always available, and provides succinct advice.’
‘Bethan Moore is bright, understanding, creative and great fun. Sarah Minshull is articulate, responsive, clear thinking, and provides straightforward advice.’
‘Beth Moore and Sarah Teal are pragmatic and driven to reach the right outcome.’
‘All of the individuals in the team have a strong work ethic with a matching technical capability which is worn lightly by all team members. They are on a par with any other firm operating in the insolvency market.'
‘Sarah Teal is just brilliant. Nothing is too much trouble and she has a great eye for the underlying commercials. Highly recommended for tricky restructuring with the support of her Manchester team.'
- 'Hannah Gaskell is a real force to be reckoned with. She knows the legislation off the top of her head. She is energetic and has a real knack for handling the hardiest of problems. She has an effortlessly hands-on approach and always manages to pull the goods out of the bag.’
Key clients
- Real Fun Group Limited
- Interpath Limited
- Kroll Advisory Ltd
- Interpath Limited
- Endless
- Interpath Ltd
- Ernst & Young LLP
- AK Retail Holdings Limited
- BDO
- Cowgill Holloway Business Recovery
- CM Global Talent Limited
- Bibby Financial Services Ltd
- Close Brothers Invoice Finance Ltd
- Santander UK Plc
Work highlights
- Acting for the Real Fun Group on acquiring eight bingo clubs and their freeholds out of administration, safeguarding approx. 150 jobs in time for Christmas.
- Acting for the administrators of footwear retailer Hotter Shoes in respect of saving 400 jobs following a sale to Woolovers Group.
- Acting for the Enact fund managed by private equity fund Endless LLP on its acquisition of the business and assets of Accrofab and the Alcester site of Bromford Industries, securing 309 jobs.
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Sarah Teal