Arthur Cox Belfast‘s team is experienced acting for directors, creditors, lenders and insolvency practitioners. Areas of expertise include debt recovery, corporate restructuring, and cross border insolvency. Stuart Mansfield, who leads the team, specialises in advising lenders and creditors on restructurings and insolvencies. Colm McElroy covers a broad range of refinancing and corporate insolvency matters, with a specialism in the management of non-performing loan portfolios.
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- 'Provide a full service offering with quality across the key departments we use.'
- 'Colm McElroy - highly responsive and knowledgeable. Gives commercial advice and a pleasure to work with.'
- 'First class customer service and depth of team.'
- 'The team within Arthur Cox are very knowledgeable and responsive. The team are able to break down problems and provide solutions for complex situations.'
- 'Arthur Cox are the first firm we consider when dealing with complex restructuring cases. The team are very approachable and have a breadth of knowledge which helps solve problems through collaboration.'
- 'Colm McElroy brings a commercial focus to cases and is an innovative thinker, demonstrated by his willingness to take on new complex matters. The work delivered always represents high professional standards.'
Key clients
- EY
- Grant Thornton
- PwC
- Moorfields
- Deloitte
- Apex Housing Association
- Starwood Property Trust, Inc
- Bank of Ireland
- Bank of Ireland
Work highlights
- Advising Grant Thornton (as receivers) on English and Northern Irish aspects of the Roadbridge Limited receivership.
- Providing advice to EY as liquidators and subsequently CVA supervisors in respect of complex liquidation and subsequent entry into CVA of high profile construction company, Dixons Contractors Ltd.
- Acted for a banking syndicate led and arranged by Bank of Ireland in connection with an amendment and restatement of a truly global, Northern Irish headquartered, IT group.
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Practice head
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Stuart Mansfield