Osborne Clarke LLP has a strong track record in large restructuring and insolvency mandates, with particular experience acting on sizeable pension restructurings. Clearing and challenger bank work also makes up a core part of the practice, with the team regularly assisting lenders in cases of distressed borrowers. Based in Bristol, Nigel Boobier has experience handling a range of cross-border mandates, while Claire Bundy handles contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency procedures, acting for a range of creditors, insolvency practitioners, corporates, trustees and directors. Pension team head Jonathan Hazlett, business transactions group head Mark Wesker and banking lead Tom Bussy are other key members of the team.

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Key clients

  • FRP Advisory Trading Limited
  • Grant Thornton UK LLP
  • Teneo Financial Advisory Limited
  • Interparth Ltd t/a Interpath Advisory
  • The Pension Protection Fund
  • Rcapital
  • Alder King LLP
  • Begbies Traynor Group
  • EY-Parthenon
  • Barclays

Work highlights

  • Advised SAS and its Administrators on a highly complex sale process, requiring substantial engagement with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the novation of all key contracts and assets upon completion.
  • Advised AMTE Power plc on its funding requirements and directors' fiduciary duties, including in respect of a new secured up to £1m loan from Arena Investors, LP.
  • Advised on the pre-packaged sale of the business and certain assets of Railsr (formerly Railsbank) to Embedded Finance Limited.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nigel Boobier

Other key lawyers

Claire Bundy, Jonathan Hazlett, Mark Wesker, Tom Bussy