England - West Midlands • Finance
Freeths LLP
Freeths LLP handles bankruptcy and asset recovery work, as well as contentious work in the corporate insolvency area, counting corporate, lender and funds clients in their roster. The ‘commercial’ John Jeffreys leads the practice with vast experience in restructuring and insolvency work, primarily handling non-contentious and transactional issues. Mike Gilmour, who jointly leads the team, offers expertise in the field of contentious insolvency and asset recovery work. Senior associate Grace Millar advises on both non-contentious and contentious insolvency issues, including pre-pack and post-appointment sales of company assets and businesses.
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Testimonials
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‘Experienced, knowledgeable, commercial and pragmatic.'
'Good value.’
‘John Jeffreys is a hands-on commercial insolvency lawyer with a huge amount of experience.'
‘John Jeffreys always responds quickly, and his work is best in class.’
Key clients
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- BDO LLP
- RSM UK Restructuring & Advisory LLP
- Begbies Traynor Central LLP
- Alvarez & Marsal LLP
- Evelyn Partners
- Mazars LLP
- Allied Irish Bank (GB)
- ReSolve Advisory Limited
- Interpath Advisory
- Savills LLP
- Colliers International
- Hilco Global
- Poppleton & Appleby LLP
- Moorfields CR
- PKF Smith Cooper LLP
- Travis Perkins PLC
Work highlights
- Acting as the joint administrators of Vivarail Limited, handling administration asset sales and other issues.
- Advised The Deltic Group on restructuring issues and ultimately its sale to REKOM Group via a pre-packed administration and have continued to act as their administrators, handling transfer of freehold and leasehold estate and complex litigation claims, amongst other issues.
- Advising LPA Receivers of Regal Food Limited and M&Z Real Estate on a number of issues, including handling a portfolio of properties and advising on interaction between corporate and partnership obligors and personal guarantors.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Jeffreys, Mike Gilmour