Business is the lifeblood of our economy. It creates jobs, increases productivity, and generates growth. Restructuring and insolvency is an essential part of that system and is vital for ensuring that the UK maintains its reputation as one of the best places in the world to do business.

Our restructuring and insolvency lawyers specialise in complex transactional restructurings and insolvency mandates, noted as being commercial, strategic and knowledgeable. We regularly act for corporate entities, boards of directors, clearing banks, asset based lenders, private equity funds, venture capitalists and insolvency practitioners, on all aspects of turnaround, restructuring, advisory and formal insolvency appointments. Browne Jacobson is a national law firm with international reach and strong connections to help deliver a solution that meets your needs.

What we do

• Pre-insolvency advice – including acting for directors to advise the Board on their statutory and fiduciary duties at times of financial distress or significant change.
• Options – for companies and insolvencies in distress including creditors (with or without security) looking to take enforcement action and/or members looking to preserve their interests.
• Appointments – appointing and perfecting appointments of officeholders to companies, individuals, assets and deceased estates.
• Realisations – including the sale and purchase of business and assets from insolvent companies and individuals.
• Investigations – and conduct of claims under the Companies Act and Insolvency Act including misfeasance, preference, transaction at undervalue, transaction defrauding creditors and directors’ disqualification.
• Supply chain continuity – including contract reviews, termination, enforcement and advice when a supplier is affected by insolvency.
• Public sector – advising local government, health and education sectors on the risk and impact of direct or indirect insolvency events.
• International - managing global insolvencies and coordinating advice across numerous jurisdictions.