Non-contentious & Consensual Restructuring

Protecting the respective positions of both corporate entity and stakeholders when a business is in financial distress or placed into an insolvency process

We are experienced in advising boards of directors and all categories of creditors and prospective office holders during restructuring, as well as dealing with the security and appointment of office holders.

We also act for administrators, liquidators, trustees and receivers in all aspects of non-contentious insolvency work, from appointment through pre-pack or trading sales, to reach a successful conclusion.

Our team is experienced at ensuring the objectives of all clients' are met in these difficult circumstances.

Our work covers all insolvency scenarios, including aspects of multi-faceted group collapses, negotiating settlement and wind-down agreements as part of voluntary liquidation proceedings.

Our Non-contentious & Consensual Restructuring Work

  • All
  • Africa
  • North America
  • UK & Europe
  • Liquidation sale of industrial emissions renewable energy business

    Acting for the compulsory liquidators of a business engaged in purifying and converting carbon dioxide emissions in achieving a sale of the assets, including patents.

    Administration sale of biomass heating pellets business

    Acting for the administrators of a manufacturer of wood-based cat litter, horse bedding and biomass heating pellets.

    Afren Group

    Acting for a major African Bank which was a key secured lender to the Afren oil exploration group of companies. Actions included negotiating key documentation in relation to the restructuring of the Afren Group.

    Aircraft repair and maintenance

    Acting for the purchaser of an aircraft repair and maintenance business in negotiating a business and asset purchase.


     

    Aviation recruitment business

    Acting for the administrators of a GBP 70 million turnover aviation recruitment business in effecting a pre-packaged sale of the business and assets.

    Bank new development

    Acting for an agent bank in respect of a portfolio of nursing homes funded by GBP 200 million of syndicated debt.

    Numerous retail and casual dining CVAs

    Acting for various key stakeholders including debtor companies, landlords, shareholders and investors on a number of CVAs or other consensual restructurings of debt in the retail and casual dining sectors.

    Private equity houses and hedge funds acquisitions

    Acting on various high value acquisitions and in resolution of disputes for both private equity houses and hedge funds.

    Caparo

    Acting for the Liberty House Group in their purchase of 10 businesses, 3 closed businesses, shares in some companies and 24 properties as one of its acquisitions of the Caparo steel group from administrators. Clydes advised...

    Covpress

    Acting for the Liberty House Group in its acquisition of the business and certain assets of an automotive supplier, Covpress Limited, from administrators. The successful acquisition secured 740 jobs and ensured a crucial part of the manufacturing line of automobiles worldwide would continue. The acquisition saw Clydes advising on a wide spectrum of issues, including real estate and pensions.

  • Afren Group

    Acting for a major African Bank which was a key secured lender to the Afren oil exploration group of companies. Actions included negotiating key documentation in relation to the restructuring of the Afren Group.

    Central African Republic
  • Pension schemes

    Acting for two of the UK’s major pension schemes in contingency planning for the insolvency of the custodians of their cash and assets. The cases included advice on the impact of US insolvency on our clients’ rights and obligations

    United States
  • Liquidation sale of industrial emissions renewable energy business

    Acting for the compulsory liquidators of a business engaged in purifying and converting carbon dioxide emissions in achieving a sale of the assets, including patents.

    United Kingdom

    Administration sale of biomass heating pellets business

    Acting for the administrators of a manufacturer of wood-based cat litter, horse bedding and biomass heating pellets.

    United Kingdom

    Numerous retail and casual dining CVAs

    Acting for various key stakeholders including debtor companies, landlords, shareholders and investors on a number of CVAs or other consensual restructurings of debt in the retail and casual dining sectors.

    United Kingdom

    Aircraft repair and maintenance

    Acting for the purchaser of an aircraft repair and maintenance business in negotiating a business and asset purchase.


     

    United Kingdom

    Aviation recruitment business

    Acting for the administrators of a GBP 70 million turnover aviation recruitment business in effecting a pre-packaged sale of the business and assets.

    United Kingdom

    Bank new development

    Acting for an agent bank in respect of a portfolio of nursing homes funded by GBP 200 million of syndicated debt.

    United Kingdom

    Private equity houses and hedge funds acquisitions

    Acting on various high value acquisitions and in resolution of disputes for both private equity houses and hedge funds.

    United Kingdom

    Caparo

    Acting for the Liberty House Group in their purchase of 10 businesses, 3 closed businesses, shares in some companies and 24 properties as one of its acquisitions of the Caparo steel group from administrators. Clydes advised...

    United Kingdom

    Covpress

    Acting for the Liberty House Group in its acquisition of the business and certain assets of an automotive supplier, Covpress Limited, from administrators. The successful acquisition secured 740 jobs and ensured a crucial part of the manufacturing line of automobiles worldwide would continue. The acquisition saw Clydes advising on a wide spectrum of issues, including real estate and pensions.

    United Kingdom

    Motorway service stations

    Acting for the administrators of a chain of motorway service stations in negotiating various business sales and successfully applying to Court for emergency relief to ensure that a sale could be completed notwithstanding a pre insolvency transaction.

    United Kingdom

Our Non-contentious & Consensual Restructuring team

Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily
Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily

Partner

Ahmed Alhudaithi
Ahmed Alhudaithi

Partner

Elizabeth Evans
Elizabeth Evans

Partner

Lauren Fine
Lauren Fine

Legal Director

Andrew Foster
Andrew Foster

Partner & Global Head of Insolvency & Reorganisation

Chris Lenton
Chris Lenton

Partner

Duncan Lockhart
Duncan Lockhart

Partner

Caroline Malo
Caroline Malo

Partner

Prakash Pillai
Prakash Pillai

Partner, Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore | Director, Clasis LLC

Alain Sfeir
Alain Sfeir

Partner

Jonathan Silver
Jonathan Silver

Consultant

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