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Stuart is highly regarded for his expertise advising debtors and their directors as well as a broad range of creditors and investors across the spectrum of financial distress, seeking to deliver financial and operational restructurings and transactions to benefit stakeholders. He also supports insolvency practitioners in connection with prepackaged and unplanned insolvency processes.

While his practice is primarily based in the North and London, Stuart has significant international experience, including advising clients across the Asia Pacific region having led the Hong Kong Restructuring team of a major international firm during his five years based in the territory.

Relevant experience

  • Inspiring Learning: Advising board of directors on duties in lead up to administration and advising administrators on delivery of three linked pre-packaged sales.
  • Invenio: Advising board of directors on duties following receiver appointment by secured creditor and on restructuring of balance sheet and acquisition by creditor.
  • Project Gazelle: Advising a fund investor in connection with the potential acquisition of non-performing loans in the Middle East.
  • Advising financial stakeholder group on the restructuring of the Interserve Outsourcing and Construction group*
  • Lloyd Fraser – advising Kroll as administrators of national haulage business*
  • Time GB – advising independent director on the restructuring and disposal of a caravan site operator*
  • Ted Baker – advising administrators on real estate matters arising in the administration*

* Experience at prior firm

Education

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Law – Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
  • BA in Jurisprudence – Balliol College, Oxford    
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