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Restructuring and Insolvency

Whether you need to restructure/reorganise your company, instigate insolvency proceedings against a third party or are facing financial difficulties in your business, the specialist team at Thompson Smith and Puxon will be able to assist.

How can we help you?

We have significant experience in dealing with restructuring and insolvency matters on behalf of companies, individuals and insolvency practitioners. Our team can help to guide you through the complexities and difficulties that you may encounter if you are facing financial difficulties or need to restructure your business.

Our corporate restructuring support is led by Nicola Rout from our corporate and commercial team, whilst Andrew Breckenridge and Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones from our dispute resolution team offer support on contentious insolvency matters.

Corporate Restructuring

We’re here to help you with everything from demergers and schemes of arrangement to capital reductions and share buybacks. If you’re looking to reorganise your group or incentivise your team with share options (including EMI) or planning a members’ voluntary liquidation, our team has the know-how to guide you.

We provide specialist support to you on:

  • Demergers
  • Schemes of arrangement
  • Capital reductions
  • Share buybacks
  • Share for share exchanges
  • Group reorganisations
  • Employee incentive and share options (including EMI)
  • Members’ voluntary liquidations

Corporate Insolvency

We can guide you through administration, including pre-pack arrangements, solvent and insolvent liquidations, and offer crucial advice for directors navigating financial difficulties or those asked to give guarantees. We handle director disqualifications, statutory demands, applications to restore companies,  winding-up petitions, and restraining petitions, ensuring you have the best possible advice at every step.

We offer specialist support in a number of areas including:

  • Administration, including pre-packs
  • Liquidation (solvent and insolvent)
  • Advice for directors facing financial difficulties
  • Advice for directors asked to give guarantees for group/company loans
  • Director disqualifications/misfeasance claims
  • Statutory Demands
  • Applications to restore companies to the register
  • Acting for insolvency practitioners
  • Winding up petitions
  • Applications to restrain presentation of petition

Personal Insolvency

If personal insolvency issues are your concern, we’re equipped to assist. From applications to set aside Statutory Demands, managing bankruptcy proceedings, to trustees’ applications for orders for sale and interim orders applications, we’ve got your back.

We offer support on a wide range of personal insolvency issues, including:

  • Applications to set aside Statutory Demands
  • For bankruptcy proceedings
  • Obtain information/questioning applications
  • Trustees’ applications for orders for sale
  • Applications to annul bankruptcy orders
  • Applications for interim orders
  • Application to suspend discharge of bankrupt

Our friendly, informative approach aims to demystify the complexities of insolvency and restructuring processes for you. By offering personalised advice and comprehensive solutions, we’re here to support you through challenging times with confidence and clarity. Your peace of mind is our priority, and we’re dedicated to helping you find the best path forward.

Contact us to see how we can assist with your specific needs today.

Our Fees

Once we have a full understanding of what you want to achieve we will provide an estimate of costs. We are fully transparent with our pricing and always aim to support you/ your business by offering commercial advice at a cost-effective price.

Contact our Solicitors in Colchester or Clacton

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