About us

We help businesses manage their financial and operational challenges. We are here to help you!

Business is not static and the need to adapt and respond to evolving economic and trading conditions has never been greater. Dealing with challenging financial matters can be stressful, so our approach has been designed with you in mind.

Each year our experts assist hundreds of businesses across a wide range of industries, helping them to overcome financial challenges and return to profitability. We work with our clients to understand the root causes of the challenges they are experiencing and devise a workable plan to help the business recover. In some cases, a formal insolvency process might be required.

We will never charge a fee for an initial consultation; we will listen to understand your current situation and unique circumstances and will help you to understand the range of options available to you to address the challenges you face in order for you to make informed decisions about the future of your business..

Our credentials:

  • 20+ offices across the UK
  • Overseas offices and experience
  • Part of the K3 Capital Group Ltd
  • Regulated by the ICAEW and IPA
  • Vastly experienced and qualified staff
  • 350+ employees

Our leading team

Our highly experienced team, work alongside directors and their stakeholders to devise strategies to overcome a wide range of financial challenges. Our team of multi-disciplinary Directors are supported by a team of 275 highly skilled professionals.

Our services

Our advice has a commercial, realistic, and real-world focus, providing value to all stakeholders.

I can't pay my bills

I need funding for working capital

I have a business dispute

I need advice on closing my business

Business credit rating help

Distressed business sales

Chris Newell

Managing Director

Chris is a Managing Director within our Restructuring & Insolvency team. His sector experience includes retail, manufacturing and construction, in which he regularly advises directors and shareholders of businesses, predominantly SMEs. He also has extensive experience with businesses and individuals who have undertaken historic tax planning schemes, advising on the options available and implementing suitable strategies.

Simon Bonney

Managing Director

Simon is a restructuring specialist; he deals primarily with more complex insolvency situations where there is an element of potential litigation or problems which require creative solutions. His sector experience includes care homes, retail, property and technology.

Rehan Ahmed

Managing Director

Rehan leads our teams in Yorkshire and the North East. He regularly provides advice to directors and shareholders of distressed businesses and assists them to identify solutions to secure the future of their businesses. Rehan is focused on business rescue and develops and implements strategies to assist with turnaround and recovery. Recent assignments include advising businesses operating in the manufacturing, construction, hospitality, leisure and retail sectors. Rehan is a licensed insolvency practitioner and a member of this ICAEW.

Alistair Dickson

Managing Director

Alistair has over 30 years’ experience working in international accounting and consulting firms. Based in Glasgow, he undertakes assignments for both SMEs and lenders. Alistair works across a wide range of sectors including property, food production, engineering, retail, logistics, and services. His extensive experience includes sanctioning leveraged debt and working with businesses with financial concerns. He is well placed to support businesses showing signs of distress, using his wide experience to assist in finding a solution.

Taz Rashid

Managing Director

Taz is a restructuring specialist and operates throughout the Midlands, providing expert advice to clients on a range of complex matters. Recent assignments include working with distressed businesses in the real estate, construction, online retail sectors, where he has delivered a range of restructuring and insolvency solutions. Taz is a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, a licensed insolvency practitioner and a member of the ICAEW.

Elias Paourou

Managing Director

Elias is an experienced business adviser who works with business owners in the south east and south coast. Elias’ priority is focussed on business rescue which often results in the preservation of businesses and their staff. Recent cases have included businesses operating in the food production, pharmaceutical and education. Elias is a licensed insolvency practitioner and a member of the IPA.

Richard Easterby

Director

Richard is the head of our Birmingham office. He has more than 15 years’ experience advising company directors, secured lenders and other key stakeholders across a variety of distressed situations. His recent work portfolio includes assignments across multiple sectors including property, professional services, leisure and sport, as well as working on large litigation assignments. Richard is a licensed insolvency practitioner and a member of both the Insolvency Practitioners Association and the Association of Business Recovery Professionals.

Frank Wessely

Managing Director

Frank is a managing director in the insolvency and restructuring team. He has broad a range of experience in handling distressed small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and advising solvent clients who want to restructure their affairs or close down operations. He works with a variety of businesses with a turnover between £1 million and £30 million, including start-ups, partnerships, sole traders, SMEs and community interest companies. He has experience across a number of sectors, including multi-location retail chains, photography, electricity supply and children’s nurseries.

Scott Milne

Managing Director

Scott has over 30 years of experience, supporting SMEs across Scotland in overcoming a range of financial challenges. He is a licensed insolvency practitioner and specialises in solvent restructurings and has led a substantial number of assignments for clients in Scotland, including those with an overseas presence. Scott has worked with businesses in many sectors, including food and beverage, media, construction, manufacturing, automotive and leisure. Scott is a member of the IPA.

Jeremy Woodside

Managing Director

Jeremy is a Managing Director within our Insolvency & Restructuring team in the North West. With a focus on SMEs throughout his career, he has advised secured lenders, asset-based lenders, directors, and various stakeholders. Jeremy's expertise spans multiple sectors, including manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, retail, leisure, property, and not-for-profit organisations. He has successfully navigated distressed and stressed trading positions, offering solutions that range from formal insolvency options to informal resolutions.

Andrew Watling

Managing Director

Andrew is a leading adviser to businesses on the south coast. Andrew is a restructuring specialist; his expertise includes advising on financial and operational matters as well as carrying out independent business reviews. Recent assignments have included advising businesses operating in the aerospace and defence, food and beverage, real estate, marine and construction sectors. Andrew is licensed to undertake insolvency assignments and is a member of the ICAEW.

Michael Chamberlain

Managing Director

Michael is a Managing Director in our Restructuring & Insolvency team. He has over 25 years’ experience advising lenders, SMEs, corporates, distressed investors and individuals in complex financial restructuring and recovery situations across various industry sectors and jurisdictions. His specialisms include business turnaround, performance improvement, and supporting accelerated mergers, acquisitions and disposals. Michael prides himself on saving jobs, businesses and maximising value for all stakeholders. Michael is a qualified chartered accountant (ICAEW fellow) and licensed insolvency practitioner.

Philippa Robinson

Director

Philippa is a Director within our Corporate Finance department. With a focus on SMEs, she serves as a trusted adviser, providing guidance on various transactions such as fundraising, sale mandates, and management buyouts. Philippa's understanding of the challenges faced by entrepreneurs allows her to add significant value to SMEs throughout their growth and in difficult times. Her recent transactions include securing new investments, the sale of the estate of a major artist, a fundraise for a haulage business and the disposal of a chain of beauty salons to an overseas investor.

James Varney

Director

James is a restructuring and insolvency specialist; his expertise includes advising companies, directors and creditors of their options in a wide range of insolvency situations. He has 10 years’ experience in advising directors on a range of solutions to assist them in overcoming financial challenges. James is a qualified insolvency practitioner and is a member of the IPA.

Pieris (Perry) Lysandrou

Senior Manager

Pieris is a Senior Manager within our Restructuring & Insolvency team. He has over 10 years' corporate recovery and insolvency experience, specialising in formal corporate and personal procedures as well as advisory services to lenders and other major stakeholders in relation to underperforming owner-managed businesses. He brings extensive expertise in both insolvent and solvent liquidations across various sectors such as construction, printing, automotive, retail, leisure, and IT.

Sarah Balsom

Managing Director

Sarah is a Managing Director in our Financial Advisory team based in the North West, specialising in lead advisory and business restructuring for SMEs. She has a wealth of knowledge in delivering a wide range of restructuring services, such as strategic business reviews, accelerated disposals, financial restructurings, pensions advisory, cash flow management, and formal insolvency appointments. Sarah's sector experience includes automotive, pharmaceutical, property, hospitality, healthcare, and retail, with a particular focus on SMEs and FTSE 100 companies.

Our accreditations

We operate in a highly regulated industry which means all our advisers are regulated by leading industry bodies including: ICAEW, IPA, ICAS. In addition, all advisers are members of industry bodies R3 and the Turnaround Management Association.

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