Restructuring/Insolvency
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 1
Email address
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(0118) 958 0224About
Provided by BDB Pitmans LLP
The restructuring and insolvency team continues to be a “go-to” practice for the whole of the south and south-east of England for national and international referrals for the provision of clear, commercially-focussed advice. The team at BDB Pitmans understands the importance of very quick but sound decision-making requirements in restructuring and insolvency matters. The team's service-led and responsive attitude together with our City-level commercial experience and technical know-how sets us apart from other practices in the South and Thames Valley.
The department (and its partners) are recognised for offering a full service of restructuring, transactional and contentious advice and assistance to banks, funders, investors (including private equity), directors and insolvency practitioners. For the southern and Thames Valley market, the partners’ experience in the city of advising on restructuring, turnaround and contingency options as well as its wider national restructuring and insolvency coverage offers great value and expert commercial advice to referrers and clients alike. Extensive and credible sector experience includes that in retail, hospitality and leisure, charities, education, manufacturing, care, construction, technology and real estate. The team provides a full offering from early advisory and options advice to turnaround, restructuring, refinancing on formal insolvency appointments and then on the recovery of assets.
Chambers Review
BDB Pitmans houses a large and distinguished practice with considerable experience across the full range of insolvency and restructuring matters. The firm is noted for its work on fraud-based insolvency and asset sale and recovery matters. Its varied client base includes leading insolvency practitioners, distressed investors and private holdings. The team is experienced in mandates arising from the retail, technology and real estate sectors.
Work Highlights
- BDB Pitmans acted for FRP Advisory, who are joint trustees in the bankruptcy of a notable Midlands property developer with assets of up to GBP12 million and claims of over GBP25 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The BDB Pitmans team is experienced, responsive, realistic and helpful. Their service is highly attentive, responsive and prompt, which makes it straightforward to engage with them."
"Their work throughout my involvement with this matter has been excellent, and they are highly responsive, with excellent client management skills."
"The BDB Pitmans team is experienced, responsive, realistic and helpful. Their service is highly attentive, responsive and prompt, which makes it straightforward to engage with them."
"Their work throughout my involvement with this matter has been excellent, and they are highly responsive, with excellent client management skills."
Notable Practitioners
Stacey Jones advises across the spectrum of corporate and personal insolvency matters.
"Stacey is very bright and tenacious, and she gives straightforward opinions."
"She is technically excellent, she knows her stuff, and she is very pragmatic and down-to-earth. She combines a great client manner with technical capability."
"Stacey is a force of nature; she's very tenacious and gets the job done."