Rebecca handles complex restructuring and insolvencies, frequently involving international and offshore matters, and often with a regulatory element. She is experienced in insolvency transactions (including pre-packaged administration sales), providing strategic advice to companies and their directors in financial difficulty and advising secured lenders on the enforcement of their security. She also regularly advises on how to structure corporate transactions and commercial arrangements to protect against counterparty insolvency risk.  Rebecca is known for her technical knowledge and client service.

In addition to the above, Rebecca is well regarded for her expertise in solvent restructurings and regularly advises on the distribution of assets to shareholders via a members’ voluntary liquidation.

During her career, Rebecca has completed a 6-month secondment to a hedge fund and a short secondment to a German law firm.  She has also authored a number of articles in national industry publications and spoken at seminars and conferences on restructuring and insolvency issues.

Rebecca sits on the UK board of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), which brings together professionals from across the UK, Europe & the World to meet, network and hear the latest news within business recovery, corporate turnaround & restructuring.

Recent work

• Advised an FCA-regulated payday lender in financial difficulty, including on its communications with the FCA and its customers
• Advised the board of a start-up challenger bank following the withdrawal of financial support from its overseas-headquartered parent company
• Advised the proposed fixed charge receivers of various assets of an English holding company of an insurance company based in Gibraltar, including on complex issues around the characterisation of the security
• Advised the owner and operator of a group of Ofsted-regulated care homes in light of the financial difficulties being faced by one of the subsidiaries, including advising in relation to the proposal of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA)
• Advised a group of companies in the construction sector on its strategy for restructuring the group following the financial difficulty of certain subsidiaries
• Acted for the administrators of a well-known fashion house on their appointment and subsequent sale of the company’s assets
• Acted for two high-net-worth individuals facing potential claims by insolvency practitioners in relation to their directorships of eight companies in various offshore jurisdictions, involved in the oil and gas sector
• Acted in relation to the section 110 demerger of a group of media companies beneficially owned by a celebrity