Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
John Pye Auctions has announced the appointment of Chris Eckersley as its Head of Northwest Valuations. In his new role, Eckersley will be responsible for carrying out valuation work and disposals across the region, including plant, machinery, and business assets. In addition to broadening new and existing client relationships within the corporate recovery sector, Chris…
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Professional services firm PKF Littlejohn has announced that it has appointed James Linton to its new creditor services team. Linton has spent more than 20 years in the sector, including spells with BDO and Begbies Traynor. Linton brings over 15 years of experience to the role, and will help the team serve credit managers, local…
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Professional services firm KPMG UK has made two senior appointments within its Deal Advisory practice. The firm has appointed Sharon Taylor and Lloyd Williams as Managing Directors within its Special Situations and Turnaround Group. Their primary focus will be on helping to preserve and restore value to organisations that may be facing a period of…
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Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed Tom Straw as Restructuring Partner in its growing London team. Straw joins RSM after spending nine years at Moorfields Advisory and over three years at BDO as a restructuring specialist. He has more than 15 years’ experience spanning debt advisory, M&A, financial advisory and restructuring, and a…
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Business advisory, restructuring and investment practice ReSolve has announced that it has appointed Larry Jobsz as a Partner Jobsz has over 30 years’ experience, with his most recent role was as Managing Partner at the corporate recovery and turnaround firm Buchler Phillips, where he led significant assignments for a diverse mix of clients and enjoyed…
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Higgs LLP has appointed an insolvency specialist as Principal Associate as it continues its ambitious growth drive. Suky Mann joins the leading Midlands-based law firm from a niche insolvency practice. In her new role, she will work within the practice’s growing Restructuring & Insolvency Department, which is led by Legal Director, Lauren Hartigan-Pritchard. Welcoming her…
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The Insolvency Steering Group has announced that it has appointed diversity and 19 inclusion champions. Supported by R3 and the Insolvency Service, the new champions hail from organisations across the insolvency and restructuring landscape, from insolvency practitioner firms and legal practices to regulatory bodies. Together they will act as role models and will have an…
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Business advisory and restructuring specialist Resolve has announced it has appointed Andrew Pepper as a new Partner to the practice. Pepper has over three decades experience in high-level roles across the restructuring and turnaround sector, including within the partnerships of BDO and Kroll Zolfo Cooper, and at Hilco Capital. Andrew’s focus will be on preserving…
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Corporate restructuring and insolvency specialist Leonard Curtis has announced the formal appointment of Dan Booth as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) As part of his role, Booth will be instrumental in the delivery of strategic direction for the Group – which recently announced its plans to double in size in the next three years –…
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Azets has appointed Jonathan Amor as a Partner to lead the firm’s new restructuring and insolvency team for its Yorkshire offices. Amor specialises in helping companies experiencing financial distress or facing closure with restructuring and rescue options. He offers specialist advisory services to assist organisations in making better long term and effective, strategic business decisions.…
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International audit, tax and advisory firm, Mazars has appointed Rebecca Dacre as Office Managing Partner in Milton Keynes. Dacre who was promoted to Partner in 2021, has worked in Milton Keynes for over 15 years and is a well-known part of the city’s business community. A restructuring and insolvency expert, working across a wide range…
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Latest quarterly figures from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have indicated that business insolvency numbers (liquidations and receiverships) in Scotland increased by 58%, The figures showed that in Q2 2022, there were 261 total company insolvencies in Scotland, this was 58% higher than in the same quarter of 2021. The business insolvencies comprised 44 compulsory liquidations,…
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Leonard Curtis Legal (LCL), a division of Leonard Curtis Group, has expanded its restructuring and insolvency expertise in London with the appointment of solicitor Layla Taylor. Taylor brings significant experience to the growing London team with a view to supporting the expansion of services. She joins LCL at an exciting time of business growth, with…
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