Richard has over 20 years’ experience working with a wide cross section of industries including construction, leisure and manufacturing. He has a vast experience of the “highs” and “lows”.

Stuart acts for turnaround and transformation specialists, boards of directors, investors and other key stakeholders. Corporate clients include SMEs, mid-market and large multi-nationals.

I lead Blazehill Capital, a special situations focused lender, supporting mid-market businesses with secured debt solutions.

Gemma is a Senior Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Restructuring practice in Manchester. She has 20 years of experience providing restructuring support and advice to underperforming businesses and their stakeholders. She has also worked on numerous formal insolvency appointments and contingency planning over a wide range of sectors. Gemma is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner.

Andrew is a genuine all round Restructuring and Insolvency lawyer and has been described by Chambers & Partners guide as a leader in his field.

As an accredited insolvency specialist lawyer, I regularly appear in the Court of Session as a Solicitor Advocate insolvency litigator.

Head of Commercial Sales at Close Brothers Invoice Finance who offer invoice finance and asset based solutions on new starts up to £65M funds in use.

Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency department at Lester Aldridge LLP with a focus on solvent and insolvent corporate restructurings.

Jonathan is Regional Sales Director for Leumi ABL. He has been writing mid-market Invoice Discounting & Asset Based Lending for over twenty years, and is keen to support businesses requiring £2M plus

An experienced hands-on CRO/interim manager who calmly delivers results for stakeholders in crisis situations by working with the Executive team, at speed, to develop a plan, restructure the business through change and in parallel, where necessary, support refinancing, asset disposal and sale. As a former CEO, has first-hand experience of implementing rapid change and empathy for management teams who find themselves in this space for the first time. As a professional CRO, focused on tight cash control to buy time, whilst delivering the recovery plan and managing the stakeholders to ensure buy-in across the board. Ideal Assignments - Leading an organisation through a financial and/or operational restructuring. Working on the right hand of the CEO to deliver a recovery/turnaround. Enhancing executive teams in response to short/medium term stakeholder pressure. Growth challenges which require improvements in people, processes or financial resources.

Nicola specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency, restructuring, refinancing, turnaround, fraud, dispute resolution and transaction advisory work.

Peter is a partner in the Commercial Litigation team of Clarke Willmott LLP in Birmingham, dealing with all types of commercial disputes. Peter acts for companies, directors, turnaround specialists and investors.

Head of Advisory & Restructuring at Colliers, providing real estate restructuring, turnaround and insolvency advice to lenders, corporates and practitioners across all UK property sectors

Nick Hutton is a Management Consultant with Leslie Keats providing restructuring, recovery and advisory services to the insolvency and turnaround community. As well as providing advice to banks, financial institutions, niche funders and ABL’s. Nick is a fully qualified accountant (FCCA) and also a licensed (non-appointment taking) Insolvency Practitioner (ICAEW).

Richard has over ten years of experience in advising banks and companies in relation to all aspects of financial restructuring including review; options analysis; forecasting and raising finance.