The London Restructuring Network (LRN) is a group of reputable independent restructuring professionals who have each been in the London market for at least 15 years.
The London Restructuring Network (LRN) is a group of reputable independent restructuring professionals who have each been in the London market for at least 15 years.
Historically, they were known as company doctors or corporate trouble-shooters. assisting boards and management teams to avoid insolvency.
Typically, IRPs:
> have backgrounds in business as senior executives and board members;
> unexpectedly found their first experience of corporate crises stimulating; and
> remained in rescue, turnaround and restructuring assisting boards and management teams to avoid insolvency.
They offer broad situational experience and are usually sector agnostic.
In the UK, IRPs are contractually engaged by borrowers with the support of financial stakeholders to assist the executives in delivering a restructuring.
Stakeholders value IRPs’ ability to undertake their own assessment and provide an independent view.
IRPs’ scope often encompasses governance, stakeholder and transaction management and operational improvement.
LRN members operate at board level and bring specialist governance, stakeholder management and operational expertise.
Please contact the member who you believe best fits your needs or any member to discuss who might be best placed to assist (please click on member photo for detailed bios).
An experienced restructuring professional specialising in complex operational turnarounds and highly stressed situations for the over 25 years across a wide range of sectors including; retail, IT & tech, media, manufacturing and construction. A consistent track record of value creation for private capital, private equity, funds, banks and boards as Chairman, CEO, CRO and board advisor.
Nick has over 35 years experience of financial restructuring and stressed businesses working with a wide range of stakeholders, including owners, lenders, directors and government bodies. A senior Restructuring and Turnaround partner at Deloitte LLP for 24 years until 2024.
Over 35 years’ experience specialising in managing complex operational and financial turnarounds in Europe, Asia and the USA. A strong financial background together with significant experience in operational restructurings. Worked as Chairman, Director or advisor on a large number of stressed situations to improve the range of outcomes for public and private equity, banks, funds and other significant stakeholders in the company.
A seasoned restructuring professional with extensive M&A experience, who has led many varied and complex strategic, operational and financial restructuring assignments in the publicly quoted, private equity and public sectors, encompassing international and multi-jurisdictional aspects of business turnarounds.
Ian has been involved in Value Creation for most of his career, becoming an independent advisor over 30 years ago. He has held both executive and non-executive roles as well as advisory positions.
Alan is an Independent Restructuring Professional and board member, who has consistently achieved measurable results in difficult circumstances over more than 30 years, working with boards and management teams through challenging periods on large and complex restructurings, public and private, in the UK and internationally, involving £150m to £500m debt.
25 years’ experience in the successful financing, operational transformation, regeneration, merger and acquisition of private and public, technology based and technology enabled businesses with turnovers up to £1 billion, in Europe and the USA.
Donald has over 30 years’ experience as a multi-lingual non-executive and executive director , with a highly successful global track record in distressed/rapid growth situations across public , private and listed environments .He has served on multiple listed and private company Boards in UK and overseas , as Chairman or NED , frequently with private equity or alternative lender involvement .
After a career in private equity, Michael set up Ebbtide Partners in 2009. He utilises his private equity experience to assist companies undergoing significant change. Whilst a sector generalist, areas of significant experience include healthcare services, leisure and business services.
David has been involved in balance sheet restructuring and profit improvement work since the 1990’s, working in listed and privately funded businesses in the UK, US and Far East, as well as being a Partner of Deloitte, London, for a number of years.
