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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a leading international law firm with a network of offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US. It services a global client base focussing on financial institutions and clients with an international perspective.

Our expertise

Our global restructuring and insolvency group acts for corporates, creditors, regulators and insolvency practitioners on a broad range of restructuring, refinancing and advisory work and formal insolvency assignments across the insolvency spectrum. We specialise in complex transactions, and our work is often cross-border where our role is to find commercial solutions that reconcile quickly and effectively the differing requirements of local legal regimes.

'[The firm] has been involved in many of the major UK restructurings and insolvency matters in the past year. The commercial and cohesive group is well versed in complex, cross-border transactions such as Telewest and Eurotunnel, and has acted for a myriad of financial institutions in British Energy, Courts and Jarvis. The group is also building up it's creditor-led practice and succeeded in raising its profile within the banking industry.'

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2007

In March 2007, the restructuring and insolvency team won both the Deal of the Year 2007 (for its role on Eurotunnel) and the prestigious Restructuring Team of the Year award at the International Financial Law Review awards.

Key Deals

We play leading roles in the most significant restructurings in the current market place. This includes advising Eurotunnel, Telewest, Queens Moat House Hotels and MFI on all aspects of their restructurings.

We have acted for a variety of banks and financial institutions with regard to Allders, Air Canada, Ihr Platz, the KarstadtQuelle Group, British Energy, Courts, Jarvis, Le Meridien Hotels Group, MFI, Mayflower, Polestar, MtTravel, TMD Friction and AEA Technologys plc's debt facilities. We have provided advice to the joint administrators of MG Rover Exports Limited and have acted on the restructuring of a number of securitisations including Welcome Break and Boxclever.

In addition, we have an expanding practice in the financial services sector and in particular the insurance solutions sector, including an important role in the HIH and KWELM cases.

Internationally, we have also advised Global Automotive Logistics, Compaigne d'Affretement de Transport, Teleglobe, Avis Europe, Global Crossing, Crossair, the Flag Telecom Group, Photobition and Powergen.

For further information please consult our website or contact your usual Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer contact.