Moves and Promotions — Week of 26 October, 2026

Moves and promotions at Dentons, Katten, FRP Advisory, and more.

Restructuring & Insolvency Associate

Freeths (Birmingham)

Moelis wins $3.4 million restructuring fee dispute despite being sidelined before refinancing

High Court rules that financial advisers need not be the effective cause of a restructuring to earn success fees, and that pausing an engagement does not extinguish commission rights

High Court sanctions €241 million Schleich restructuring, rejects sanctioned creditor's objections

Court approves German toy group's debt restructuring despite objections from a creditor holding 16% of the debt, while warning companies against making material changes to schemes without returning to court

Investment Manager, Asertis Ltd

London (Hybrid) — Join a litigation funder's insolvency team

Celebrity firm that led Harry hacking claim enters insolvency

HMRC writes off £13bn in tax as businesses collapse under Labour

Bust companies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail again, study finds

Creditors to Sanjeev Gupta’s first UK steel plant appoint liquidators

Thames Water creditors secure Labour's Hutton to drive rescue deal

Proposed Travelodge Hotel

Greenwich Peninsula

Kingsland Hotel

Kingsbury, North London