Antonia Pegg

Group Corporate Structuring lead for: (1) restructuring the main UK pension scheme; (2) restructuring a core joint venture agreement in light of ring-fencing requirements; and (3) the transfers of employees to the new ring-fenced bank. Assisting with the creation of the UK service company pursuant to operational continuity requirements and providing advice in respect of the creation of service companies in other jurisdictions.

Restructuring & Insolvency - providing strategic advice to a broad spectrum of stakeholders including distressed debtors, directors, administrators and funds on restructuring and insolvency matters in the financial services, energy, retail and waste management sectors. Advising in respect of schemes of arrangement, consensual restructurings, contingency planning exercises, pre-pack administrations and administrations.

Highlights included: (1) secondment to Madrid office - advising on the multi-jurisdictional restructurings of several Spanish companies including a leading listed Spanish construction company based in Barcelona; and (2) a nine month secondment to Lehman Brothers International (Europe) Limited (in administration), advising the in-house team and PwC on a project to effect the distribution of over £1 billion to creditors.

Restructuring and Insolvency Prior trainee experience in Private Equity Fund Formation, Corporate/Acquisitions and Commercial Litigation.