Raj is a Senior Managing Director and European Coverage Leader for Teneo Capital Advisory, with over 27 years’ experience of Corporate Finance. 

Raj was previously Head of Restructuring for Central and South-East Europe & CIS (CESA) at EY in London.  

Prior to that he was Head of Restructuring for Germany, Switzerland and Austria at Lazard, and before that was an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley’s EMEA Restructuring Advisory business.

Raj has a broad experience in serving borrowers and creditors in complex, cross-border restructuring transactions across a variety of industries and sectors. Raj is dual qualified as a Solicitor (England) and as a German attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt).  He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.

Oliver is a Managing Director in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on portfolio management within European direct lending. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Oliver was a Senior Manager in the Transaction Advisory Team at EY, where he focused on restructuring.

Alexis Atteslis shares primary responsibility for managing the firm’s European operations, as well as for portfolio management of OHA’s European investments, and is based in the firm’s London office. Mr. Atteslis is a member of OHA’s investment strategy, valuation and various fund investment committees. Additionally, he heads the firm’s investment activities in the global maritime industry. Previously, Mr. Atteslis worked at Deutsche Bank and at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He currently serves on the board of a number of OHA’s portfolio companies. Mr. Atteslis received an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and has earned a Chartered Accountant qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Daniel specialises in business and finance law, with a strong emphasis on insolvency and restructuring, banking law and general commercial litigation.

In recent times, Daniel has been advising the administrators of VTB Capital plc, the UK arm of the sanctioned Russian bank, and involved in the restructurings of Fossil, Southern Water, Waldorf, Ambatovy and others.

Daniel is also regularly instructed in litigation, and insolvency and restructuring cases, in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda and has provided expert evidence (on English, Cayman Islands and BVI law issues) to courts and tribunals in the United States, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, the Netherlands, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.

Over the years, Daniel has also been heavily involved in numerous high-profile cases including: Lehman Brothers, Debenhams, Ocean Rig, International Bank of Azerbaijan, MF Global, Game Group, Rangers FC, Portsmouth FC, Woolworths, HMV, Stanford International Bank, Kaupthing, Sigma, Hellas, XL Airways, Countrywide, Cheyne Finance, Eurosail, Belmont, MG Rover, TXU, T&N, Enron and Cenargo.

Beyond South Square’s core practice areas, Daniel also specialises in sports law. His clients include the FA Premier League and the Football League and he has appeared for a large number of well-known football clubs, footballers and boxers.

The legal directories have described Daniel as having “a first-rate mind” and as being “thoroughly user-friendly”, “robustly commercial”, “frighteningly good”, “a heavyweight advocate” and “a credit to both his set and to the Bar as a whole”.

Daniel is a former President of the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association, a member of the International Insolvency Institute and the Deputy Chair of the MCC’s Disciplinary Panel.

Stuart is a Partner at Art Capital with over 20 years of experience in credit advisory and investment. He was previously Head of KKR’s Private Credit business in Australasia and North Asia, where he was responsible for all facets of the investment and portfolio management process across KKR’s Private Credit and Special Situations vehicles. Prior to KKR, he established Pacific Alliance Group’s (“PAG”) first Special Situations and Direct Lending funds.

He has direct investment experience across a broad range of credit, both from his time at KKR and PAG as well his roles in the Special Situations groups of Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, and restructuring and NPL experience at FTI (previously Ferrier Hodgson). His experience includes investments across the capital structure in both primary and secondary transactions in loans, public and private debt and equity instruments, MBO transactions, convertible instruments, IPOs and various structured products.

Stuart holds a number of board positions, is a Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Commerce from Flinders University.

Sam has both a deep restructuring skill set and broad finance expertise. He advises clients on complex financial restructurings and workouts of distressed bonds, securitisations, private placement notes and loans across a range of sectors and jurisdictions. He acts for bondholders, lenders, private placement noteholders, ad hoc committees, sponsors, issuers as well as other stakeholders across the capital structure. He also advises credit and alternative investment funds on special-situation financings. 

Representative Work: 

- Alpha Bank S.A.: Represented Alpha Bank S.A. on its disposal of a €0.41 billion portfolio of corporate non-performing loans to an entity financed by funds managed by Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Fortress Credit Corp.

- Fortenova: Counsel to Fortenova Group a food producer and retailer in Croatia and the surrounding region, on issues arising from the existence of sanctioned Russian debt and equity holders in its capital structure.

- intu Metrocentre: Counsel to the ad hoc committee of bondholders in relation to the restructuring of the CMBS issued by intu Metrocentre Finance plc.

- Ferroglobe: Represented a key stakeholder in relation to the restructuring of bonds issued by Ferroglobe plc, one of the world’s leading suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based and manganese-based specialty alloys and ferroalloys.

- Fairhold Securitisation Limited: Advised Fairhold Securitisation Limited in connection with the £1 billion restructuring of its distressed securitisation structure.

- Lehman Brothers: Counsel to the liquidators of Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V. in connection with the partial wind-down of its debt issuance programmes.

Kathlene Burke is an Irish, English, U.S. and BVI qualified restructuring and insolvency lawyer advising on complex cross-border restructurings, insolvency processes, and related disputes.

Her practice focuses on jurisdiction strategy, recognition, and enforcement—particularly where Irish, English or US  proceedings are used as part of a broader international plan. 

She is regularly engaged in policy and thought-leadership roles, including as Chair of the CERIL Delegation to UNCITRAL Working Group V and as a member of the International Insolvency Institute and IWIRC.

Tim Burroughs is managing editor of Asian Venture Capital Journal, having joined the publication in May 2011. He is responsible for all editorial content put out under the AVCJ brand, including Asian Venture Capital Journal, AVCJtv, AVCJ Awards and AVCJ.com. Tim previously spent five years at China Economic Review, serving as editor-in-chief and then editorial director. Located in Greater China since 2003, during which time he has lived in Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong, Tim has been a China-based contributor for publications including The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, BBC and China Daily. Prior to moving to China, he trained and worked as a journalist in the UK. He was honored at the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and at the State Street Institutional Press Awards - Asia in 2012.

Prior to PVTL Point, Celine specialised in restructuring and special situations as a senior associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. She was previously a Director at Reorg, the credit intelligence firm now known as Octus. Prior to that, she practised law at Hogan Lovells International, as well as Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and Herbert Smith Freehills. She began her career in broadcast journalism as a producer and editor of news and current affairs programmes in 2006.

Celine holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Language from the University of Oxford (Keble College) and a graduate diploma in Law from the College of Law, London. She is a solicitor of England and Wales.

Hannah Crawford is a restructuring partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Hannah was named “Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year” and “Thought Leader of the Year” at the Women in Business Law EMEA Awards, 2024, listed in Financial News’ list of “Rising Stars of European Finance” in 2024, and featured in The Lawyer's “Hot 100” list for 2023 and Law.com International's list of “Rising Stars: the UK's Best Up and Coming Female Lawyers” for 2023.

Hannah has experience in cross-border restructurings advising debtors, creditors and strategic investors on restructurings of stressed and distressed businesses. Hannah also has experience advising leading credit funds in relation to their due diligence and review of European investment opportunities in stressed and distressed situations.

Rebecca Dixon is a Managing Director on the European Research team at King Street. She is based in London.

Prior to joining King Street in 2018, Rebecca was a Managing Associate on the Restructuring and Insolvency team at Linklaters.

Rebecca received a B.L. from the University of Bristol.

Wolfgang has 24 years of experience in high yield, leveraged loans, distressed debt, restructuring, and special situations investment management and research. Prior to co-founding Sarria, Wolfgang was Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager of Wiltshire Capital,  co-managing funds under the brands of Wiltshire and City Financial. 

Formerly Team Leader at CQS for European distressed and value opportunities, and Senior VP for European special opportunities at Marathon Asset Management, he has consistently generated client profits and led a series of successful cross-border restructurings and re-financings. 

Before 2005, Wolfgang was Vice President for the Deutsche Bank Distressed Products Group in London and Associate at Alvarez & Marsal, where early on he had specialised in interim management and hands-on operational turnaround. 

Wolfgang began his career at KPMG in Germany. He is a German and UK national, speaks German, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, holds a BA (hons) from EBS London and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Adelbert joined NorthWall in September 2021. He is a Managing Director on the Investment team, focusing on corporate and real estate private credit opportunities.

Before joining NorthWall, Adelbert was at Bain Capital for four years. At Bain Capital, Adelbert covered special situations and private credit opportunities across Australia and Asia. Prior to Bain Capital, Adelbert started the first two years of his career as an Analyst at UBS Investment Bank within the General Industrials and M&A team.Adelbert holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honors in Finance from the University of South Wales, Sydney.

Joerg Giebels is an Associate Partner in Oliver Wyman’s Munich office and a member of the Restructuring and Automotive Industries practices. He carries 13 years of experience in consulting. 

Joerg’s consulting expertise is mainly focused on restructuring cases, business transformation and M&A transactions. Joerg works with automotive suppliers, at the interface OEM/suppliers and with institutional investors.

Joerg studied management at the European Business School, Germany, and Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. He holds a Master of Science in Finance. He is married and father of a son.

Oliver Gill (London) joined KKR in 2020 and is a Director. He serves as Head of European Restructuring across KKR’s credit strategies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Gill provided corporate finance advice to shareholders, creditors and boards of distressed companies as part of the restructuring team at Rothschild & Co. Previously, he worked in the global restructuring group at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Mr. Gill holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from Durham University.

Luke Hanson is the Sector Lead for Telecoms Structured Finance in EMEA at SMBC Group, based in London. Since joining the bank in 2014 from KPMG’s Infrastructure Corporate Finance group, Luke has been involved in lending and advisory mandates across digital infrastructure, transport, and social infrastructure sectors.

Most recently he has been instrumental in shaping SMBC’s digital infrastructure strategy across the region and has led SMBC Group’s involvement in high-profile Data Centre, Tower, and Fibre transactions across EMEA.

He holds a Master of Engineering degree from Oxford University.

Mr Justice Hildyard was called to the Bar (by the Inner Temple) in 1977. He was Junior Counsel to the Crown (Chancery) from 1992 to 1994 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 1994. He was a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel from 2002 to 2006. He was a deputy judge of the High Court from 2001 until 2011, and the Attorney General to the Duchy of Lancaster from 2006 to 2011. He became a Judge of the High Court, assigned to the Chancery Division, in 2011. He also hears cases in the Financial List.

Part 26A cases which have come before him most recently include:

Argo Blockchain PLC [2025] EWHC 3395 (Ch)

Waldorf Production UK PLC [2025] EWHC 2181 (Ch)

Chandlers Building Supplies Holdings Limited [2025] EWHC 2678 (Ch) and[2025] EWHC 1737 (Ch)Speciality Steel UK Limited [2025] EWHC 587 (Ch)

Ambatovy Minerals SA and Anor. [2025] EWHC 279

Chris is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganisation, and Finance practice groups.

Chris is a leader in English law restructuring and finance with 25 years of extensive international experience. He advises multinational corporations, investment and commercial banks, and financial sponsors on complex corporate restructurings and financing matters across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

Chris  is highly regarded in Restructuring and Insolvency and Banking and Finance with consistent recognition by Chambers Global, Chambers UK and Chambers Europe (2007– 2025) as a Band 1 practitioner. While at his previous firm, he led the team that was awarded the IFT’s “Adviser of the Year” for the restructuring of Towergate in 2015. He was also named among The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” in 2009 and received the Society of Turnaround Professionals Restructuring Award for his work on the restructuring of WS Atkins in 2004. His expertise has also been recognised in The Legal 500 UK (2014 - 2019), and he has been consistently ranked as highly regarded in IFLR1000 (2014 - 2020).

Chris is a member of the New York Bar, Society of Turnaround Professionals, Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3), Financial Markets Law Committee and Turnaround Management Association.

Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Chris was a partner in the Restructuring and Finance practice groups at another major international law firm and led the European Restructuring practice. Chris  is admitted to practice in England and Wales and New York.

Simon Lalande is a Managing Director in Rothschild & Co’s Debt Advisory & Restructuring team in London, and is European Co-Head of Restructuring. He joined Rothschild & Co in 2009.

Simon holds an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and a B.Com. and a B.A. from the University of Ottawa in Canada.

Jim is a qualified accountant with over 30 years of experience in technology led infrastructure and construction businesses. He has been involved in large scale projects which delivered across North America, Europe the GCC and Asia Pacifics. Having been the CFO of a number of private equity owned and of full market listed groups he has significant experience of working with businesses to develop their financial maturity as they scale. Operating on a global scale he is alert to the local needs of businesses working across multiple jurisdictions and adept at supporting complex corporate, funding and operational structures.

Jim joined in early 2023 and looks after Pure’s financial control, FP&A, tax, treasury, non-construction procurement and leveraged funding activities.

Diana Torres is a Senior Managing Director with Teneo’s Financial Advisory business, based in London.

Diana is an MBA-qualified, international business leader and an expert in driving growth, transformation and value creation across the Americas, Asia and Europe with a focus on the transportation sector. She has successfully managed multi-billion-dollar P&Ls and has also led cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, engineering and corporate functions. Diana has experience in aviation, working through the restructuring of an airline in Latin America under Chapter 11 and spending 6 years working as an advisor for a transport finance bank in Europe.

For the last 13 years, Diana worked for Nissan Motor Corporation in various leadership roles, formulating and executing strategies, and implementing turnaround and growth initiatives. Diana most recently served as Managing Director for Nissan Motor Great Britain, where she managed their £3bn revenue, 140 site dealer network. Her previous roles included various strategic and leadership roles at Nissan Headquarters in Japan and Americas, including CFO at Nissan Mexico and Managing Director for Nissan Importers LATAM.

Diana holds an Executive MBA with Distinction from London Business School, a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s in Finance and International Affairs from Externado University of Colombia.

HJ Woltery, Mr. Woltery is Co-Head of the European investment team at SVP. Prior to joining SVP at the opening of the office in 2004, Mr. Woltery worked at Deutsche Bank’s Distressed Products Group.