Edward is a partner in the London business restructuring group. With more than 18 years' experience spanning liability management, balance sheet restructuring and insolvency proceedings across the UK, Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific, Edward is a solutions-focused adviser to investors and corporates navigating corporate financial distress.
Edward's practice covers a wide range of regulated and unregulated sectors, including TMT, industrials, consumer products, aviation, financial services, asset management, insurance, oil and gas, real estate, infrastructure, mining and metals, and shipping. He maintains a close focus on the sub-investment grade finance landscape and regularly advises on situations involving private debt, broadly syndicated loans and high-yield bonds.
Edward also brings deep experience in cross-border insolvency matters, both contentious and consensual. He is recognised for his ability to navigate creditor dynamics across jurisdictions and drive matters toward a commercial resolution, using in and out of court restructuring tools where necessary.
Edward is noted for his work at the forefront of credit documentation developments and restructuring techniques. He counsels clients through the full spectrum of liability management issues—from liquidity solutions and creditor engagement in amendments and waivers across private and capital markets debt, to comprehensive balance sheet restructurings as well as bankruptcy, insolvency and secured debt enforcement matters.
Edward is recognised by Chambers UK 2026 as "Up and Coming" in Restructuring/Insolvency and by The Legal 500 UK 2026 as a Next Generation Partner in Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency. Clients have described him as "highly intelligent and always provides sophisticated commercial advice. He is a go-to adviser, particularly with complex legal issues that require urgent commercial advice" and "a great commercial strategist when it comes to insolvency and restructuring matters."
Experience
- Represented the ad hoc group of bondholders in the financial restructuring of Victoria PLC (LSE: VCP), an international manufacturer and distributor of flooring products.*
- Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors on all European aspects of the Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) cross-border restructuring implemented by parallel US Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and the first ever large-scale Swedish Company Restructuring Plan.*
- Represented SAS GUC Entity Sarl as the issuer of contingent value notes following the conclusion of the SAS cross-border restructuring.*
- Represented bondholders on ams-Osram’s convertible bondholder liability management exercise.*
- Represented liquidators from Kroll appointed in the provisional and official liquidations of Cayman and BVI funds.*
- Represented numerous credit investors underwriting new, and managing ongoing, credit investments across private credit, broadly syndicated loans, high yield bonds and other structures.*
- Represented intu Properties plc Convertible bondholders and successor trustee on the administration of intu Properties plc and other intu group companies.*
- Represented a major securitisation creditor on the restructuring and subsequent liquidation of the FWU insurance group.
- Represented the successor indenture trustee and security agent on all aspects of the capital structure of Hema BV leading into and through its €880 million restructuring by way of English scheme of arrangement and Dutch in-court share pledge enforcement.*
- Represented SoftBank as a secured lender of OneWeb's project for a low–earth–orbit constellation of 600 satellites to provide global connectivity and in connection with OneWeb's chapter 11 filing in the Southern District of New York.*
- Represented the successor facility agent, note trustee and security agent on the restructuring of New Look's £1.3 billion financial indebtedness by way of inter-conditional UK schemes of arrangement and recognition under chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.*
- Represented the post-restructuring facility agent, note trustee and security agent on the restructuring of the Lecta group's £665 million financial indebtedness by way of UK scheme of arrangement.*
- Represented the facility agent and security agent in connection with the cross-border enforcement of collateral of the OW Bunker group to recover over $700 million of secured debt.*
- Ciber Inc.: Represented the debtor in its chapter 11 filing and in the realization of all of its European assets.*
- Represented a secured creditor in connection with the cross-border enforcement of collateral (vintage motor vehicles) to recover over €80 million of secured debt.*
- Represented distressed debt funds in connection with various European distressed debt situations.*
*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray