LinkinLegal
Nick Brainsby photo

Nick Brainsby

Consultant · Wordley Partnership

EnglandRestructuring & Insolvency, Corporate / M&A

About

Senior restructuring and insolvency lawyer with extensive experience in private practice and as a partner in a boutique investment firm, advising investors, directors and insolvency practitioners on corporate insolvencies and restructurings. He qualified as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand, worked as a policy advisor at the UK Department of Trade and Industry contributing to insolvency reform (Enterprise Act 2002), and co‑founded a private equity firm focusing on distressed and underperforming businesses.

Practice areas

Restructuring & InsolvencyCorporate / M&APrivate EquityBanking & Finance

Office

Expertise

Distressed and turnaround investmentsInsolvency law and corporate restructuringsActing for financial institutionsUK insolvency policy and reform

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Auckland
  • Bachelor of Commerce, University of Auckland
  • MBA (Distinction), Bayes Business School

Admissions

  • Admitted as Barrister and Solicitor, New Zealand