Dean Merritt

Partner

Dean has over 20 years experience specialising in financial and operational restructuring and business reviews, working on behalf of corporates, investors and creditor groups.

Major Experiences

Prior to joining Talbot Hughes McKillop in January 2004, Dean was a Partner in Corporate Restructuring at
Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young.

Dean’s experience covers financial restructuring and workouts, strategic, financial and operational business reviews, and hands­-on crisis stabilisation and management. Dean has significant experience across the manufacturing, construction and engineering, distribution and logistics and the business services and retail sectors. Dean has worked in the UK, US and across much of Continental Europe, as well as having spent considerable time working in South East Asia.

Major Recent Projects

  • Non Executive Director of KCA Deutag, an international oil and gas drilling and management services provider, appointed to provide restructuring advice in connection with its $2 billion financial restructuring.
  • Providing cash management assistance and reviewing the financial forecasts of Almatis, a leading global manufacturer of alumina, on behalf of the Management Board as part of its $1 billion debt restructuring.
  • Advising Straumur, an Icelandic Investment Bank with international operations in the UK and Denmark, on the restructuring of the group’s €1.8 billion debt.
  • Advising Incisive Media, a media business operating in the B2B sector, on the restructuring of its £0.5 billion bank debt.
  • Acting as Chief Restructuring Officer of Johnson Service Group plc, working with the CEO and CFO to develop and implement a recovery plan.
  • Advising the Private Placement Noteholders of Wagon plc, a quoted European automotive component supplier, in relation to their lending strategy and options.
  • Advising the board of directors of TMD Friction, a major global automotive component manufacturer, on the financial restructuring of the group’s €1 billion debt.
  • Advising and assisting the board of directors of a $5 billion turnover global financial services business on the development and implementation of an operational restructuring of its European operations.
  • Advising the board of directors of SFI plc, a distressed UK quoted high street bar operator, on their strategic options, which led to a pre­-packaged sale of the business.