Michael Leahy

Partner

Michael has 18 years experience covering financial restructuring and insolvency engagements working for companies, lenders and investors.

  • Office NumberOffice:+44 (0) 20 3012 1134
  • Fax NumberFax:+44 (0) 20 3012 1103
  • Mobile NumberMobile:+44 (0) 7768 261829
  • EmailEmail:mleahy@thmpartners.com

Major Experiences

Prior to joining Talbot Hughes McKillop, Michael worked in Coopers & Lybrand and Andersen corporate restructuring practices on a variety of complex European and South East Asian assignments.

Michael has broad sector experience including financial services, healthcare, power generation, media, hotels and leisure, consumer products, education, construction, agriculture, shipping and insurance.

Michael is a chartered accountant, a qualified insolvency practitioner and is also a Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals.

Major Recent Projects

  • Adviser to UK Public Body as significant creditor in a financial services group £2.7 billion financial restructuring.
  • Adviser to Care Principles Group on its £280 million financial restructuring and sale.
  • Adviser to natural resources group on implementation of its $5 billion financial restructuring.
  • Adviser to Four Seasons Health Care on its £1.7 billion financial restructuring.
  • Adviser to Cementbouw BV Group on its €225 million restructuring and sale to CRH plc.
  • Adviser to majority investor in a complex distressed retail financial services group.
  • Adviser to UK Public Body as majority creditor in a retail financial services group wind-down.
  • Adviser to Le Meridien Hotels Group on its £2.1 billion financial restructuring and sale.
  • Adviser to Surety Creditors on the £3 billion financial restructuring of MyTravel Group plc.
  • Adviser to Private Hotels Group in restructuring and sale of €200 million portfolio assets.
  • Adviser to Board in solvent wind-down of £50 million global hotel group assets.
  • Adviser to Conflicts Administrator in insolvency of TXU UK Limited and £1.4 billion Company Voluntary Arrangement.
  • Adviser to a South East Asian Government for a US$700 million distressed power / associated complex capital projects.
  • Adviser to assorted Banking Syndicates with £200 million to £500 million lending in UK power generation sector.