Denton Wilde Sapte follows up restructuring advice on Setanta with administration role

24 June 2009

Denton Wilde Sapte's Restructuring & Insolvency group has been appointed to advise Neville Kahn, Lee Manning, Nick Edwards and David Carson of Deloitte on the collapse of sports broadcaster Setanta.

Receivership appointments have been made in Ireland in respect of four Irish companies, coupled with the appointment of administrators in England of two English companies and a Luxembourg company.

The Denton's team comprises of Restructuring and Insolvency partners Nigel Barnett and Mark Andrews, working with senior associate Jessica Hyde, Corporate partner Jeremy Cohen and senior associate Vanessa Young. 

The Restructuring & Insolvency group has been active on some of the biggest administrations, insolvencies and restructurings of the past 12 months.  These have included the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the receivership of several structured investment vehicles and advising the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on compensation arrangements related to the collapse of Bradford & Bingley, London Scottish Bank, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander and Heritable bank.