BTG Global Advisory holds Annual General Meeting in London

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BTG Global Advisory network was held at BTG’s new London office in Canary Wharf. Representatives of the international member firms, including PLUTA, met there to discuss current developments in restructuring, insolvency administration, M&A and forensics as well as dealing with new technologies.

“BTG Global Advisory combines international reach with relationships built over years. While the network’s global presence is important, what is crucial is the close collaboration among the individual partner firms and the direct exchange between experts,” said Mr Ivo-Meinert Willrodt from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH.

The specialist attorney for insolvency and restructuring law coordinates international activities at PLUTA and took part in the event in London. The two-day conference focused on international market trends, cross-border mandates and current challenges in restructuring and transformation projects. PLUTA has been a member of the network for many years.

At the conference, Mr Ivo-Meinert Willrodt and an expert from Insocube delivered a presentation on handling large amounts of data in insolvency proceedings. Using the Lilium case as an example, Mr Willrodt explained the challenges in securing, accessing and transferring petabytes of data stored across various cloud providers. The presentation also showed the importance of a structured approach to business-critical data for preserving enterprise value in complex proceedings.

Numerous specialist presentations

The agenda also included numerous other specialist presentations covering digital assets and cryptocurrencies, the use of artificial intelligence in restructuring and advisory processes, cross-border M&A transactions, safeguarding assets in complex cases of fraud and more.

Mr Brian Simpson (BTG) and Mr Ben Bathgate (WeirFoulds) highlighted the growing importance of digital assets in insolvency and investigation proceedings. Mr Andy Harper (BTG) and Mr Allan Nackan (GlassRatner) demonstrated in a practical way how AI-powered solutions are already transforming the analysis of financial data, preparation of reports and processing of documents.

Mr Harry Cohen (KTR Partners) illustrated the importance of international collaboration by presenting several cross-border M&A transactions where BTG Global Advisory played a direct role. The event also featured a case study by Mr James Pickering KC (Enterprise Chambers) on a long-standing fraud case before the UK Supreme Court. With over £185 million at stake, it was a vivid illustration of the importance of persistence and the right legal tools for asset recovery in complex fraud cases.

In addition, Ms Sonia Akhtar (BTG) presented BTG’s national key account management programme for the structured development of collaboration with law firms, private equity houses, debt funds and financing partners.

BTG Global Advisory is an international network of independent consultancies that specialise in restructuring, insolvency administration, transactions and financial advisory services. The member companies collaborate globally on cross-border mandates and pool their expertise in different jurisdictions.

AGM participants
BTG (UK and offshore)
GlassRatner (USA and Canada)
Rodgers Reidy (Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Asia)
PLUTA (Germany, Spain and Italy)
Zalis (France)
KTR Partners (USA and France)
TCP Partners (Latin America)
Integrated Capital Services (India)