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Cross-border advisory firm Quantuma has appointed corporate finance expert, Scott Peters as a managing director. Scott will head up Quantuma’s Midlands corporate finance and national debt advisory practices. He will be based from Quantuma’s premises in Birmingham, and he will also spend time in the firm’s London office.

We have always incorporated the latest technology when it comes to eDiscovery and Investigations, and now we are the first to offer the newest functionality, ‘Ask AI’, within the Reveal-Brainspace platform.

In our latest article from the Disputes, Investigations and Valuations team, we look at undisclosed cash transactions and personal expenditure and their impact on valuation in the context of shareholder and matrimonial disputes.

We are often informed about undisclosed cash transactions or personal spending when undertaking business valuations. It is typical that one party disputes the quantum, existence or relevance of these transactions whilst the other considers that any valuation of the business based on financial statements will be understated as a result.

It has been brought to the attention of Simon Campbell and Andrew Watling, Joint Administrators of Nalu Homes SPV 101 Limited, that some bondholders of Nalu Homes Limited may have been approached by Insolvency Solutions Ltd purporting to be/represent us as Administrators of the company, and this company appears to be deliberately confusing the issues relating to the company in Administration and Nalu Homes, which is its parent company.

Insolvency and recovery proceedings are never without meticulous financial investigations and asset searches to ensure the best outcomes for stakeholders. While the internet has revolutionised information accessibility, it is still not typically used to its full advantage and Google is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to financial investigations.

Why your clients would be advised to act now if they want to sell their business.

As a lawyer, accountant, or other professional adviser, you may have clients who are keen to sell their business, but who are reluctant to go to market now because of today’s economic and political uncertainty. However, as deals specialist Adrian Howells explains, taking action now will set up sellers to take advantage of an improving market and favourable prices. With transactions taking longer to finalise, it also makes sense to get the sales process in train early. Wait and it could be too late.

Business advisory firm Quantuma has completed the sale of the remaining operations of Vagabond Wines Limited (“Vagabond”).

By Yaser Dajani

A combination of worthless guarantees, concealed assets and patchy legal enforcement have held back debt recovery in the Middle East. Now, this is all changing. From innovative cross-border legal strategies and remedies, to the use of forensic accounting to track down hidden assets, partnership between lawyers, investigators and third-party funders has taken the effectiveness of debt recovery to a new level. As a lender or investor, how can you capitalize on the non-performing loan (NPL) transformation?

Instructing the right expert can be a crucial part of case management whether in the civil, criminal or family Courts or in other forum such as International Arbitration.

In this article, Gavin Pearson, Managing Director and Head of our UK Disputes, Investigations and Valuations team, provides insights as to key things to think about when instructing an expert.