Carl Lever
Director
Director
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Carl is a Director based in our Leeds and Manchester offices. With a background in corporate insolvency and business restructuring, he has developed a specialism working with regulated financial services firms as they restructure and wind down. He is BTG’s National Engagement Lead with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Carl has over 15 years’ experience working on UK and offshore insolvency and restructuring projects and has helped return over £1.1 billion of client monies and assets. He works closely with market infrastructure bodies, including the FCA, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, CREST and London Stock Exchange.
His experience includes working with asset managers, credit unions, crowd funders, e-money and payment institutions, insurance intermediaries and wealth managers.
Notably, Carl has worked on the special administration of three UK-based investment banks and has advised a listed forex firm prior to its entry into electronic money and payment institution special administration. His offshore experience includes dealing with the administration management of a Guernsey-based subsidiary of a Moscow-headquartered investment brokerage.
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Mantra Group, part of BTG, has introduced a £24.4m senior loan facility from Sol Zakay's Topland Vintage at one of Belgravia's most prestigious addresses for a UAE-based ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) family. The bespoke facility, which is secured against a freehold 16,300 sq. ft residence, enables a UAE-based client to refinance an existing loan from a private bank.
BTG secures sale of broadcast equipment firm supplying the World Cup in accelerated acquisition
BTG has advised on the accelerated acquisition of ES Broadcast Hire Limited by Rcapital Partners LLP as part of a wider restructuring process of its parent company ES Media Group. The BTG team, led by Felix Connolly, partner in Financial Advisory and M&A at the group, completed the deal for the sale of ES Broadcast Hire to Rcapital on 6 July 2026, after Watford-based ES Media Group approached BTG for advice on its options following cashflow and HMRC pressure.
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