Dean Watson
Partner
Partner
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Dean is a Partner based in our Manchester office. He specialises in corporate insolvency, business restructuring and financial advisory, with extensive experience in practical turnaround and restructuring assignments across the sports, leisure, professional services and regulated legal sectors.
Dean has over 35 years of experience delivering practical financial solutions and often works in support of high street clearing banks and financial institutions.
Notable cases include the administration and sale of Upmarket Leisure, Gino D’Acampo's restaurant chain, and the trading administration of Wigan Athletic Football Club, culminating in a rescue and sale.
Other cases include acting as administrator of an unregulated mini bonds provider, a contentious matter involving asset tracing and litigation, allowing returns to be made to creditors. He was also appointed Administrator of an FCA-regulated insurance broker, which involved the sale of a ‘commission book’.
He is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and a licensed Insolvency Practitioner.
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340 Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 4LY
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