Mark Fry

Mark is the Group CEO, based in our London office. He is responsible for day-to-day leadership, overall business performance and the implementation of growth strategies. He retains management responsibilities for our financial advisory division, having developed BTG’s advisory offering in the UK and internationally.  

He specialises in restructuring and turnaround, with extensive experience advising on restructuring plans, establishing BTG as a mid-market leader in this field. He has substantial experience in the real estate sector, working on commercial and residential development projects in the UK and overseas and serving as a director of several UK and international property companies.

He has overseen numerous high-profile, complex assignments across a range of sectors. Notable cases include the first exit from administration via a restructuring plan and the first plan to implement a cross-class cram down of HMRC as a secondary preferential creditor. Mark also developed an entrepreneurial strategy to restructure and sell Southampton Football Club, overseeing the administration of a property finance PLC, and implementing a complex trading run‑off of its £0.6 billion loan portfolio alongside a debt structure totalling approximately £500 million.

Mark is a former president of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) and previously served on its membership and authorisation committee as well as its education and training committee. He also contributed to R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, as a member of its general technical committee.

Mark is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and, prior to joining BTG, he co‑founded a specialist boutique practice in the corporate recovery sector, bringing hands‑on entrepreneurial experience to his work.