Learn more about Paul Barber

Paul is a Partner based in our Manchester office. He specialises in corporate insolvency, business restructuring and turnaround, including insolvent deceased estates. He has extensive experience across the motor retail, property, charities, and care sectors. He is the lead Partner in the North for the BTG team handling the Charity Commission’s panel of interim manager appointments.

Paul has 35 years of experience delivering corporate insolvency and business turnaround solutions. He was recently appointed as trustee in bankruptcy over a complex bankruptcy estate with numerous ongoing litigation matters, including cross-border litigation in Israel. He acted as interim manager of an animal rescue charity which involved a solvent wind down of the charity with the successful rehoming of animals.

He acted as chair of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals’ (R3) North West committee.

Prior to joining BTG, Paul gained experience at a world-renowned professional services consultancy. Paul is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and holds a degree in land Management and a master’s in Business Administration.

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17/03/2026

BTG strengthens asset finance division with new leadership and senior appointments

BTG has named James Dutton as its new Head of Asset Finance and made three senior hires to enhance the strategic financial expertise in its asset finance team for clients.

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05/03/2026

BTG supports The Experiential Learning Group in its sale to Alchemist Group

BTG has supported The Experiential Learning Group (TELG) on its sale to Alchemist Group, the parent company behind a portfolio of best-in-class learning brands, forming a powerhouse in behaviour-based leadership and sales development.

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26/02/2026

US tariff reset erodes UK’s advantage as exporters prepare for the next regime

The Trump administration has replaced the reciprocal tariffs regime that was struck down by the Supreme Court with a non-discriminatory tariff tool, shifting tariff risk to a more uncertain carve-out-driven framework. In this new regime, the UK’s prior relative advantage for non-exempt goods is no longer assured and outcomes depend on sector carve-outs, product mix and enforcement.

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