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With over 35 years’ experience, Lee has expertise in working with financial institutions, professional football clubs, retail, leisure, catering, real estate, construction and manufacturing industries. He also has extensive experience in technology sectors.
Regularly appointed as a subject matter expert witness in insolvency related litigation, Lee has provided written expert testimony and litigation support in respect of restructuring matters for a wide range of businesses.
Lee was previously a Partner at Deloitte for 14 years and was also President of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3).
A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Licensed UK Insolvency Practitioner, Lee is a trusted advisor on financial viability issues to key business stakeholders across a broad range of industry sectors. Lee is also an accredited mediator.
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S&W team comment on latest company insolvencies data for construction industry
New data published today by the Insolvency Service shows that there were 367 construction insolvencies in February 2025, the highest they have been since June 2024. This is a 20% increase from January 2025 (306) and 3% increase from February 2024 (355).
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The team complete a sale of Utopia Distribution Services Limited to DP World Logistics UK Limited
On 13 December 2024, Mark Supperstone and Ben Woodthorpe were appointed as joint administrators to Utopia Distribution Services Limited (UDS or the ‘Company’), a physical entertainment distributor. Immediately following the appointment, a sale of the business and assets was completed to DP World Logistics UK Limited (‘DP World’), the supply chain solutions provider.
