Thomas Childs
Managing Associate | Sheffield
"Thomas Childs is an up-and-coming restructuring and insolvency lawyer in the region. Thomas is certainly one to watch."
The Legal 500, 2023
Call: 0345 404 1746 Mobile: 0776 882 7243
About Thomas
Tom has been with Freeths since 2017 and has a wide range of experience on a variety of complex and high value restructuring and insolvency matters with a particular focus on non-contentious corporate restructuring and insolvency work working nationally with insolvency practitioners, directors, corporate clients, banks and lenders and other stakeholders in restructuring and insolvency scenarios in various sectors:
Tom has developed recognised expertise in areas such as:
corporate insolvency transactions including accelerated and pre-packaged sales of businesses and assets acting for both office holders and proposed purchasers
restructuring advisory mandates often in the context of directors’ duties and restructuring or contingency planning advice
non-contentious insolvency applications and asset realisation within live insolvency proceedings; and
banking and finance restructuring and insolvency matters including security reviews and advising lenders on restructuring matters and enforcement strategy
Tom has been ranked as a “Recognised Practitioner” in the Chambers & Partners rankings for Restructuring & Insolvency in Yorkshire. In The Legal 500, clients have described Tom as “an up and coming restructuring and insolvency lawyer in the region” who is “fantastic in his field and meticulous in his guidance”.
Education
Distinction in the LPC MSc Masters in Law, Business and Management
Contact Thomas
Call: 0345 404 1746
Mobile: 0776 882 7243
Notable work & expertise
Tom specialises in non-contentious restructuring and insolvency work. Tom’s notable work includes:
Advising the administrators of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, one of the oldest football clubs in England, on various complex and high-profile aspects of the Club’s administration culminating in the sale of the Club and ensuring its continued participation in the English Football League
Advising the board of a manufacturing business on their directors’ duties in the context of financial distress and working with the board and certain stakeholders in seeking to achieve a successful turnaround and solvent outcome for the business
Acting for the administrators of the Quiz Clothing group of companies on the administrations of the group, including the continued trading of the companies’ 37 UK stores, the realisation of assets and other key matters in the administration including certain cross-border matters in the administrations
Acting for the administrators P& B Metal Components Limited, a historic manufacturer of precious and base metal components in connection with their appointment, the continued trading of the Company’s business and the subsequent sale of the company's business and assets to a global manufacturing group, successfully safeguarding 47 jobs and ensuring the continuity of the company's operations in the South Yorkshire region
Acting for the administrators of a large group of companies operating Nightclubs and Bars across the UK under various trading names in relation to the appointment and sale of the group’s business and assets
Acting for a private equity firm in relation to the acquisition of certain businesses in the drinks and hospitality sector from their administrators
Advising the administrators of The Holiday Place Plc – a large holiday tour operator company, which had been trading for nearly 30 years. This involved advising on the sale of certain assets and other complex matters in the administration and subsequent liquidation
The administration of a high end fashion brand and the sale of its business and assets as part of a rescue of the brand and its business
The administration of a large public limited company, which was listed on certain German stock exchanges, on their appointment, the de-listing process and other subsequent matters in the administration including the sale of a number subsidiary companies in the group including companies based in the USA, Asia and Australia
Testimonials
"The team in Sheffield is continuing to grow and has quickly established itself as one of the premier insolvency & restructuring offerings in t...
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“Freeths provide a first class service in a range of restructuring and insolvency matters.”
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"The team we were engaged with included Ollie Jackson, Hal Roberts and Tom Childs. They made a stressful, complex situation fun. I always felt we w...
The Legal 500, 2026
"Tom Childs and Oliver Jackson are both fantastic in their field and meticulous in their guidance."
The Legal 500, 2025
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