Lois Deasey

Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

Lois advises sponsors, debtors, creditors and other stakeholders on domestic and cross-border restructuring, insolvency and capital solutions transactions.

She is recognized in leading legal directories including Chambers UK, described by clients as “excellent in all respects” for Restructuring/Insolvency and in the Legal 500 UK as a key lawyer for Corporate Restructuring. She has been featured in IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2022, 2023 and 2024, in Euromoney Expert Guides as a Rising Star in 2020 and 2021 for Restructuring and Insolvency and was awarded Rising Star for Restructuring and Insolvency at the IFLR European Awards 2019. She has been shortlisted for Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Business Law Awards 2024.

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Transfer schemes under section 900 of the Companies Act 2006 (or schemes of reconstruction and

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Lois Deasey and Georgia Papathanasiou of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, considers the elements of a transfer scheme under section 900 of the Companies Act 2006 (or schemes of reconstruction and amalgamation), the similarities and differences between them and section 895 schemes of arrangement (or Part 26 schemes), the meaning of reconstruction and amalgamation and some deal analysis.

Restructuring & Insolvency