BTG Global Advisory Hosts AGM in London

Last month, member firms from across the BTG Global Advisory network came together at BTG’s new London office in Canary Wharf for our Annual General Meeting. Two days of insight, collaboration and honest conversation about where our markets are heading.

We welcomed partners from Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the United States, Canada, Brazil, India and South Africa - firms covering restructuring, insolvency, forensics, M&A, digital assets and financial advisory, all connected under the BTG Global Advisory banner.

Together, we represent genuine international reach. Not just a list of names on a website, but trusted relationships built over years, specialists who know each other, work with each other, and refer work to each other.

L-R - Andy Harper, Harry Cohen, Ian Ratner, Lance Schapiro, Jo Goodwin, Sannan Khan, Brian Simpson, Adrian Hyde, Melissa Lau, Allan Nackan, Ivo-Meinert Willrodt, Raphael Ye, Brent Morgan, David Abbott, Mark Fry.

What we covered

Across two days, the agenda featured expert sessions from BTGGA colleagues and external specialists.

Digital Assets and Crypto

Brian Simpson, BTG and Ben Bathgate, WeirFoulds

Brian and Ben gave a thorough grounding in the rapidly evolving world of digital assets, how they work, how they are traced, and what insolvency and investigations practitioners need to know when they show up in a case. From cold storage wallets to court-ordered asset freezes, and from AML obligations to the very first 'burn and re-mint' of USDT, the session made clear this is no longer a niche topic. Digital assets are appearing across insolvency estates, fraud cases and shareholder disputes, and practitioners need to be ready.

AI That Actually Works in Practice

Andy Harper, BTG and Allan Nackan, GlassRatner

Andy and Allan explored how AI tools are already transforming the way practitioners work, from automating routine insolvency reports to drafting court documents and interrogating financial data in minutes. They were clear about the risks too: data security, accuracy, and the commercial pressure that comes when clients expect the efficiency gains to flow through to fees.

Facilitating The Transfer of Large Data During a Case

Ivo-Meinert Willrodt, Pluta and Insocube

Ivo and the team from Insocube tackled a challenge that is becoming impossible to ignore: what happens to a company's data when it becomes insolvent? Using the Lilium eVTOL case as a live example, a business with petabytes of simulation data stored across cloud providers, several of whom had gone unpaid, the session showed just how quickly data can become inaccessible, and how much value can be lost as a result.

High Court Case Study

James Pickering KC, Enterprise Chambers

James delivered a compelling walkthrough of a decade-long fraud case involving the sale of three Hyde Park hotels, a matter that ultimately reached the Supreme Court and produced a significant judgment on dishonest assistance and trust property. With over £185 million at stake, it was a vivid illustration of how asset recovery in complex fraud cases demands persistence, creativity, and the right legal tools.

Global M&A

Harry Cohen, Zalis / KTR Partners

Harry walked through a series of live cross-border M&A situations where BTGGA played a direct role, from a distressed IT services business refinanced over a single summer to an African fintech buyout and an engineering sector consolidation. The session was a practical demonstration of how deal flow moves through the BTGGA - one firm spots an opportunity, shares it with the group, and the right connections are made.

Why it matters for BTG

Our clients don't stop at borders. When they face challenges or opportunities that cross jurisdictions, they need advisors who can move with them. BTG Global Advisory is how we do that.

We don't just advise. We act. And when the work takes us across borders, the network is how we deliver.