Quantuma further strengthens Midlands restructuring team with senior hire
As part of its continued expansion, cross-border advisory firm Quantuma has appointed restructuring specialist Chris Lewis as a West Midlands-based managing director in its Restructuring and Insolvency team. Chris is a qualified chartered accountant and licensed insolvency practitioner who is highly experienced in restructuring assignments, advising stakeholders across a wide range of industries. He will be based in Quantuma’s Birmingham office supporting businesses in the Midlands and beyond.
Chris has extensive experience in leading restructuring assignments, with a particular focus on SMEs. He joins Quantuma following a 20-year career with a Top 10 accounting firm, where he was a restructuring advisory director for the last seven years. His sector experience includes engineering, manufacturing, financial services, retail, leisure, real estate and construction and social care.
Chris is well placed to understand the multitude of challenges that management teams face and can quickly understand, assess, recommend and implement options. He advises lenders, companies and directors in stretched and stressed situations through the business life cycle, from focused advisory work, including cash flow reviews, forecasting, debt advisory and Time to Pay (TTP) arrangement proposals to support turnaround, accelerated transactions, solvent liquidations and the full range of formal insolvency processes where necessary.
Chris’ arrival at Quantuma follows that of director Sarah Jarvie who joined the firm recently, along with managing directors Tom Parish and Hannah Griffin who both joined the firm earlier this year.
Speaking of his new appointment, Chris Lewis said: “I am excited to be joining Quantuma and look forward to working with such a talented and dynamic team in Restructuring and Insolvency and the wider firm. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the firm’s ambitious growth plans, including increasing our capabilities across the Midlands region. At a time when businesses are facing continuous economic challenges and uncertainties, I am eager to begin working alongside my new colleagues at Quantuma to provide clear, practical and commercial advice on a timely basis to deliver the best outcomes for our clients.”
Quantuma’s UK Restructuring and Insolvency lead Chris Newell responded: “At Quantuma, we are committed to recruiting ambitious, high quality managing directors from top tier Restructuring and Insolvency firms. We are therefore delighted to welcome Chris to our expanding team in Birmingham. Chris is well established in the market, technically savvy, commercially astute and his expertise spans a wide range of sectors. We are very pleased that he is joining us at such a pivotal point, as we continue to implement our growth plans.”