Catherine Balmond is a partner in the global restructuring and insolvency group based in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's London office. Catherine joined the firm in 1999 and became a partner in 2010. She studied law at Downing College, Cambridge University. Catherine advises clients on complex restructurings and insolvencies. She has acted for clients in a wide range of sectors and countries on both debtor and creditor sides. Catherine is qualified as an insolvency practitioner.

Catherine has recently acted for:

• Vestas Wind Systems A/S in connection with the amendment of its main credit facilities;

• Bridgepoint Capital on the restructuring of Rodenstock, including the use of an English scheme to restructure a German company;

• McCarthy & Stone, the UK's leading retirement house builder, on its financial restructuring;

• East London Bus Company in connection with the sale of its business as part of a pre-pack administration;

• the security trustee on the restructuring of KCA Deutag; and

• the Bank of England on various financial institution workouts.