We assist clients in alleviating these problems through bespoke, case-winning multi-jurisdictional strategies. Our team is globally recognised as a leader in the field of asset recovery by Chambers & Partners and Who’s Who Legal.

At the same time, our close relationships with investigators and funders can help uncover assets and provide financing solutions, enabling PCB Byrne to provide an unparalleled, elite service to deal with portfolios of distressed debt and non-performing loans.

Notable Experience

  • Acting for financial institutions in various jurisdictions in respect of non-performing loans, including India, UAE, Russia, Ukraine and Greece.
  • Recovering tens of millions of dollars against a guarantor who had used complex structures involving the BVI, Cyprus and Jersey to hold his assets.
  • Obtaining on behalf of a bank the appointment of receivers over assets held by a Liechtenstein foundation, so as to enable enforcement against property in Italy.
  • Recovering on behalf of a bank, substantial cash assets and expensive items, including a Rolls-Royce, of a high-net-worth individual.

News & Insights

16.10.25

PCB Byrne highly ranked by Chambers UK 2026

15.10.25

Open Justice - Analysis of the New Media Notification Rules

15.10.25

Anthony Riem quoted in Daily Maverick’s article on ‘Asset Recovery — South Africa Not Alone in ‘Pay Back the Money’ Fight’

03.10.25

From Malaysia to Malmesbury: Lessons on Parent Company Liability and English Jurisdiction from Limbu v Dyson, Frances Jenkins and Nataliya Yankovska in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine