Capital Agents is a boutique UK advisory firm supporting or representing stakeholders facing difficult situations with their capital investments.
The firm offers a range of services to assist clients, covering Disputes Resolution, Insolvency, and Business Turnaround.
The firm was launched by the team that successfully litigated the UK’s first hostile corporate restructuring led by a junior creditor of the target company.
The team achieved a complete restructuring of the target company, removing the entire board of directors, installing new management, wiping out and replacing the previous shareholders with new investors, overhauling the debt structure, and rewriting the articles of incorporation. They successfully overcame the opposition and obstruction of hostile shareholders, hostile directors, hostile institutional creditors, and even hostile insolvency administrators. All of this in the context of over-arching complex multi-party disputes involving conflicts of interests and close regulatory scrutiny.
The case was the first of its kind and set new legal precedent in the UK across nearly 40 years of existing corporate restructuring case law. More details about the case can be found in the Success Stories.
The litigation was the ultimate resolution for long-running problems and disputes faced by the supplier-creditor which involved multiple breaches of obligations by the directors of the target company and attempts to prejudice the contractual rights and expropriate the investments of the creditor.
Throughout the process the team was facing the continued frustration caused by the rigidity of the insolvency industry and the hesitance of how solicitors tend to operate in situations of uncertainty.
The experience validated the ability of the team of managers to devise a bold and innovative problem solving approach in a previously unfamiliar setting, and to carefully execute it. All of this while navigating the unexpected pitfalls and the scepticism of a slate of naysayers, including professional advisers. In essence it showed the capability to take on complex problems and act as a versatile fixer for a stakeholder who’s capital interests are under threat. Hence the name Capital Agents for the firm.
The founders of Capital Agents are executive managers and consultants with a strong structured, analytical, and problem-solving focus. Driven by tenacity and creativity wrapped into complementary approaches, the founders of Capital Agents have become a well-oiled machine over the past 8 years, with a track record of fixing problems others could not fix. They have a habit of shaping the critical path towards the objective at hand, while cutting through the noise in both technical and legal domains.
Tibor moved to the UK from Eastern Europe for his studies at Oxford University and London School of Economics obtaining masters degrees in Technology and Finance. In his career he was quickly promoted into management roles of global teams, working in London in investment banking as well as in Switzerland in technology and construction. Tibor co-founded multiple technology companies, that together raised over £20M in funding and built multiple award-winning technology products, used by over one million end-clients.
As part of his management and business roles, Tibor successfully led multiple legal disputes and procedures in novel situations where traditional lawyers and advisors were hesitant.
Having stepped back from executive roles, Tibor is re-focusing on advisory work to help address complex situations, leveraging his mix of executive, business, and litigation experience.
Tibor’s primary focus is identifying and proposing a framework of holistic approaches, with decisive advice on the course of action to take for the client case at hand. Tibor’s core aptitude is sharp analysis to quickly identify pivotal details in complex circumstances. This is complemented with gathering key evidence, forging compelling narratives, and zealously advocating for the interest of the client.
With a strong drive for accelerated case execution, coupled with readiness to work around the clock at critical times, Tibor has a quick and agile reaction to unexpected developments, adapting the courses of action available given the new situation, and is ready to push the limits of the status quo.
Daniel started his career with pioneering academic research in Germany, in the realm of complex transport optimization problems. He then transitioned to technical research consultancy and later technical management in the automotive sector building solutions with millions of users across Europe. Daniel then moved into strategy advisory for new business lines in payments, e-commerce, and technology services.
As part of his management and advisory roles, Daniel shaped multiple complex legal and commercial disputes leading to successful outcomes where prospects were otherwise unlikely.
Daniel has a succesful track record of business turnaround in both advisory and executive roles, of helping companies avoid looming insolvency by a combination of recoveries of outstanding revenues, pricing optimization strategies, client contract renegotiations, and cost optimizations.
Daniel’s primary focus is tactical and strategic advisory for highly contentious disputes, especially when they involve emotion-driven perspectives. Daniel has a particular strength in creative scenario simulation and carefully calibrated forecasting of expected outcomes, and unexpected turns of events.
With a strategic approach in mind, he balances principles and pragmatism, coupled with a strong readiness to follow through once a course of action is aligned. Daniel will not hesitate to rise to daunting challenges, meticulously exploring the best available way to approach and navigate them.
