Business Restructuring and Insolvency

Representative experience

Representing the Creditors' Committee of Speedcast, a global satellite service provider with a network of more than 80 satellites and local support in over 40 countries, in its Chapter 11 filing.

Advised the Republic of Ecuador on the restructuring of over US$19bn of Ecuador's debt necessitated by the crippling effects of the coronavirus outbreak and historically low oil prices.

Advised the BOURBON Group, leader in the offshore marine services market, on the restructuring of €3bn in equity and debts.

Advising administrators of Travelex, including design and implementation of prepackaged sale to a new bondholder vehicle to effect and debt/equity swap.

Advised the senior noteholder ad hoc committee on DIP financing and restructuring of Agrokor, Croatia’s largest food producer/retailer, through new special administration law.

Represented retailers Aldo U.S. and The ALDO Group in their Chapter 15 bankruptcy cases, which entailed restructuring a C$300m credit facility and streamlining global operations.

Advised EIB as the largest single creditor of automotive supplier Benteler. Including the refinancing of its existing €1.8bn debt and a further loan commitment of €225m.

Acted as lead transaction counsel and advisor to the ad hoc committee of Noteholders in the successful, landmark US$1bn restructuring of Mriya Ago, the Ukrainian agricultural conglomerate.

Representing Mattel in the Toys ‘R’ Us Chapter 11 case, as the largest trade creditor and creditors’ committee co-chair.

Advised AccorInvest, a leading hotel group operating nearly 900 hotels under the Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, F1, Pullman and Mercure brand, with over 25,000 employees, on its financial restructuring.

Representing the ad hoc bank group in the US$2bn Singapore restructuring proceedings of the Hyflux Group.

Advised Apeiron Management and Apollo Global Management in the purchase of a portfolio of claims owned by Grandi Lavori Fincosit for a value of over €1.3bn.

Advised Ambac Financial Group in its successful case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which preserved US$5bn of net operating losses and resolved US$800m in IRS claims.

Represented the MexCAT ad hoc bondholder group in respect of the restructuring US$6bn of bonds issued by the Mexico City Airport Trust, the largest ever issued in Latin America.

Advised All American Oil and Gas Inc. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, currently pending in the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.

Representing the official committees of unsecured creditors in the Delaware and Missouri cases of Abengoa, a multinational renewable energy company with over US$9bn in debt.

Advising Bank of New York Mellon on its bond trustee and security trustee role in the early redemption and refinancing of Reliance Rail's AU$2.2bn debt.

Advising on a number of insurer insolvencies and solvent schemes of arrangement including Orion, HIH, and St Helens Trust.