The Petrofac group, a leading international service provider to the energy and infrastructure industries, has successfully obtained an order sanctioning two inter-conditional restructuring plans (Plans). We explore here the...more
The majority of all 2023 EMEA restructurings involving an equitisation and/or a maturity extension required the provision of new money. While equitisation can solve for an over-leveraged capital structure, and maturity...more
9/11/2024
/ Capital Structures ,
Compensation ,
Creditors ,
EMEA ,
Fees ,
Incentives ,
Liquidity ,
Negotiations ,
Restructuring ,
UK ,
Underwriting
In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in the European restructuring market in recent years, on 23 January 2024, the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s decision sanctioning the Adler restructuring...more
2/23/2024
/ Appeals ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
UK ,
Winding Down
When the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) introduced the restructuring plan in England, comparisons with plans of reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (U.S. Bankruptcy Code)...more
In this edition of Restructuring Watch, we reflect on the first court decision on the moratorium procedure, some recent schemes and restructuring plans, the lifting of the remaining pandemic-related restrictions for...more
Welcome to the first edition of Restructuring Watch from the Akin Gump financial restructuring team in London. These editions will provide short and accessible updates on key legal developments in the European restructuring...more
Akin Gump lawyers who advised the Ad Hoc Group of holders of Weatherford's $7.4 billion unsecured notes explain how the restructuring was agreed and implemented using three parallel in-court procedures
Weatherford is one...more