REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Sonya Van de Graaff
Represented the security trustee in connection with the cross border financial restructuring of Codere.
Represented the security trustee in its various capacities in the second restructuring of Vue cinema chain.
Advised an ‘OEM’ in connection with its exposure to a financially distressed UK Tier 1 Supplier and contingency planning for a sale out of administration; ongoing advice in connection with funding the Tier 1 Supplier through administration.
Advised the buyer in connection with its pre-pack purchase of certain assets in Hunter Boots (in administration) (including assets in The Netherlands, US, and Canadian subsidiaries).
Represented the security agent in the cross-border restructuring (ultimately by way of distressed disposal under an intercreditor agreement) of the Merced-sponsored Telford oil & gas platforms; and subsequent liquidation of the Cayman ‘target’ entity.
Advised the equity sponsor in connection with the contingency planning of a distressed luxury clothing brand and in its ultimate liquidation.
Advised a creditor in connection with a potential share buy-back of shares owned by a financially distressed English company in a department store.
Advised the security trustee in connection with private debt financing by way of bond issue, to raise finance for social housing (Brent Council).
Advised a major creditor in connection with the ‘ECAPS’ Lehman/Deutsche court of appeal litigation.
Advised a Latin aviation company in negotiating terms with, and the contingency planning in respect of, a distressed aircraft purchaser and service provider (in respect of claims governed by English law).
Advised a boutique investment bank in connection with negotiating the purchase of the prime brokerage platform from SovaCapital (in administration).
Advised a US private equity sponsor in connection with their equity and debt investment in a distressed automotive supplier.
Represented the business restructuring professionals in connection with the ongoing insolvency proceedings of Comair, as regards the English recognition and related matters of the South African plan of compromise.
Represented a major creditor in connection with its investment in Naviera Armas, in homologacion.
Advised a creditor in connection with their investment in Wizink/Mulhacen undergoing a liability management exercise.
Represented the sponsor in connection with its equity and debt investment in a UK addiction services business.
Advised a creditor in connection with its investment in a German real estate conglomerate.
Advised the security trustee in connection with enforcement and ultimately appointment of administrators for a software company.
Advised a creditor in connection with Intralot liability management exercise.
Advised the successor trustee in the Scheme of Arrangement of New Look.
Advised the successor trustee in the Scheme of Arrangement for Hema (together with the related Dutch enforcement).
Represented a significant creditor in the ‘Waterfall’ litigation of the £7 billion surplus funds in Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) and associated Scheme of Arrangement.
Represented a creditor in its capacity as a member of the ad hoc group member in Steinhoff convertible bonds.
Provided contingency planning advice to a principal shareholder in and creditor of OneWeb (a global satellite business).
Advised European subsidiaries and directors of Sungevity and Ciber, whose parent entities were undergoing Chapter 11 plans.
Advised a creditor in connection with its acquisition of distressed CMBS ‘ELOC’ notes.
Provided ‘insolvency-proofing’ advice to a US cinema group in connection with outsourcing its back-office capabilities cross Atlantic (with a view to protecting its IP assets).
Advised a major creditor in connection with its expropriated asset in the Banco Popular resolution under BRRD.
Advised the secured creditor of a luxury car portfolio in connection with the appointment of receivers, the ongoing receivership, and foreclosure.
Advised a credit institution in connection with cross border insolvency matters involving its proposed sale and purchase of oil with a German oil refinery with dispersed assets.
Advised a fund in connection with its bids to acquire all the debt and equity in PHS (UK) and Slater & Gordon (including analysis of shareholder rights and rights of first refusal), and title and settlement matters.
Contingency planning advice for a creditor of one of the world's leading financial services providers (prime brokerage and cross border analysis).
Represented the principal creditor in the restructuring of Mortgage Funding 2008-1 PLC (a Lehman originated RMBS transaction).
Represented the sponsor in restructuring a Dutch education company going into Dutch pre-pack sale.
Advised cross border enforcement strategies in connection with creditor’s investment in English law bonds issued by a Ukrainian utility company.
Advised a US fund in connection with its investment in assets owned by Banco Espirito Santo.
Represented an ad hoc bondholder group in the £660 million Eurosail UK-2007 3-BL PLC RMBS transaction (the seminal Supreme Court decision on balance sheet insolvency test).
