Ian Clarke

Recent representative matters include:

• The lead investor in the pre-pack administration sale of a major communications group
• The ad hoc group of lenders and bondholders in the ongoing Chapter 11 and UK restructuring plan proceedings of the China Fishery Group
• Balta, on its successful exchange offer of senior secured notes
• Advent International and its portfolio company V.Group on V.Group's successful debt and equity restructuring
• The UK Civil Aviation Authority on the landmark first UK restructuring plan, of Virgin Atlantic Airways
• The ad hoc group of bondholders to HEMA on the English scheme of arrangement and Dutch enforcement proceedings to implement a €600m debt for equity swap
• The lead lenders to Survitec Group on its debt restructuring
• Mothercare, and PwC as administrators, on its pre-pack administration sale and related matters
• Ad hoc group of lenders on the successful recapitalisation of Bartec Group
• The Galapagos group in relation to its highly contentious financial restructuring
• The ad hoc group of bondholders on the restructuring of Lebara’s capital structure
• Wentworth Partners, the largest creditor of the Lehman Brothers UK estate, including in relation to the “waterfall” litigation and related matters
• Toys R Us on the Chapter 11, DIP financing, CVA and related matters
• Edcon Holdings Limited, a Bain Capital portfolio company, in the exchange offer of its €425.0 million 133⁄8% Senior Notes due 2019 and the restructuring of its capital structure
• Algeco Scotsman on its restructuring implemented via a English scheme of arrangement
• Northgate Information Solutions in relation to its financial restructuring
• Tele Columbus in relation to its financial restructuring and English scheme of arrangement
• Bayside Capital and H.I.G. Capital in relation to the financial and operational restructuring of the Estro Group and acquisition of the business through a Dutch pre-pack bankruptcy