Trevor Eck

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. — Representation of Ascend Performance Material Holdings Inc., and certain of its subsidiaries (“Ascend”) in their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Ascend is one of the largest, fully integrated producers of nylon, a plastic that is used in everyday essentials, like apparel, carpets and tires, and also new technologies, like electric vehicles and solar energy systems. Ascend filed for Chapter 11 protection in April 2025 with approximately $2 billion in funded debt obligations to pursue and implement a comprehensive deleveraging transaction with the support of its key stakeholders. As part of negotiations with existing lenders, Ascend received approval for a debtor-in-possession financing in the amount of approximately $900 million, including $250 million in new-money term loans. The DIP financing will fund Ascend’s Chapter 11 cases and provide crucial working capital for Ascend’s ordinary course operations.

Zips Car Wash, LLC — Representation of Zips Car Wash, LLC and certain of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Zips, one of the largest privately held car wash operators in the United States, emerged from Chapter 11 with a plan of reorganization supported by 100% of its lenders. Through the restructuring, Zips eliminated approximately $275 million of funded-debt obligations and rationalized its site footprint by exiting unprofitable locations and shedding hundreds of millions of dollars of go-forward lease liabilities. 

Vertex Energy, Inc. — Representation of Vertex Energy, Inc. (VTNR) and 23 of its subsidiaries (“Vertex”) in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Vertex is a leading energy transition company and marketer of high-quality refined products. Vertex filed for Chapter 11 with a restructuring support agreement (“RSA”) that is supported by 100% of the company’s term loan lenders. The RSA and related Chapter 11 plan provide for a recapitalization of the business through a debt-for-equity exchange or a sale of all or substantially all of the debtors’ assets. Vertex commenced its Chapter 11 cases with a $280 million debtor-in-possession financing facility and a commitment from the Company’s intermediation counterparty to continue performing under Vertex’s critical intermediation facility.

Thrasio — Representation of Thrasio Holdings, Inc. and 240 of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Thrasio is the largest aggregator of Amazon brands in the world. Thrasio entered Chapter 11 with a restructuring support agreement widely supported by its lenders, and, upon exit from Chapter 11, comprehensively restructured over $3 billion of funded debt and preferred equity obligations and injected $90 million of new money financing into the go-forward business.

Invitae Corporation — Representation of Invitae Corporation and certain of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Invitae is headquartered in San Francisco, California and is a leader in the genetic testing field. Prior to commencing Chapter 11, Invitae secured support to implement a go-forward sale process by signing a transaction support agreement with a significant majority of its secured noteholders. Invitae is a publicly traded company and listed approximately $1.5 billion in funded debt obligations as of the petition date.

Learfield Communications, LLC ⁠— ⁠Representation of Learfield Communications, LLC and its affiliates, a leading media and technology company in the college sports market, in a nearly $1 billion out-of-court restructuring with unanimous support from Learfield’s existing lenders and equity sponsors. The transactions substantially delevered Learfield’s balance sheet and provided access to significant new money equity investments, strengthening Learfield’s financial and liquidity positions.

Cineworld Group plc — Representation of Cineworld Group plc and 104 of its debtor affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Entertainment Group, is the second-largest cinema chain in the world, operating over 9,100 screens at nearly 750 cinemas in 10 countries worldwide. Cineworld commenced its Chapter 11 cases with approximately $5.1 billion in funded debt and commitments from an ad hoc group of prepetition lenders to provide nearly $2 billion in debtor-in-possession financing.

BlockFi — Representation of BlockFi Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (“BlockFi”) in their Chapter 11 cases in the District of New Jersey. BlockFi is an industry-leading provider of cryptocurrency related products and services, allowing its retail and institutional clients access to liquidity, yield, and credit. Following disruption in the cryptocurrency industry, BlockFi commenced Chapter 11 to stabilize its business and provide for the opportunity to consummate a comprehensive restructuring transaction that maximizes value for its clients and stakeholders.

Lannett Company, Inc. — Representation of Lannett Company, Inc., and its debtor affiliates in their prepackaged Chapter 11 cases filed the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Lannett is a manufacturer and distributor of generic pharmaceutical products that had more than $650 million of prepetition funded debt obligations. Prior to commencing the Chapter 11 cases, Lannett entered into a restructuring support agreement with holders of more than 80% of Lannett’s first lien notes and 100% of its second lien term lenders to implement a comprehensive restructuring, eliminate approximately $597 million of funded debt obligations, and emerge as a privately owned company.

SiO2 Medical Products, Inc. — Representation of SiO2 Medical Products, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. SiO2 is a material life sciences company that holds 245 patents, including its flagship technology that combines the best of glass and polymers without the drawbacks of either. SiO2 filed for Chapter 11 with a restructuring support agreement supported by 100% of its first lien lenders. The restructuring support agreement contemplates a $60 million new-money postpetition financing facility and equitization of the first lien lender’s DIP claims and first lien claims in exchange for 100% of the equity of the reorganized company, subject to a marketing process seeking higher and better proposals. The proposed restructuring will reduce the Company’s secured debt by nearly $250 million.