Since joining Kirkland & Ellis, Willa’s representative matters have included:
- An ad hoc committee of offshore bondholders in a restructuring of over US$19 billion offshore bonds issued by China Evergrande Group (HKSE: 3333) and its subsidiaries. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal
- An ad hoc committee of bondholders in a successful restructuring of US$1.3 billion offshore bonds issued by Modern Land (China) Co., Limited (HKSE: 1107). The group principally engages in property development in the PRC. This restructuring was implemented through a scheme of arrangement in the Cayman Islands and the scheme was recognized as a main proceeding under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal
- An ad hoc committee of bondholders of offshore bonds issued by certain subsidiary of China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Company Limited and guaranteed by or with the benefit of a keepwell provided by the PRC company
- An ad hoc committee of bondholders of US$450 million offshore bonds issued and guaranteed by subsidiaries of Tsinghua Unigroup Co., Ltd. with benefit of keepwell provided by the PRC company in connection with the onshore and offshore restructuring
- China Minsheng Investment Group and its subsidiaries in connection with liability management exercises with respect to the US$800 million offshore bonds issued by Boom Up Investments Limited
- Yestar Healthcare Holdings Company Limited in the restructuring of its New York law governed US$200 million offshore bonds through a scheme of arrangement in the Cayman Islands
Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Willa’s representative matters have included:
- Concord New Energy Group Limited (HKSE:182) in its exchange offer with concurrent new money issuance
- Ronshine China Holdings Limited (HKSE: 3301) in its issuance of US$524 million offshore bonds
- Nan Hai Corporation Limited (HKSE: 00680) in its issuance of US$850 million credit enhanced notes supported by an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Shenzhen Branch
- Guangxi Financial Investment Group Co., Ltd. in its issuance of US$500 million offshore bonds
- Yango Justice International Limited in its issuance of US$250 million offshore bonds guaranteed by Yango Group Co., Ltd.
- China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Limited (HKSE: 6058) in its issuance of US$300 million guaranteed bonds
- Standard Chartered Bank, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch as underwriters in the issuance of US$300 million guaranteed bonds due 2023 by China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.
- China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, CLSA Limited and Bank of China Limited as underwriters on the issuance of US$200 million guaranteed bonds due 2021 by Jinan Urban Construction International Investment Co., Limited
