Dr. Cristina Weidner

Strategic Value Partners and Blantyre Capital on the acquisition and restructuring of OQ Chemicals (now OXEA)

Heubach on its envisaged financial restructuring and the administrator of the German Heubach entities on aspects of the sales process of the Heubach Group

Vyaire Medical, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Vyaire is a leading medical devices and services company with approximately USD 534 million in funded debt. Vyaire commenced the pre-arranged cases to conduct a sale process with a USD 45 million debtor-in-possession financing facility and the support of the vast majority of its secured lenders

Ad hoc group of noteholders on the successful financial restructuring and recapitalization of Metalcorp Group S.A. and Ferralum Metals Group S.à r.l. (2022–2024). The transaction addressed EUR 370 million of notes issued by Metalcorp and resulted in EUR 66 million of notes debt being transferred to Ferralum. The recapitalization followed a consent solicitation under the German Bond Act (SchVG) and a subscription offer combined with an automatic exchange into new instruments issued by Ferralum and Metalcorp

Wittur Group, a German manufacturer of elevator parts in relation to its approx. EUR 1 billion financial restructuring, implemented by way of a debt-for-equity swap and including a debt hive-up to a new HoldCo structure. The restructuring was implemented as a fully consensual transaction supported by its first and second lien term loan lenders as well as its existing private equity sponsor

Venator Materials PLC and its affiliates (together, “Venator”) in their prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Venator, which is an NYSE-listed Public Limited Company organized under the laws of England and Wales, is a global manufacturer of pigments and additives that bring color, vibrancy, and a sustainable finish to a variety of objects and for a variety of uses and has over USD 1.1 billion in total funded debt obligations. Venator filed for Chapter 11 with a restructuring support agreement supported by holders of 94% in principal of its total funded debt obligations and USD 275 million in new-money post-petition DIP financing. Venator’s Chapter 11 plan was confirmed approximately 70 days after the filing

WeWork Inc. and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases

SCP as shareholder of the debtor in the insolvency process in self-administration of real GmbH

Senior secured lenders of Takko Fashion Group on the financial restructuring of the group*

Joint venture of Tristan Capital Partners and Lübke & Kelber on the acquisition of a residential real estate portfolio from BCP*

SCP Retail Investment and the management of German retailer real on the sale of the business to an MBO*

EUR 500 million capital increase for TUI and the implementation of state aid measures*

Ceconomy AG in connection with its state aid financing process*

Guarantee lenders on the refinancing of the automotive supplier Benteler Group*

Sale of the automotive supplier Eisenmann Group (sell-side)*

Senior lenders under EUR 950 million LC Facility of Senvion acting in self-administration*

Lenders on the financial restructuring of Losberger De Boer Group*

EasyJet on the acquisition of business parts from Air Berlin*

Sponsors on the sale of Euro-Druckservice Group*

Lenders on the financial restructuring of Euromar Commodities*

Scholz Group and its management on the financial restructuring of the group*

SAG Group on its financial restructuring and reorganization*

APCOA Parking Group on its financial restructuring by way of an English scheme of arrangement*

Polyamide High Performance Group on its financial restructuring*

Wind down and restructuring of various real estate portfolios*

*Experience prior to joining Kirkland