Anthony Wijaya

Greater China

• Ad hoc group of noteholders of Country Garden in connection with its offshore restructuring. Country Garden is one of the world’s most indebtedness real estate developers in the world with a highly complex capital structure, including US$10.55 billion offshore notes. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2024” by China Business Law Journal.
• Ad hoc committee of holders of the offshore notes issued by China Evergrande Group (HKSE: 3333) and its subsidiaries in connection with the restructuring of the offshore indebtedness in excess of US$39.9 billion which was intended to be implemented through inter-conditional schemes of arrangement of China Evergrande Group in Hong Kong and Cayman Islands and inter-conditional schemes of arrangement of Tianji Holding Limited and Scenery Journey Limited in Hong Kong and BVI respectively. This transaction was named “Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year 2024” by ALM and “Deals of the Year 2024” by China Business Law Journal.
• Ad hoc committee of offshore bondholders in a restructuring of around US$5.8 billion offshore bonds and perpetual securities issued by Yuzhou Group Holdings Company Limited. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2024” by China Business Law Journal.
• Certain financial creditors of offshore affiliates of Suning.com Co. (SH: 002024) in connection with the restructuring of its financial indebtedness.
• Shareholders of the Pacific Andes group and the China Fishery Group in connection with the restructuring of the group’s liabilities amounting to more than US$2 billion in funded debt. This restructuring has been one of the most complex in Asia and involves reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Singapore scheme of arrangement legislation, the INDECOPI process in the Republic of Peru and insolvency processes in the British Virgin Islands.*
• Goldilocks Investment Company in connection with the restructuring of the Noble Group’s liabilities amounting to US$3.5 billion in funded debt.*

Southeast Asia

• Ad hoc committee of offshore noteholders in a restructuring of around US$370 million of offshore notes issued by PT Modernland Realty Tbk (IDX: MDLN).
• Lenders under the US$500 million syndicated facilities of PT Visi Media Asia, Tbk, an integrated media company controlled by the Bakrie family, which is currently undertaking a reorganization process through the Indonesia PKPU proceedings (Suspension of Debt Payment Obligation).
• Sapura Energy Berhad (KLSE: SAPNRG), the Malaysian integrated oil and gas services provider with global operations in over 20 countries, with respect to its cross-border, comprehensive financial and operational restructuring.
• Eqonex Limited (Nasdaq: EQOS), the digital asset technology company in relation to the restructuring of the group.
• Berau Coal group in connection with the restructuring of its US$950 million high yield notes.*
• Sritex Group in connection with the restructuring of its approximately US$1.8 billion debt.*
• Syndicated lenders of PT Pan Brothers Tbk. in relation to the restructuring of US$138 million of syndicated loans and US$171 million of senior unsecured notes under a scheme of arrangement, which was sanctioned by the High Court of Singapore.
• APP Group in connection with the restructuring of notes issued by PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk and PT Lontar Papyrus Pulp & Paper Industry.*
• Design Studio Group in connection with its restructuring in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and Thailand. This restructuring has involved the first ever super-priority DIP ‘roll-up’ in Singapore and a deed poll scheme of arrangement in Singapore.*
• Sponsor in a project finance relating to the oil and gas production sharing contract of PT Sugih Energy Tbk in the Lemang Block, Sumatra, Indonesia.
• Private credit investors and bank lenders in connection with various investments in Indonesia.

South Asia

• Lenders under the US$1.5 billion term loan facility of Byju’s, an Indian educational technology company which at its peak was valued at US$22 billion and had over 150 million registered students. Kirkland led a complex global enforcement and litigation strategy which to date involved multiple litigation and insolvency proceedings in India at all levels including NCLT, NCLAT, Civil Court, Commercial Court and Supreme Court, voluntary and involuntary Chapter 11 proceedings in Delaware, litigation proceedings in Miami, Delaware and New York and Singapore receivership process.
• Private equity sponsors and credit investors in connection with various investments in India.

Others

• Partners of KPMG as liquidators of Polestar Automotive Holding Limited, as part of a de-spac process, which involved an over US$21 billion solvent voluntary liquidation of the company in Hong Kong.
• Noteholders in a restructuring of notes issued by GTI Statia Holdings N.V., one of the largest independent bulk liquid storage terminals serving the US Gulf Coast and Caribbean markets, located in St. Eustatius.
• Bain Capital in relation to various portfolio investments.
• KKR in relation to various portfolio investments.

*Deals done before joining Kirkland

Associate, Gibson Dunn, 2020–2021

Associate, Mehigan LLP, 2017–2020