Thomas Wilson

Senior Associate

Thomas’s approach is based on delivering pragmatic client-focussed outcomes. He strives to ensure that clients receive succinct and digestible advice promptly, giving them the information they need to make the right commercial decision for their business. Creativity and practicality are trademarks of Thomas’s practice, and he is driven to provide innovative solutions to achieve clients’ objectives.

Advising on a wide range of situations arising from corporate distress, Thomas represents private credit funds, PE funds, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, creditors, debtors and company directors. He has worked on a wide range of industries, including payment systems, clothing, cinema, security fencing, logistics transportation, food & beverage, shopping centres and legal services.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Thomas worked at Simpson Thacher and Linklaters in London and Gilbert+Tobin in Sydney.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Restructuring and Insolvency; Distressed Investing; Debt Trading

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws – Deakin University
Bachelor of International Studies – Deakin University
Admitted to practice in New South Wales

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

Advising an ad hoc group of the Cineworld group’s $1.6 billion TLB in respect of the group’s English Restructuring Plans.
Advising Brittany Ferries, a minority shareholder in the Condor Group, which operates channel island ferries for Jersey and Guernsey, in respect of the group’s consensual debt restructuring involving a balance sheet deleveraging with Brittany Ferries taking majority control of the group.
Advising Apax and its portfolio company, Takko Fashion a leading European discount fashion retailer, in respect of its c.€1.5 billion restructuring implemented via a NY law governed tender offer and consent solicitation involving a mandatory redemption of non-participating holders.
Advising an ad hoc group of lenders to Carlyle’s portfolio company Praesidiad (an international market leading provider of physical perimeter systems and fencing products) in respect of the group’s c.€848 million restructuring involving lenders taking control of the business via a sanctions law compliant transaction structure implemented by an English Scheme of Arrangement.
Advising KKR and one of its European headquartered portfolio company groups in respect of its c.€590 million restructuring via a consensual restructuring including a debt re-tranching and debt to equity conversion.
Advising a bondholder to leading international luxury fashion retailer Farfetch in respect of its c.$1.6 billion capital structure and $500 million bridge financing package culminating in a pre-pack administration sale of the group.
Advising Toucan Energy and its administrators in respect of the group’s c.£850m bond debt financing facilities issued to local government councils, the circumstances surrounding which culminated in the group entering into administration.
Advising the Nominees and Supervisors (Smith & Williamson) appointed in respect of the Park First retail investor redress CVA, which provided for the payment and compromise of certain investor claims and liabilities.
Advising Caffe Nero on the successful launch and implementation of its landlord CVA to address the impact of Covid 19.
Assisting Nigerian oil and gas company Seven Energy to implement its financial restructure involving restated financing facilities and a pre-pack administration sale of certain group assets.
Advising the Anchorage Capital Group led lender syndicate in respect of the recapitalisation of ASX listed law firm Slater & Gordon Limited by Scheme of Arrangement resulting in a debt for equity swap and group bifurcation.
Advising the Ten Network and its Board on its restructuring initiatives.