Restructuring and Insolvency.

We are a commercially focused and integrated Restructuring and Insolvency team that advise on all aspects of corporate distressed situations and insolvency.

We understand that to navigate distressed transactions often requires a variety of skillsets. It is for this reason that our team is made up of deeply experienced practitioners from insolvency, restructuring, finance, disputes and corporate law backgrounds who work seamlessly together.

Not constrained by bank panel conflicts or large firm bureaucracy, we are positioned to move quickly to provide commercial and innovative advice for our clients.

Experience.

*Some of the above representations were undertaken while at previous firms

Autocare

Acting for the administrators of Auto care Services in relation to its voluntary administration and successful restructure as a going concern.

Tourism Adventure Group

Acting for the administrators of Tourism Adventure Group, Australia’s largest Hostel Group in relation to its administration and successful restructure as a going concern.

Colette

Acting for the administrators of Colette by Colette Hayman in relation to the sale of the business to BJM 2020 Pty Ltd.

Zanui

Acting for the administrators of Internet Services Australia 3 Pty Ltd trading as “Zanui” in relation to its administration and sale of the business to Marlin Brands, backed by Oaktree Capital Management.

Miniso Australia

Acting for the administrators of Miniso Australia in relation to its administration and successful turnaround via a deed of company arrangement.

Edhod Pty Ltd

Acting for receivers and managers of Edhod Pty Ltd (a childcare development business).

Brookfield

Advising Brookfield on the acquisition of the Flow Systems business through a deed of company arrangement and subsequent restructure.

Linc Energy Limited

Acting for Grant Sparks, Martin Ford and Grant Longley in their capacity as liquidators of Linc Energy Limited (In Liquidation).

Jones the Grocer

Acting for the secured creditor on the restructure of Jones the Grocer through deed of company arrangement.

Trailstone

Acting for Trailstone in their capacity as secured party; and KordaMentha as administrators on the sale and recapitalisation of the business.

Topshop Topman

Advising on the sale of the Australian business through a deed of company arrangement.

Oaktree

Advising Center bridge and Oaktree on all Australian Aspects of the takeover and recapitalisation of Billabong.

MA Financial Group

Acting for MA Financial Group (formerly Moelis Australia) on the restructuring of an existing syndicated facility agreement as part of the acquisition of the Redcape Group.

Lover

Advising the administrators of Lover clothing in relation to the successful sale of the business to Gazal Group.

Emeco Group

Acting for the mining division of an international bank as the provider of a super senior new money facility to the post restructure merged Emeco group.

Our team are experts on the entire spectrum of issues arising from corporate distress including:

Restructuring and workouts
Debt trading
Safe harbour and contingency planning
Advising on directors’ duties
Distressed M&A
Special situations lending and investing
Receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations
Disputes and court applications arising from distress and restructuring.

Our practice is also recognised by leading independent legal services publications, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as one of the top Restructuring and Insolvency practices in Australia.