David Manson

• Advising an ad hoc group of senior secured noteholders in connection with the debt restructuring and distressed M&A process for Norwegian industrial paper manufacturer, Norske Skog AG.*
• Advising the trustee of bonds in connection with claims brought by bondholders in connection with a restructuring of a large Ukrainian bank.*
• Advising a private equity fund in connection with certain non performing loan opportunities in the Maritime sector.*
• Advising senior lenders to a UK headquartered oil and gas company in connection with its restructuring and subsequent entry into Irish examinership.*
• Advising majority lenders on a USD1billion plus restructure in the maritime sector to deliver the sector’s largest out of court restructuring at the time, creating one of the world’s largest tanker companies and reducing the debt burden of the company from USD1.4billion to approximately USD561million.*
• Acting for funds in connection with their investment strategies in relation to a large UK and global casual dining operator.*
• Advising a credit fund on the development of a contingency plan strategy for the enforcement using its secured collateral of a European share pledge, in connection with a European toy manufacturer.*
• Advising the board of a market leader in outdoor mobile phone technology on their responsibilities and options for: capital raising, securing buy-in from their PE sponsor and on their role and responsibility in effecting an operational and balance sheet restructuring. *
• Advising lenders to Danaos Shipping in connection with its ultimate debt restructuring.*
• Advising Zlomrex International Finance SA (ZIF) on the restructuring of its senior secured notes by way of the innovative use of an English scheme of arrangement for the restructuring of its NY law governed indebtedness.*

*Denotes experience from previous firm.